Podcast appearances and mentions of eric kozlik

You're listening to Bardtenders!In this episode of "The Mixing Glass", Eric Kozlik talks about being a spirits judge, creating and running a large cocktail competition, and how to advocate for bartenders during a cocktail competition. ------------Eric Kozlik is a drinks industry consultant, spirits judge, and podcaster based in Washington, DC. He began his journey in 2014, when he created a craft bitters brand with some college friends. This gave him opportunities to collaborate with bartenders and distillers all across the country and to explore the art and science of flavor building. From there, he launched The Modern Bar Cart Podcast in 2017, which has been featured in The New York Times and honored three times by Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards as a Top-10 drinks industry podcast. When he's not podcasting, Eric works as a spirits judge for the American Distilling Institute and the World Drink Awards (among others) and helps all kinds of distillers, bartenders, and organizations as the founder and principal consultant of Direct Fire Consulting. In his off-time, he is an enthusiastic home cook and gardener, a student of complex systems science, and a passionate outdoorsman.------------Don't miss out on any of the action!  Head to www.bardtender.com to stay up to date with all of the Bardtender content, find resources for mental and physical wellbeing, get access to education materials, and check out what all of our bards are up to! You can also check out our Linktree at https://linktr.ee/Bardtenders to find ways to listen to the show, join our Discord, or subscribe to our Patreon for bonus content, ad-free episodes, and so much more! 

Eric presents a "soup-to-nuts" crash course on how to crush your next cocktail competition. If you'd like to view this seminar with slides, you can watch it on YouTube. Some of the topics covered include: How to structure your approach to cocktail competitions so that they can help to advance your career goals An overview of the three main types of cocktail competitions (digital, local, and "the big leagues") Spotlights on technical learning, networking, photo and video capture, & social media Cocktail design strategies and professional presentation techniques And much, much more

Eric Kozlik of Modern Bar Cart shared with me an email exchange he'd had with a PR agency, where their selling point for a new Bourbon was that it was made using a "proprietary heirloom corn.” That made me think about Tequilas that are labeled “gluten-free.” Which made Eric think of “non-GMO.” Which made me think about the difference between “still strength” and “cask-strength,” and between casks and barrels. Which led to both of us deciding to stop thinking and start recording — which is usually how we make each episode of Agave Road Trip!Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest Eric Kozlik of Modern Bar Cart.Find extra photos and related links at agaveroadtrip.comHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Agave Road Trip by becoming a member!Agave Road Trip is Powered by Simplecast.

There is not a unique approach to making mezcal or coffee, so it shouldn't be surprising to realize that there are many different ways to dissect their flavors.  A few episodes ago I had a long and illuminating conversation with Eric Kozlik about flavor and I wanted to compare and contrast our discussion from a coffee perspective.Coffee is an interesting study-case because it is one of the most consumed commodities in the world. So I had always thought that their tasting protocols were rather strict and homogenous.  Regardless of the medium, be it honey, mezcal, tea or coffee; we are all trying to find and sell the most delicious things possible.  But how exactly do we identify and describe deliciousness? Does it change depending on the country and culture? Is it a static thing? Or maybe it does change depending on who you are and how you perceive yourself.  Grab some pretty coffee and let's talk about its flavors. 

The main reason why I started this podcast was to have conversations that  could expand how we understand  agave spirits.  You may have noticed this by now, most of the episodes are not directly about mezcal, but about the places, the people and the cultures that make mezcal possible and fascinating. In this episode I wanted to delve into flavor. To truly dissect  what bitter, sweet or funky mean when we talk about spirits. After listening to the brilliant way in which my friend Eric Kozlik explored the concept of smooth in  his podcast Modern Bar Cart.   I knew that he would be the best person to have a conversation about this infinitely complex area of study.

Food is what we all have in common, and often it's what brings us together around the holidays. First released in November 2019, former Washington City Paper food editor Laura Hayes and food journalist Susan Lutz, tell us how writing about food can be a vehicle for staging a scene, accessing difficult topics, or exploring the world around us, and how food writing as a genre has taken on new meaning. Plus, we hear food-related writing from local authors Sherrie Flick and Eric Kozlik.

