EPISODE · Feb 3, 2026 · 58 MIN
#66 Felice Capasso: What Does It Take To Be The World Class Winner?
from Serves You Right · host Andrew Roy
Diageo’s World class competition is BY FAR one of the most difficult and impressive cocktail competitions in the world. Legend has it that the finals had no fewer than 7 skill challenges, and Felice swept through them all. If you make drinks for a living, or enjoy them, this is the man you want to hear from.Expect to learnWhy reading the rules carefully gives you an unfair advantageHow elite competitors reverse engineer judges instead of guessingThe difference between learning information and building understandingWhy bringing yourself to the stage matters more than being impressiveHow failure becomes fuel when you stop protecting your egoLinksFelice Capasso on InstagramThe Spirits Journal on SubstackSesto Senso Spirits AcademyWorld Class Bartender of the Year competitionService starts now.Follow the show: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTubeI talk mostly to people in and around the service industry space. I'm looking to hear from the people I wish I could have talked to when I was coming up in restaurants. Said another way: I am trying to make sense of this wild, beautiful mess of a life, and help others that are feeling similarly confused and/or lost. Check out the Podcast Website Here and get in touch with me!Classic Episodes You May Like:#22:Doug Frost MW MS#23:Jeffrey Morgenthaler#31:ET: Entrepreneur (and creator of Surfer on Acid)#38:Aaron Goldfarb Hunting for Ancient Booze#39:Edward Slingerland's Masterful work on Intoxication#46:Andrew Hurley of Vegas.Wine#64:Chris Tunstall of A Bar AboveAs always, I’m just here taking notes, trying to figure out what it all means.Cheers
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Diageo’s World class competition is BY FAR one of the most difficult and impressive cocktail competitions in the world. Legend has it that the finals had no fewer than 7 skill challenges, and Felice swept through them all. If you make drinks for a living, or enjoy them, this is the man you want to hear from.Expect to learnWhy reading the rules carefully gives you an unfair advantageHow elite competitors reverse engineer judges instead of guessingThe difference between learning information and building understandingWhy bringing yourself to the stage matters more than being impressiveHow failure becomes fuel when you stop protecting your egoLinksFelice Capasso on InstagramThe Spirits Journal on SubstackSesto Senso Spirits AcademyWorld Class Bartender of the Year competitionService starts now.Follow the show: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTubeI talk mostly to people in and around the service industry space. I'm looking to hear from the people I wish I could have talked to when I was coming up in restaurants. Said another way: I am trying to make sense of this wild, beautiful mess of a life, and help others that are feeling similarly confused and/or lost. Check out the Podcast Website Here and get in touch with me!Classic Episodes You May Like:#22:Doug Frost MW MS#23:Jeffrey Morgenthaler#31:ET: Entrepreneur (and creator of Surfer on Acid)#38:Aaron Goldfarb Hunting for Ancient Booze#39:Edward Slingerland's Masterful work on Intoxication#46:Andrew Hurley of Vegas.Wine#64:Chris Tunstall of A Bar AboveAs always, I’m just here taking notes, trying to figure out what it all means.Cheers
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