Podcasts about cocktail renaissance

We love Christmas as much as the next person but at this time of year comes the dreaded question of what to gift family and friends. That's where this special podcast episode comes in. We've teamed up with our friends at Cider Mill Press to delve through their extensive catalogue of cocktail books and suggest Christmas gifts that are as useful as they are beautiful. Whether cocktail aficionado or cocktail newbie, someone looking to take their home cocktails to the next level, a Martini fan, a friend on a whisky journey, or simply someone you know who's looking to make Christmas and New Year celebrations a little more interesting than simply opening a bottle of something sparkling, we have suggestions for these and more in our pick from the incredible range of books available from Cider Mill Press.Along with giving reasons for our selection we also mix up a couple of cocktails (Pink Gin and Boulevardier) taken from the recipes in two of our book choices.We hope you enjoy listening and get some Christmas gift inspiration. And while you're about it why not choose something for yourself?Our selection from the Cider Mill Press range: Sip and Sensibility: An Inspired Literary Cocktail Collection, by Tim RaybornThe Martini Field Guide: Martini Culture for the Cocktail Renaissance, by Shane CarleyThe Encyclopedia of Cocktails: Over 1,000 Cocktails for Every Occasion, by The Coastal KitchenThe Infused Cocktail Handbook: The Essential Guide to Creating Your Own Signature Spirits, Blends, and Infusions, by Kurt MaitlandThe Home Mixologist: Shake Up Your Cocktail Game with 150 Recipes, edited by Shane CarleyHow to Drink Whiskey: From Grains to Glasses, Everything You Need to Know, by Carlo DeVitoBubbly: A Collection of Champagne and Sparkling Cocktails, by Colleen JeffersCocktails: The New Classics, by Cider Mill Press To find out more about the Cider Mill Press range visit cidermillpress.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is a Vintage Selection from 2006The BanterThe Guys discuss a new trend in 2006: the Avant-garde cocktail. Is it a drink? A chemistry experiment? Hear their take on it.The ConversationThe Restaurant Guys catch up with Audrey Saunders the year after opening The Pegu Club. They talk about old books and the problem with soda guns.   Audrey discusses her vision for Pegu and what inspires and motivates her (and what doesn't). The Inside TrackThe Guys are frequent guests at The Pegu Club and appreciate Audrey's mission to create a warm space with delicious libations.“When you talk about artisan, you're talking about just basic things. It's really all about balance in a cocktail, the way it would be balanced in a dish starting with a classic foundation,” Audrey Saunders on The Restaurant Guys Podcast 2006BioAudrey Saunders got into the bar business at Pete's Waterfront Ale House and met Dale DeGroff through a co-worker. After several years of learning at Pete's, Dale hired her to work at Blackbird. Then she moved on to Beacon then Tonic. In 2005, she opened Pegu Club, perpetuating the craft cocktail movement. Pegu became a favorite of those in the business and in 2009, The Pegu Club received Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Award for Best American Cocktail Bar and Saunders was nominated for American Bartender of the Year. In 2011, she was honored at Tales of the Cocktail as Best Mentor. Today, Audrey serves as a consultant for the cocktail industry, and her future plans include the establishment of a cocktail institute and think tank on their property in Washington state.Reach out to The Restaurant GuysOur Sponsors The Heldrich Hotel & Conference Centerhttps://www.theheldrich.com/ Magyar Bankhttps://www.magbank.com/ Withum Accountinghttps://www.withum.com/ Our Places Stage Left Steakhttps://www.stageleft.com/ Catherine Lombardi Restauranthttps://www.catherinelombardi.com/ Stage Left Wineshophttps://www.stageleftwineshop.com/ To hear more about food, wine and the finer things in life:https://www.instagram.com/restaurantguyspodcast/https://www.facebook.com/restaurantguys**Become a Restaurant Guys Regular and get two bonus episodes per month, bonus content and Regulars Only events.**Click Below! https://www.buzzsprout.com/2401692/subscribe