In this special edition, recorded at the American Distilling Institute's 20th Anniversary Conference and Trade Show, Eric shares his 20th Anniversary Address and Keynote Intro, informally titled, "It's All on Fire." Then, we jump straight into a delighful panel discussion about the art, business, and philosophy of blended whisk(e)y. This is a panel, moderated by Eric Kozlik, consisting of three expert distillers: Lauren Patz (Redwood Empire) Stephen Gould (Golden Moon Distilling) Dave Schmier (Proof and Wood Ventures) Some of the topics we discuss include: What we mean when we say a spirit is a "blend" (and it's a wider range of things than you might expect) The different types of "consistency" you can achieve through blending whiskey Strategies for maintaining consistency across time and batches Ways to use blends to appeal to a new or larger audience Case studies from each of the distillers' portfolios

I'll have another regular episode of the Drinks Adventures podcast to share with you very soon.Right now though I'm stoked to share an interview from another one of my favourite drinks podcasts, The Modern Bar Cart out of the US.The host is a gentleman by the name of Eric Kozlik, who describes his show as a cocktail podcast for home bartenders and industry pros alike.But in spite of that, The Modern Bar Cart really does cover the full gamut of drinks and Eric really has had some amazing guests.This year they've included Sam Calagione, founder of one of America's top craft breweries, Dogfish Head; global rum ambassador, Ian Burrell; and the renowned spirit and cocktail writers David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum.And today on the Drinks Adventures podcast, I'm sharing Eric's interview with another Eric, the spirits judge and author Eric Zandona, whose new book, "The Atlas of Bourbon & American Whiskey” is out now.I learnt so much about the different regional styles of American whiskey from this interview – Eric's depth of knowledge on the topic is unparalleled.So I'll leave you to the Erics and after you enjoy this interview, go and subscribe to The Modern Bar Cart Podcast.

Are we living through a cocktail renaissance or a cocktail revolution? Our guest is here to discuss the movement, whatever you want to call it! I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is, Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time. After realizing a life behind a desk in academia might not be for him, plus having a roommate who decided to make bitters in their apartment kitchen, Eric Kozlik found himself happily thrown into the drinks industry.  As host of the podcast https://www.modernbarcart.com/podcast (Modern Bar Cart), Eric is on a mission to make cocktail creation less intimidating by bridging the gap between the geniuses behind the bar and the home bartender.  What inspired him to get behind that mic? Well, you’ll have to let Eric tell you! INGREDIENTS  3/4 oz Gin 3/4 oz Green Chartreuse 3/4 oz Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur 3/4 oz Fresh lime juice Brandied Cherry METHOD Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice Shake, shake, shake Strain into a coupe or stemmed cocktail glass. Garnish with a brandied cherry   You’ll find these recipes, more classic cocktails, and all the cocktails of the week at https://alushlifemanual.com/ (alushlifemanual.com), where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop. Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/how-to-turn-a-renaissance-into-a-revolution (https://alushlifemanual.com/how-to-turn-a-renaissance-into-a-revolution) ----- Become a supporter of A Lush Life Manual for as little as $5 - all you have to do is go to https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lushlife (buymeacoffee.com/lushlife). Lush Life Merchandise is https://www.redbubble.com/people/alushlifemanual (here) - we’re talking t-shirts, mugs, iPhone covers, duvet covers, iPad covers, and more covers for everything! And more!  Produced by https://podcastlaunch.pro (Simpler Media) Follow us on https://twitter.com/alushlifemanual (Twitter) and https://www.instagram.com/alushlifemanual/ (Instagram) Get great cocktail ideas on https://www.pinterest.co.uk/alushlifemanual/ (Pinterest) New episodes every Tuesday, usually!!

Not an actual episode of Agave Road Trip, but a cleverly disguised episode of Modern Bar Cart, Eric Kozlik’s cocktail podcast for home bartenders and industry pros alike. Erik interviews Chava and Lou and proves that they actually can talk for more than 15 minutes.Find extra photos and related links at agaveroadtrip.comHeritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support Agave Road Trip by becoming a member!Agave Road Trip is Powered by Simplecast.

Fünf Buchstaben, die für viel Furore sorgen: DSGVO. Beim 9. Business Tea mit Melanie geht's um den richtigen Datenschutz für dein Unternehmen. Unser Datenschutzexperte Eric Kozlik erklärt, worauf es wirklich ankommt und steht den Teilnehmern Rede und Antwort. Shownotes Mehr über Eric Kozlik: https://thinkdatasecurity.com/ Mehr über Business mit Struktur erfährst du hier: https://business-mit-struktur.de/ Sei beim nächsten Business Tea dabei: https://business-mit-struktur.de/pages/anmeldung-business-tea-mit-melanie Werde Business Insider: https://business-mit-struktur.de/pages/business-insider

