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Restaurateur, Ed Rudisell, and Spirit Educator & Sommelier Arthur Black, bring on guests and experts to give a unique take on the world of food and drink.

Shift Drink


    • Mar 26, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 1h AVG DURATION
    • 144 EPISODES

    4.5 from 37 ratings Listeners of Shift Drink that love the show mention: informative, fun, like, great.



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    Trump Tariffs with Lyle Fass

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 45:23


    Mai Kai with Cory Starr

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 64:24


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    Balanced Hospitality with Stevan Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 46:30


    Over the last 10 years, restaurants and bars have placed a much bigger emphasis on their cocktail program. And one segment where this is most apparent is the world of...

    Around the World with The McGees

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 54:01


    For the final episode of 2024 I've got a fun one for you. This week, we departing from the norm a little. Well, a very little. We're talking Tiki, but...

    Beachbum Berry Redux: Sippin Santa

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 69:38


    Everyone gets everything he wants. I wanted another interview. And for my sins, they gave me one. It took 5 years to recover from the last “interview” on Shift Drink,...

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    Eve Bergeron of Trader Vic’s

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 57:11


    If this week's guest sounds familiar, you probably recognize her last name. Eve Bergeron, granddaughter of the late Trader Vic Bergeron, is now helping to run the family business that...

    Microhistory with Wayne Curtis

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 47:38


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    Denali Brewing with Sassan Mossanen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 53:49


    Rumbustion with Rebecca and Martin Cate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 65:01


    Rum nerds and mid-century Mavens, Martin and Rebecca Cate are back on the show! Check out Tiki Guru and The Cult of Tiki to hear previous interviews. This week, we're...

    Northern Hospitality with Andrew Volk

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024


    Marie the Beachcomber

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024


    Eric Kaye Talks Holmes Cay

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2024


    Eric Kaye spent decades of his life as a professional musician and amateur rum aficionado. But, as a composer for film and television, technological advances brought the barrier-to-entry intro so...

    Worthy Park with Zan Kong

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2024 62:44


    It's always a great time when I get a chance to talk with Zan Kong of Worthy Park Estate. But, despite the many hours of sharing Jamaican rum together, I've...

    Brooklyn Kura Sake with Brandon Doughan

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 47:40


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    Resonation with Christophe Rossi

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 52:18


    I've been working on getting Christophe Rossi on the show  since mid-August of last year. His bar, L'Escamoteur, came highly recommended from several Kyoto locals while I was in Japan....

    Aguardiente and Mexican Rum with Jason Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2024 68:00


    Lately, there seems to be a theme of guests that had a specific path in life only to find it disrupted and hijacked by the craft spirits business. And this...

    Tropical Standard with Garret Richard

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2024 58:27


    This week's guest, Garett Richard has worked in some of the best bars and with some of the best bartenders in New York, which also makes them some of the...

    Rolling Fork: Spirits for Rum Nerds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 53:20


    Rolling Fork Spirits won me over immediately. The two owners, Turner Wathen and Jordan Morris, set out to create a brand that offered something no one else was offering. Luckily...

    The Kazan Room

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2023 55:06


    Amrut Whisky with Ashok Chokalingam

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 36:08


    When Ashok Chokalingam took his first job with Amrut Distilleries, he had no idea how far that job would take him, and the impact he'd have on the whisky category,...

    Minimalist Tiki with Matt Pietrek

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 65:14


    The Cocktail Wonk is back on the show after six long years. And he's accomplished a lot in that time. This week we're talking about his influential book, Minimalist Tiki...

    Toyko Confidential with Holly Graham

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 50:53


    If you're reading this we hope you're in Tokyo, because you're in for a real treat. Tonight is the opening of Japan's newest craft cocktail bar, Tokyo Confidential. So today...

    Equal Access with Chris Montana

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 57:24


    Just a decade ago, Chris Montana opened DuNord spirits. In the ten years since, his role has grown in ways that he could have never imagined. Looking around rooms filled...

    Lullaby of Birdland with Brother Cleve

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 59:31


    Returning to the show this week is the legendary cocktalien, Brother Cleve. Since our last conversation back in 2017, he's been hard at work DJing, tending bar around Boston, and...

    Japan Distilled: A Conversation with Stephen Lyman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 75:35


    After the first ever shochu episode back in 2017 A Shochu Lesson with Erik Zmara, I received a tweet from a gentleman in Japan that was working in a distillery....

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    KōHana Ohana with Kyle Reutner

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 55:02


    A week ago I had the opportunity to visit KōHana Rum in Kunia, Oahu. And that visit was precisely what I needed to get my groove back. The trek to...