The CPG Guys are joined by Bob Arnold, CEO of Q Mixers, which makes the world's best carbonated mixers that are proudly served by discerning bars and restaurants across America, as well as sold in grocery and liquor stores nationwide.Follow  Bob Arnold on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-arnold-972a253/ Follow Q Mixers on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/q-mixers/Follow Q Mixers online at: https://qmixers.com/ Bob answers the following questions:1) Bob, your career has some elite brands in your background but you are clearly the ‘beverages guy'.Take us through the years at InBev, Coca-Cola and now as CEO of Q Mixers. What advice would you give to someone early in their career in this space seeking to follow in your footsteps in beverages?2) With eCommerce prevalent everywhere and volume moving to omnichannel, how have you led the last 3 years to digitize your portfolio and make it available online for consumers to discover & purchase?3) Peter and I strongly believe that the path to true scale is being available on the store shelf. How do you focus on category management and therefore ensuing distribution?4) Take us through the portfolio and I noticed you have cocktail recipes? How do these come together and how does that play out at retail?5) I have been waiting to ask you about the ‘highball' - what is this? What other tricks and trips would you share with our audience? How does this help sell the product?6) Innovation - last 3 years, we haven't really seen much in the CPG world given supply chain issues. What's your take on the importance of it? How are you innovation and is there a pipeline?7) Let's go to talent. No brand can be successful without the right brand stewards? What makes a good marketer - what is their DNA? How do they connect with retail?8) The last question on the CPG Guys is always ‘fast forward' - what's next for you and Q Mixers? Where is the growth: innovation, distribution, both?CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.comFMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.comCPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.comNextUp Website: http://nexupisnow.org/cpgguysRetailWit Website: http://retailwit.comDISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.  CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual's use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.

The modern “Cocktail Renaissance” began over a decade ago when a few pioneers around the country re-ignited the bar scene by introducing drink programs that focus on quality, creativity, and history, and by bringing hospitality back to the bar scene. H. Joseph Ehrmann is one of those pioneers. Over the past thirteen years, he has built Elixir into a bar that many publications have called one of the “Best in America”. Elixir To Go is our way of bringing all of that passion, knowledge, quality, and service to your event.The 11th proprietor of San Francisco's second oldest saloon (Elixir), H. Joseph Ehrmann is recognized as a pioneer in the revitalization of cocktail culture today. The saloon reopened as Elixir in 2003 and soon garnered awards and press for its innovative cocktails, excellent service, and engaging events. Since the beginning, customers requested all of those qualities be delivered to their own events, and thus, Elixir To Go was born.

A Proper Drink by Robert Simonson ProhibitionWorld War II and industrial alcoholThe advent of sweet and sour mixDick BradsellDale DegroffAudrey SaundersRon Cooper and Del MagueyTGI Fridays and blindfolded drink makingSex and the City and the CosmopolitanTales of the CocktailDave Arnold and Liquid IntelligenceDavid Wondrich: Esquire, Imbibe!, Punch This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit decodingcocktails.substack.com

Today's guest is Allen Katz, Co Founder of the New York Distilling Company. Allen is one of the nation's leading experts on distilled spirits and cocktails, Director of the Spirits Education & Mixology for Southern Wine & Spirits of New York and is at the forefront of industry training in New York and around the country. He is renowned for his public and professional seminars on topics of America's food and cocktail heritage and was previously the host of The Cocktail Hour for Martha Stewart on SiriusXM.   I interviewed Allen in February of 2020, just a couple of weeks before Covid landed in New York City. As we all know, the past year and a half have been strange to say the least, but I've missed making the pod and am hoping to be back on more of a regular schedule.   The beauty of having brilliant guests, is their advice often stands the test of time, and that is certainly the case with Allen's.   In the podcast today we discuss: The evolution of the contemporary cocktail renaissance The founding of the NY Distilling company What it takes to break through as a spirits brand, and Allen's advice to entrepreneurs just getting started   I can't tell you how much I loved this conversation with Allen, and I think you'll agree, he is a gifted storyteller as well as a fascinating and thoughtful business person. Without further ado, please enjoy my interview with Allen Katz   Find Allen on most social media @nydistilleryman   Find New York Distilling Company www.nydistilling.com @nydistilling   Find Movers and Shakers: www.moverssshakers.com On Instagram as @moverssshakers   Find April: On LinkedIn www.aprilwachtel.com www.cheekycocktails.co