My guest tonight is the CEO of Modern Bar Cart, Eric Kozlik! For the first time tonight, I focus on the "speakeasy" aspect of the Audiobook Speakeasy. Eric Kozlik is a writer and a poet who ended up finding his way into the spirits world and founded Modern Bar Cart, a company whose mission is, "...to make great cocktails available to everyone." Eric and I talk about his education in writing and poetry, and how a roommate's "science experiment" turned into a new career. And although we only touch on audiobooks briefly, Eric does have some great advice for any entrepreneur: get comfortable being uncomfortable. All this and more over a Mezcal Negroni and a Ginger & Mary Ann! You can find Eric at https://www.modernbarcart.com and https://www.erickozlik.com, and on Instagram at @modernbarcart.

Eric Kozlik,of Modern Bar Cart, and Braeden Bumpers,of McClintock Distilling, stopped by to talk about the upcoming Bar Room Blitz. This charitable bartender competition takes place on Friday, December 13th at 7pm. Eric also explained to us what his company Modern Bar Cart does. Finally, Braden filled us in on McClintock’s 3-year anniversary party, and the release of our collaboration whisky.

Food is what we all have in common. And often it's what brings us all together around the holidays. Writing about food can be a vehicle for staging a scene, accessing difficult topics, or exploring the world around us, and food writing as a genre has taken on new meaning. Washington City Paper food editor Laura Hayes, and food journalist Susan Lutz, tell us how it goes beyond what's on the plate. Plus, we hear food writing from local authors Sherrie Flick and Eric Kozlik.

Our special guest this episode is Eric Kozlik, host of the amazing podcast Modern Bar Cart. This cocktail podcast gives great information for home bartenders and industry professionals alike. If you’re looking to take your cocktail game to the next level, this is the podcast for you!I went down to Eric's home in Washington DC and Eric and talked about his passion for all things spirits. We get into how he got into the spirits industry, he shares some amazing knowledge and alcohol fun facts, we experience a cocktail tasting live on air, he shares his podcasters picks and of course we get into his dope show Modern Bar Cart.Listen to Modern Bar Cart on Apple and SpotifyFollow Modern Bar Car on Instagram Follow OPP on InstagramThis episode was mixed by Mark ByrdMusic produced for this episode was produced by Richie Quake Lastly be sure to checkout Corey's other show Silent Giants. Silent Giants highlights the superstars behind the scenes of popular culture. LISTEN NOW on Apple and Spotify. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vodka has been the butt of several jokes on this podcast, but there's no denying that it is a spirit that many people love. We here at the Spirit Guide Society, however, were curious as to what it is that separates the good vodka from the bad.To help answer this question, we're crossing the streams with Eric Kozlik's Modern Bar Cart podcast. He's done exhaustive research and put together and amazing piece on the surprisingly wide-ranging topic of this clear spirit.You can (and should) subscribe to his podcast at modernbarcart.com/podcast or wherever you like to listen! Be sure to follow The Modern Bar Cart (@modernbarcart) and Eric (@quixologist)! Be sure to tell them that The Spirit Guide Society sent you!--Original episode page:https://www.modernbarcart.com/podcast/episode-028-vodka--Follow us:spiritguidesocietypodcast.comfacebook.com/spiritguidesoctwitter.com/spiritguidesocinstagram.com/spiritguidesochttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoO-l4Ny3QJn2Mc7445qMrg--Music attribution by Creative Commons:Samba Isobel - Kevin MacLeodUnder Suspicion - Lee RosevereBaltic Levity - Kevin MacLeodΆλλες Ζωές - Dimitris Bakoulis (From CC Affiliates Mixtape #1)A Russian Circus Story - The Freak Fandango Orchestrahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

George speaks wth Eric Kozlik, founder of the Modern Bar Cart podcast and Embitterment Bitters where he talks shop about entrepreneurship, podcasting, cocktails, and poetry. The Modern Bar Cart Podcast is a cocktail podcast for home bartenders and industry pros alike and features interviews with bartenders, distillers, and cocktail authors. Eric regularly does deep dives into the most important topics in mixology, creating your portal into the shaken, stirred, strained, and garnished world.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/georgeindc)