    Sherry with Chantal Tseng

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 45:48


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    The Death of a Blog with Jennifer Matthewson

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2021 58:40


    Today I welcome Jennifer Matthewson, founder of Daily Blender ,to the show. As the ripple effects of the pandemic are now becoming clear, it looks as though we are losing...

    Contento NYC: Accessibility Redefined

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 58:55


    One in four Americans lives with some degree of disability – whether that is the need for a wheelchair, limited sight or hearing, or limited range of motion. Yannick Benjamin...

    Kokonas and Tonic

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 61:03


    Nick Kokonas has worked in some of the most well-known cocktail destinations in Chicago. But it was at Heritage that he curated a program that eventually led to an entire...

    Three Tiers of Frustration with Adam Thierer

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 54:33


    There are few things more confusing than the three-tier system controlling alcohol distribution in the United States. It's a topic that is complex even for policy savvy bar owners and...

    Asian Cocktails with Al Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 66:30


    It's been four months, but we're finally back from break. And this week I have my friend Al Thompson on the show to talk his position as Beverage Director for...

    Can’t Knock The Hustle with Sullivan Doh

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2021 51:13


    Sullivan Doh has seemingly done it all, and just seems to be garnering more respect from the community each time he shifts his focus. He became enamored with fine dining...

    Pushing Boundaries with Charles Joly

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2021 86:28


    Breaking News with Bailey Pryor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 65:00


    Bailey Pryor’s achievements are impressive. He is the recipient of several Emmy awards, has written and directed over 100 movies and documentaries, and is the leading authority on notorious rum...

    Booze Cruise with Andre Darlington

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 77:19


    It’s the return of André Darlington! The last time he was on the show we were discussing his now-bestselling cocktail book, Booze & Vinyl. And now he’s back to discuss...

    Sother Teague: I’m Just Here for the Shift Drink

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 111:37


    PLEASE NOTE: This episode mentions several links and articles. They are available at the bottom of these show notes. Sother Teague is no stranger to Shift Drink. We’ve been planning...

    Sother Teague Bonus Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 12:48


    When Sother and I get to chatting, jaunts off-topic aren’t rare. So, here we’re offering this bonus material for you to eavesdrop. If you haven’t listened to I’m Just Here...

    Drinking Like Misty Kalkofen Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2021 48:06


    Misty Kalkofen needs no introduction in the spirits community — or if you listened to my interview her on our last episode,Drinking Like Misty Kalkofen Pt. 1. But regardless of...

    Drinking Like Misty Kalkofen Pt. 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 49:27


    Misty Kalkofen has done it all. She was building craft cocktail menus in an era ruled by pre-mixed Long Island Iced Tea. While studying at Harvard Divinity School, she took...

    Newfangled Confections with Carrie Abbott

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2021 63:07


    Carrie Abbott started her candy company, Newfangled Confections, back in 2012. But that wasn’t the beginning. This hospitality industry veteran had been running the pastry and service side of a...

    Behind Bars in Colombia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 68:57


    2020 Wrap Up: The End of the Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 2020 21:32


    As we wrap up the end of the year in our living rooms rather than bars and restaurants, I want you to take a moment and listen to this abbreviated...

    Kentucky Bourbon Festival

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2020 47:52


    When Randy Prasse took the job to help overhaul the Kentucky Bourbon Festival, didn’t realize that a month later the world would shut down and no one would be able...

    Cider House Rules with Ryan Burk

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 81:46


    In the food and beverage world, it’s easy to dismiss companies with wide distribution as “sellouts”. We expect everyone to starve for their art and if they don’t, they become...

    Leviathan Bakehouse with Pete Schmutte

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 58:06


    Music and Booze with Chris Coy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 48:30


    I’ve mentioned my business partner numerous times on the show – perhaps ad nauseam (see Fear and Loathing with Beachbum Berry). I always try to avoid doing interview with people...

    Copycat Co with Robin Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 60:35


    Just after this interview posted, news broke in Washington D.C. that Robin Miller is awaiting trial for a misdemeanor sexual abuse charge from early 2019. He has since been suspended...

    Thirst Group with Eric Mersch and Kim Klinger

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2020 54:16


    We may be witnessing the death of independent restaurants as we’ve known them. We all closed with the trust that we would have help recovering. That trust was misplaced. But...

    Fess Parker Wines with Elizabeth Cooper

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2020 74:55


    It’s our 100th EPISODE! To mark the occasion, this interview was conducted in-person and… Arthur is back! And he’s brought a good friend with him this time. Elizabeth Cooper has...

    Sipping with Somms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2020 53:57


    For the first time in three years, I took a break. This week’s episode is a repost from an interview I did with Thomas Dean of Sipping with Somms a...

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