In Episode #18, Michael Anstendig and Hanna Lee chat with Wendy Gillette, anchor for CBS News Radio, and correspondent, anchor and producer for CBS Newspath, which provides national and international stories to CBS television stations. ⁣⁣⁣⁣In 2020, Wendy launched a new travel series, “Travel Tuesday,” for TV, radio and digital.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣As an avid traveler, Wendy has visited 60 countries and reported travel stories from the Maldives, Vietnam, the Seychelles, South Africa, Alaska and Iceland.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Tune in to hear this globetrotting broadcast journalist share her thoughts on:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣1) How she balances her multiple roles, both on-air and behind the scenes, spanning TV and radio.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣2) What she likes most about travel and why it is her calling to get more people to go out and experience the world.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣3) How her new “Travel Tuesday” series came about.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣4) Why getting back to nature via road trips, RV excursions and cabin rentals will remain popular forms of travel for the foreseeable future.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣5) Why flying by private jet is no longer just for the very wealthy.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣6) Why story ideas for broadcast media have to be of interest to a general audience, rather than just those in the trade.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣7) How newbies should get their feet wet with local broadcast media first, rather than start off with national outlets.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣8) Why cultivating relationships with local broadcast media members is critical and how following them on social media and commenting on their work is a great way to start building a rapport.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Wendy also answers a listener question from António Saldanha de Oliveira of Nimb Hotel in Copenhagen, Denmark on the steps hotels should take to safely welcome international travelers once travel restrictions are lifted.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Connect with Wendy on IG at @wendygilletteny and via email at WGillette@cbs.com.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣Follow “Hospitality Forward” Podcast hosts Hanna Lee at @hannaleeny, Michael Anstendig at @michaelanstendig and our agency at @hannaleepr on IG.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣In this week’s “HLC Innovation Report,” we feature:⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#1: What We Are Reading This week - Our agency celebrates book authors we admire through our #AskTheAuthor series. This week, we are reading “Behind the Bar: 50 Cocktail Recipes from the World’s Most Iconic Hotels”⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ by Alia Akkam. Check out @hlcbookmedia on IG for our full interview on how Alia and Hardie Grant Books brought her book to life (https://www.instagram.com/hlcbookmedia/).⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#2: Who We Are Honoring This Week - Daniela Curiel, Engagement Manager of Pernod Ricard USA. Her inspiring motto is “Spend all your energy on what makes you extraordinary.” Each week, we celebrate pioneering women via our digital channels, so check out http://www.hannaleecommunications.com/inspiring-women for over 250 women’s words of wisdom.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#3: What We Are Celebrating This Week - The Bathtub Whiskey Pop-Up in New York City by Bathtub Gin’s Dave Oz and Head Bartender Brendan Bartley. Starting this week, the two-month pop-up brings this beloved Chelsea speakeasy bar to the Financial District with whiskey-focused cocktails, Gin & Tonics and bacon & whiskey pairing flights. This cozy spot is definitely worth checking out (https://bathtubginnyc.com/). ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#4: What Podcast We Are Listening to This Week - “A Hotel Life Live,” hosted by Ben Pundole. Ben recently interviewed Ian Schrager, the legendary hotelier behind The EDITION, the PUBLIC Hotel and other iconic brands. Amidst the pandemic, Ian shares his wise advice, “We have to look at this as an opportunity of a new beginning in everything.” Have a listen to Ian’s inspiring insights on the future of hospitality (https://bit.ly/3gtGFUL).⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣#5: Who Is Inspiring Us This Week - Tony Abou-Ganim, a master mixologist, book author and leading light of the Cocktail Renaissance. Tony is also the founder of The Helen David Relief Fund at the USBG National Charity Foundation that supports bartenders battling breast cancer. This fall, he led Team Negroni to cycle 4,000 miles and raised $50,000 for this worthy cause. Thanks, Tony, for your continued support of the industry and this meaningful initiative (https://bit.ly/3lRYbTJ). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In July 2019, which seems like a lifetime ago, beverage pros from around the world converged on New Orleans for the annual Tales of the Cocktail conference—an annual event highlighting and celebrating the best of bar culture past, present, and future. Veteran bartenders Dale DeGroff and Julie Reiner have had something to do with every step of that, and together are a walking library of modern bar culture. As DeGroff's classic book is being reissued some 18 years after its original publishing date, it seemed like a perfect time to revisit Food & Wine's conversation with these two cocktail icons—recorded in a room at the Royal Sonesta—on the topics of the late '90s and early '00s cocktail boom, what it truly means to choose a life in hospitality, and how bartenders can stick around for the long haul. Learn more about Dale: http://www.kingcocktail.com/ Follow Julie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mixtressnyc/ Buy The New Craft of the Cocktail: https://www.amazon.com/New-Craft-Cocktail-Everything-Mixologist/dp/1984823574/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll1&tag=fwdaledegroffbook0920-20&linkId=6ff393d0bd6d33ae27ae6f5399b35756&language=en_US Attend Tales of the Cocktail: https://talesofthecocktail.org Food & Wine Pro: https://www.foodandwine.com/fwpro Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Robert Simonson writes about bars, bartenders, cocktails, spirits and travel for The New York Times. His work has also appeared in Imbibe, Food & Wine, Saveur, Bon Appetit, Punch and many other publications. His books include “The Old-Fashioned” “A Proper Drink”,  and “3-Ingredient Cocktails,” and his newest book, “The Martini Cocktail,” was released earlier this fall. His writings have been nominated for a total of eleven Spirited Awards; and two IACP Awards. He is the recipient of the 2019 Spirited Award for Best Cocktail and Spirits Writer, and he is the co-author, with Martin Doudoroff, of two apps, “Modern Classics of the Cocktail Renaissance” and “The Martini Cocktail,”  In the podcast today we discuss: Robert’s early writing career The role of instinct in creative work The evolution of the celebrity bartender The book someone should write on hospitality And so much more.  Robert was such a thoughtful and entertaining guest, and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.  Find Robert online at Robertsimonson.net Or on Instagram at @robertosimonson Find Robert’s latest book, “The Martini Cocktail,” at fine booksellers everywhere, or on Amazon

Blood and Sand cocktail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Sand_(cocktail)) on Wikipedia Blood and Sand recipe (http://www.liquor.com/recipes/blood-and-sand/) on Liquor.com Blood and Sand recipe (http://imbibemagazine.com/recipe-blood-and-sand/) on Imbibe Monkey Shoulder Scotch (https://www.monkeyshoulder.com) WTF Is Wrong with the Blood and Sand Cocktail? (http://punchdrink.com/articles/wtf-is-wrong-with-the-blood-and-sand-scotch-cocktail-recipe/) on Punch Rob Roy cocktail (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Roy_(cocktail)) on Wikipedia Rob Roy recipe (http://imbibemagazine.com/recipe-rob-roy/) on Imbibe Rob Roy recipe (http://www.liquor.com/recipes/rob-roy/) on Liquor.com Cutty Sark Prohibition Edition (http://us.cutty-sark.com/the-whisky/prohibition-edition) Yellow Spot Irish Whiskey (http://www.singlepotstill.com/spotwhiskey/yellowspot) Penicillin recipe (http://imbibemagazine.com/penicillin-cocktail/) on Imbibe The Cocktail Chronicles: Navigating the Cocktail Renaissance with Jigger, Shaker & Glass (https://www.amazon.com/Cocktail-Chronicles-Navigating-Renaissance-Jigger/dp/1940611172) Compass Box whisky (http://compassboxwhisky.com) Call Ila distillery (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caol_Ila_distillery) on Wikipedia Nick Offerman's New Year (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukc-au8UtlQ) on YouTube (for Lagavulin, not Laphroaig) Offerman Wood Shop (https://offermanwoodshop.com) Nihon Whisky Lounge (http://dajanigroup.net/establishments/nihon-whisky-lounge/) in San Francisco Hard Water (http://hardwaterbar.com) in San Francisco Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey (http://www.stranahans.com) Giffard Banane du Brésil liqueur (http://www.giffard.com/en/produits/3037/) Longrow Peated Scotch (http://www.springbankwhisky.com/whisky/longrow/peated/) Bobby Burns recipe (http://imbibemagazine.com/bobby-burns-cocktail/) on Imbibe Bobby Burns recipe (http://www.liquor.com/recipes/bobby-burns/) on Liquor.com Compass Box Great King St. Glasgow Blend (http://www.compassboxwhisky.com/whiskies/index.php?id=10) The Good Lion (http://www.goodlioncocktails.com) in Santa Barbara Disco Ball shot recipe (http://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018249-disco-ball) on NYTimes Chartreuse Elixir Vegetal (https://www.chartreuse.fr/en/produits/elixir-vegetal/) We're No Angels (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We're_No_Angels_(1955_film)) on Wikipedia The Bishop's Wife (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bishop's_Wife) on Wikipedia The Thin Man (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thin_Man_(film)) on Wikipedia Stinger recipe (http://www.liquor.com/recipes/stinger/) on Liquor.com The "Schmallet" ice mallet (http://www.cocktailkingdom.com/the-schmallet-ice-mallet) from Cocktail Kingdom Crown Tools beechwood mallet (https://www.amazon.com/Crown-4-1-2-inch-Beechwood-Mallet/dp/B002S0OIW6) on Amazon Alfred's (http://www.alfredssf.com) in San Francisco Tosca (http://toscacafesf.com) in San Francisco The Breslin (http://www.thebreslin.com) in New York Wonderbound dance company (http://wonderbound.com) in Denver GLIDE church (https://www.glide.org) in San Francisco Dalwhinnie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalwhinnie_distillery) on Wikipedia

Dinah Sanders (@MetaGrrrl (https://twitter.com/MetaGrrrl) on Twitter The Art of the Shim (http://www.artoftheshim.com) by Dinah Sanders bibulo.us (http://www.bibulo.us) Sherry Cocktails Are Your New Secret Weapon (http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/a34971/sherry-cocktail-recipes-dave-wondrich/) by David Wondrich Bamboo recipe (http://www.saveur.com/article/Recipes/Bamboo-Cocktail) at Saveur Bamboo recipe (http://www.liquor.com/recipes/bamboo/#gs.8mz_Wno) at Liquor.com Bamboo recipe (http://punchdrink.com/recipes/bamboo/) at Punch "Perfect" Bamboo recipe (http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/drinks/recipes/a20454/perfect-bamboo-sherry-cocktail-tavern-road-boston-15202934/) at Esquire Cocktail: The Drinks Bible for the 21st Century (https://www.amazon.com/Cocktail-Drinks-Bible-21st-Century/dp/0670880221) by Paul Harrington Rosemary Gray (https://www.rosemarysgray.com) Sherryfest (http://www.sherryfest.com) Sac'Resine vermouth (http://www.htvermouth.com/products/sac-resine) Four Pillars gin (https://www.fourpillarsgin.com.au) John Cameron Mitchell cocktail (https://caskstrength.wordpress.com/2010/02/18/john-cameron-mitchell-my-new-favorite-cocktail-and-the-john-cameron-mitchell-cocktail/) at Cask Strength Adonis recipe (http://imbibemagazine.com/adonis-recipe/) at Imbibe Adonis recipe (http://punchdrink.com/recipes/adonis/) at Punch Cocchi Dopo Teatro Vermouth Amaro (http://www.cocchi.it/en/wines/dopo-teatro-vermouth-amaro/) Alessio Vermouth Chinato (http://www.tempusfugitspirits.com/alessio-vermouth-chinato) The Proper Pour (https://www.facebook.com/properpour/) in Denver Brass Tacks (http://www.brasstackssf.com) in San Francisco The Cocktails of Brass Tacks in San Francisco (http://www.alcademics.com/2013/09/a-look-at-brass-tacks-in-san-francisco.html) (including the Knife in the Water) at Alcedemics Elemental Cocktails app (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/elemental-cocktails-for-cocktail/id1089182183?mt=8) on iTunes Hotel Monteleone (http://www.hotelmonteleone.com) in New Orleans Tales of the Cocktail (https://talesofthecocktail.com) The Speakeasy (http://heritageradionetwork.org/series/the-speakeasy/) on Heritage Radio Network Regarding Cocktails review (http://www.saveur.com/sasha-petraske-regarding-cocktails-book) at Saveur Regarding Cocktails (https://www.amazon.com/Regarding-Cocktails-Sasha-Petraske/dp/0714872814) by Sasha Petraske, et al on Amazon Cocktailpunk bitters (http://cocktailpunk.com/bitters/) Morganthaler on the Brandy Old Fashioned (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-ZHkZzdjBk) on YouTube Absinthe (http://absinthe.com) in San Francisco The Cocktail Chronicles: Navigating the Cocktail Renaissance with Jigger, Shaker & Glass (https://www.amazon.com/Cocktail-Chronicles-Navigating-Renaissance-Jigger/dp/1940611172) by Paul Clarke on Amazon The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique (https://www.amazon.com/Bar-Book-Elements-Cocktail-Technique/dp/145211384X) by Jeffrey Morganthaler on Amazon How to Stir a Cocktail (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCusyYyoltA) by Jim Meehan on YouTube Special Guest: Dinah Sanders.