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today's show: • Between 1939 and 2015, Montgomery County lost 71 percent of its farmland. That loss was slowed in 1980, when citizens, farmers, politicians, and planners created the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, recognizing the value of land set aside for the environment, farming, history, and community. Claudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau are in to discuss “Bread and Beauty: A Year in Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve;” • Mission Navy Yard, the enormous bar and restaurant, is now open across from Nats Park. Fritz Brogan and chef Roberto Hernandez are in with tastes and talk of Mission Navy Yard; • According to the National Restaurant Association, African-Americans make up only 8% of restaurant owners and the same share of restaurant managers. So rhe industry, the community and patrons across the board need a wake-up call: from Nov. 4 to 11, D.C. celebrates Black Restaurant Week and, with it, the city's top talent in food and drink. In with us today for a roundtable discussion are: o Two of the event's three cofounders; (1) Dr. Erinn D. Tucker, director of Georgetown University's global hospitality leadership master's program; and (2) Chef Furard Tate, who provides training, mentoring, and teaches job skills; o Meggrolls founder and food truck entrepreneur Meghan Baroody. Meggrolls was named a Top 25 Food Truck in Washingtonian Magazine's Ultimate Food Truck Guide in 2014, was featured in Southern Living Magazine as offering “some of the South's most Inventive meals” and voted “Best Food Truck” this past summer in Northern Virginia Magazine. o Grey Goose Ambassador Earlecia Richelle. Living and working in New York City, she developed a distinct conceptual style, fusing culture, history, and cocktails to open new avenues of communication and creative expression. • And then there's our drinks segment. Eric Kozlik is a D.C.-based cocktail entrepreneur, educator, and podcaster. He is the CEO of the Modern Bar Cart, a cocktail platform helping home bartenders and industry pros make better drinks. And… he's gonna make some for us!

Hosted by David and Nycci Nellis. On today’s show: • Between 1939 and 2015, Montgomery County lost 71 percent of its farmland. That loss was slowed in 1980, when citizens, farmers, politicians, and planners created the Montgomery County Agricultural Reserve, recognizing the value of land set aside for the environment, farming, history, and community. Claudia Kousoulas and Ellen Letourneau are in to discuss “Bread and Beauty: A Year in Montgomery County’s Agricultural Reserve;” • Mission Navy Yard, the enormous bar and restaurant, is now open across from Nats Park. Fritz Brogan and chef Roberto Hernandez are in with tastes and talk of Mission Navy Yard; • According to the National Restaurant Association, African-Americans make up only 8% of restaurant owners and the same share of restaurant managers. So rhe industry, the community and patrons across the board need a wake-up call: from Nov. 4 to 11, D.C. celebrates Black Restaurant Week and, with it, the city's top talent in food and drink. In with us today for a roundtable discussion are: o Two of the event’s three cofounders; (1) Dr. Erinn D. Tucker, director of Georgetown University’s global hospitality leadership master’s program; and (2) Chef Furard Tate, who provides training, mentoring, and teaches job skills; o Meggrolls founder and food truck entrepreneur Meghan Baroody. Meggrolls was named a Top 25 Food Truck in Washingtonian Magazine’s Ultimate Food Truck Guide in 2014, was featured in Southern Living Magazine as offering “some of the South’s most Inventive meals” and voted “Best Food Truck” this past summer in Northern Virginia Magazine. o Grey Goose Ambassador Earlecia Richelle. Living and working in New York City, she developed a distinct conceptual style, fusing culture, history, and cocktails to open new avenues of communication and creative expression. • And then there’s our drinks segment. Eric Kozlik is a D.C.-based cocktail entrepreneur, educator, and podcaster. He is the CEO of the Modern Bar Cart, a cocktail platform helping home bartenders and industry pros make better drinks. And… he’s gonna make some for us!

Can genre fiction rise to the level of literary fiction? Tara Laskowski and Art Taylor give us tips on how to imbue a ghost story with deeper meaning. Plus we hear from local writers Josh Logue, Eric Kozlik, Michael Landweber, Anthony Dobranski, Mike Madden, and Megan Alpert reading satire, sci-fi, noir, and romance!

We talk with Eric Kozlik from the Modern Bar Cart Podcast and Embitterment Bitters. Eric’s podcast is interesting and well researched. We discuss bitters and the effect that hobbyist Bartenders are having on the cocktail industry as a whole. It's the Bartender Journey Podcast #244!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Android or Stitcher Radio. Hazel is doing a FB live cocktail party using the Shaker and Spoon Cocktail Club’s “Kiss Me, I’m Whiskey” box.  So I hope you’ll tune in for the fun and check out the live event on our FB page. It’s Sunday March 11, 2018 at 5pm Eastern, please join in and make yourself a drink and help support the show! The bigger the numbers, the better when we go pitch this to potential sponsors! More details on our Facebook page. Cocktail of the Week: Snow Globe Mandarin Margarita 2 oz Patron Silver ¾ oz Grand Marnier ¾ oz Lime Juice ½ oz Mandarin Orange Juice ½ - ¾ oz Simple Syrup 4 drops Orange Bitters 8 drops Sea Salt Saline Solution Shake and serve up.   Last year I was honored to be chosen to take a trip to visit the Patron Hacienda.  That’s a trip that USBG members can apply for. You can hear all about that trip on show #202, (web site link), or look back in the podcast feed for the show titled Hacienda Patrón - Tequila from Farm to Glass (Apple podcast link).  I hope you’ll check that show out if you haven’t already.  There’s lots of great info in that show about how tequila is produced. Eric Kozlik sent over a coupon code for our listeners - if you’d like to order some of the Embitterment Bitters use the code BARTENDERJOURNEY (all one word, not case sensitive), for 15% off your order.  That’s at modernbarcart.com If you’d like to support this show, please check out our Patreon campaign.  All the info is at bartenderjourney.net/Patreon Toast of the Week: You are bound by nothing.

Well, it must be of great surprise that we’d willingly and not compelled by a court somewhere submit ourselves to a vodka tasting, based on how we’ve typically treated vodka on this show. But when our good friend Eric Kozlik, the Chief Executive Officer and Supremely Cool Dude of the Modern Bar Cart, invites us along for a tasting of vodkas of strange origins, we’re at least game to play nicely for a little bit. The post #104 – Vodka Tasting with Modern Bar Cart appeared first on Speaking Easy.

Welcome back to another episode of the Modern Bar Cart Podcast. I’m your host, Eric Kozlik, and today, we’ve got a really excellent and timely episode for your listening enjoyment. This is airing on August 24, 2017, and we are in the midst of Amaro Week. As some of you may know, an Amaro is a bitter, Italian-style liqueur, and this particular category has really been taking off in the last few years. Thankfully, I’ve been able to enjoy this resurgence with the help of a really strong, local amaro company here in Washington, D.C. called Don Ciccio e Figli. They’ve got a really fantastic product line, and in this episode, I sit down with portfolio manager Jonathan Fasano, who schools me in the nuances of amari, aperitivi, and cordials. Some of the topics we cover in this episode include: The difference between Amari, Aperitivi, and Cordials The history of herbs and spices in the Mediterranean How an earthquake in Italy eventually led to an American amaro company The best cocktails to make with your favorite bitter liqueurs And much, much more I had a great time talking with Jonathan, who happens to be a good friend of mine, and I know you’re eager to listen and learn, so I’m gonna get out of the way here and let you enjoy this fascinating discussion with Jonathan Fasano of Don Ciccio e Figli.

Welcome back to the Modern Bar Cart Podcast. I’m your host, Eric Kozlik, and today I’m comin atcha with another bar cart foundations episode, where we examine one of the most essential components of home bartending and look at it from a bunch of different angles, offering tips and bar hacks along the way. Today, we’re featuring a substance that needs no introduction, that cool operator, that namesake of cubes, teas, and creams, the notorious H-2-O...that’s right. Today, we’re taking a look at ICE. This is a great episode for new home bartenders, and I hope you'll check out the show notes on modernbarcart.com.

Our friend Eric Kozlik started his own podcast, Modern Bar Cart, and asked us to speak on the joys of home bartending and more. He’s been one of the best friends of the podcast that we’ve had, and we’ve enjoyed a few drinks outside of recording. The post Episode #081 – Speaking Easy Gets Interviewed on the Modern Bar Cart Podcast appeared first on Speaking Easy.

A glass doesn’t have to be vintage to be cool. Choose the glass that makes you feel the best about your drink. -Andrew Whitehead   Hey Everybody, Welcome to Episode 3 of the Modern Bar Cart Podcast! I’m your host, Eric Kozlik, and I’m coming to you today with a glassware crash course interview with Andrew Whitehead, AKA Liquorary. By day, Andy is a mild-mannered, luxuriously bearded father who takes his daughters to the Baltimore aquarium to see their favorite sea creatures. By night, he’s a vintage glassware expert bent on finding art deco martini glasses and stately, heavy bottomed rocks glasses to grow his collection and spread the joy of home bartending. In this episode, we talk about almost everything under the glassware sun, including: The basic types of cocktail glasses Vintage vs. Modern glassware How to take care of your cocktail glassware Tips for breakage-prone drinkers And Much, Much more. Someone once told me that I’ve got a face for radio, but Andy truly has a voice for podcasting. He’s extremely knowledgeable, well spoken, and really great at making the fine nuances of vintage and modern glassware accessible. This episode was a blast to record, and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed putting it together. So without further ado, sit back and take in the wonderful world of cocktail glassware with Andy Whitehead.