It's the Bartender Journey Podcast number 190!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. It’s a constant in the Hospitality Industry….we are on our feet for hours and hours. How can we make it better? I don’t know about you, but my feet hurt ALL the time! This week on the show we talk with an awesome lady – a doctor, a podiatrist, a holistic healer and she is going to help us with our foot pain! We will talk with Dr. Michele Summers Colon today on the podcast. First, a few important events coming up: San Antonio Cocktail ConferenceFri Jan 6-Sun Jan 15http://sanantoniococktailconference.com/schedule/ BarSmarts Advanced Atlanta - February 9, 2017  BarSmarts Advanced Milwaukee - March 29, 2017 Book of the Week: Once again our BOTW comes to us from Hazel. You’ve heard me talk about the mysterious Hazel before on the show, well next week, we are going to get her on the show and talk about Personal Branding for Bartenders. She’s a Marketing Guru, and it promises to be a great discussion. Here’s our Book of the Week from Hazel: The Cocktail Chronicles: Navigating the Cocktail Renaissance with Jigger, Shaker & Glass by Paul Clarke who started writing about the craft cocktail movement even before the term “craft cocktail” became commonplace and is a recipient of the Tales of Cocktail Spirited Award for Best Writer about Spirits and Cocktails. The Cocktail Chronicles covers the beginning of the modern cocktail renaissance, offers classic recipes and their modern takes and also features a chapter called “Bottles, Tools, and Tips” that discusses stocking your liquor cabinet and the best tools. Jim Meehan provides the foreword and each recipe is preceded by its history. The book is an accessible guide to both professional bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts featuring over 200 cocktail recipes written in a fun and engaging manner and is a great reference guide to have on hand. Paul’s a good guy – we’ve got to get him on the show one of these days. Featured in the book is the classic cocktail the Blood and Sand, and that will be our Cocktail of the Week. The recipe for the Blood & Sand first appeared in print in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book. This is an equal parts cocktail: .75 oz Single Malt Scotch Whisky .75 oz Sweet vermouth .75 oz Cherry Heering .75 oz Orange juice Put all the ingredients in your shaker and fill with ice. Shake, and double strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with an orange peel. Very nice cocktail indeed.             Dr. Michele Summers Colon is not only a Podiatrist, but A physician, surgeon, health coach, yoga teacher, anatomy instructor, author and overall health & wellness expert. We are very happy to have her on the show to talk about something that many Hospitality workers struggle with – foot pain! Lots of useful information there. I hope it helped you out a bit…I know it did for me. Toast of the Week: Here’s to those who have seen us at our best, And seen us at our worst, And can’t tell the difference! Cheers.    

What are the modern classics in the cocktail world? Find out on this week’s episode of The Speakeasy. Damon Boelte is joined by friend of the show and previous guest Robert Simonson, who has just released a new cocktail app called Modern Classics of the Cocktail Renaissance. Modern Classics is the first independent, critical assessment of the original drinks of these recent decades, compiled by New York Times drinks writer, journalist and author Robert Simonson. This brutally honest collection identifies, justifies and presents the authoritative, verified and properly attributed recipes in four categories: the modern classics, the objectively popular drinks that might yet achieve that status, certain drinks identified as critical favorites worthy of more attention, plus a collection of foundational recipes from the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s that helped set the stage for today’s cocktail renaissance. “Part of the reason I hang out at Long Island bar is that Toby Cecchini and Phil Ward regularly bartend there and I can ask them directly for the drinks they invented.” [15:00] — Robert Simonson on The Speakeasy