Hello and WELCOME to the Modern Bar Cart Podcast. I’m your host, Eric Kozlik, and I’d like to thank you for joining me for Episode Zero, where I’ll introduce myself and provide a quick breakdown of what I’d like to accomplish with this podcast. First and foremost, this is a show about cocktails. What they are, how to make them, how to incorporate them into your life in a healthy way, and how to assemble an at-home bar or bar cart that will impress your guests and stimulate your own imagination. I’ll be coming to you with a combination of short, medium, and long-form content about the most important and intriguing topics in cocktails. You can expect special guest interviews, a ton of great cocktail recipes and modifications, and a straightforward, intellectually curious approach to investigating cocktail-making techniques and concepts that sometimes get breezed over or outright ignored. Starting out, many of these are going to be FOUNDATIONAL episodes, and we’ll be using the concepts established here in future episodes to inform the way we think about (and enjoy) our favorite cocktails. Hopefully the teasers in this episode have you excited for the variety of topics we cover in just these first few episodes as we work our way through some of the most crucial starter info and go deeper into the mysteries and flavor magic of cocktails. As always, you can get in touch with me by emailing podcast@modernbarcart.com, or by following @modernbartcart on Instagram. You can also stock me there personally @quixologist. That’s about it for now. But I’ll catch you in Episode 1, where we sit down with Alex Luboff and Jordan Wicker of the Speaking Easy Podcast to talk about the joys of home bartending. Until then, remember: Drink responsibly and experiment boldly.

Hello, and WELCOME to the Modern Bar Cart Podcast—the cocktail podcast where we demystify the tools and techniques that make great drinks. I’m your host, Eric Kozlik, and I’m glad you’ve decided to join me for what may be one of the most crucial early episodes you’ll listen to on this podcast. In Episode 2, I broke down the essential cocktail-related tools you’ll need to build your home bar or bar cart, and if you recall, I used a computer analogy that compared hardware and software to cocktail tools (like shakers and bar spoons) and consumables (like spirits and mixers). Today, we’re going to take a deep dive into our metaphorical cocktail software—the literal spirits and cocktail mixers you’ll need on hand if you want to start learning how to mix delicious drinks. Because this episode follows more of an audio essay format, I’m going to include a complete transcript of this episode (including links) in the show notes at modernbarcart.com/podcast. This is going to be a fairly BRAND-DRIVEN episode (at least toward the end) where I make a TON of brand recommendations at different price points. So please do check out the show notes or email podcast@modernbarcart.com if you have any lingering questions.

Hello, and WELCOME to the Modern Bar Cart podcast, a weekly radio show where we demystify the tools and techniques that make great drinks. I’m your host, Eric Kozlik, and today I’ve got for you one of the FOUNDATIONS episodes in which we review the essential tools that every good bar cart or home bar should have. I think you’ll be hard-pressed to find an episode of this podcast that DOESN’T contain at least some small tidbit of advice about how to optimize your home bar, but this episode is gonna be a central repository of the most crucial bits of advice so you can access it all in once place and review it anytime you like. When it comes to building your home bar or bar cart, I like to use a computer analogy, in which the consumable cocktail ingredients are like computer software, and the various tools that you reuse again and again to make your cocktails are like computer hardware. The idea being that you purchase a piece of hardware once—the physical computer—and that hardware can then be used to run an almost infinite array of software. For this episode, and other foundations episodes, the show notes are going to be really important if you’re looking to put any of our recommendations into practice. So if I spend any significant amount of time discussing a specific brand or product style, you can expect to find more information (in the form of links, pictures, or videos) in the show notes, which you can find at modernbarcart.com/podcast.

This week we sit down with Eric Kozlik from Embitterment Bitters. Eric is someone we've got to know as his business has continued to grow from its humble Washington, DC-based roots. Long-time listeners will be pleasantly entertained when this conversation veers a bit more abstract than usual. We hope you enjoy this conversation, which we are sure will not be our last with Eric. The post Episode #035: Interview with Eric Kozlik of Embitterment Bitters appeared first on Speaking Easy.