#90, Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist, entrepreneur and author of “The Cocktail Parlor: How Women Brought The Cocktail Home”

I met Dr. Nicola, an English expat, just a couple of weeks ago, but I'd been hearing about her - and her groundbreaking book detailing the forgotten history of women's involvement in the cocktail's evolution, especially in the home - for quite a while, since before the book came out, in fact. We say down for a nice long chat about what it's like for expats like us to have American kids, how university is mostly about networking now and not education, how women cleverly got themselves a seat at the table by recreating the amenities of a men's club for their husbands, including cocktails, why clients abuse research and then create stupid liquor brands, how English sarcasm falls flat in America, running focus groups, the birth of singles bars, the art of assembling good guests for a party, the future of hosting, why introverts will always check out your photos or bookshelves first if you invite them round for a party, and a whoooole lot more.Enjoy!Dr. Nice on IG: https://www.instagram.com/nicola.niceDr. Nice's website: https://www.nicolanice.com/Dr. Nice's new project The Hostess Diaries: https://www.thehostessdiaries.com/Buy The Cocktail Parlor online from an independent bookstore: https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-cocktail-parlor-how-women-brought-the-cocktail-home-nicola-nice/20073879?ean=9781682688717 (Get in touch with Duff!Podcast business enquiries:  [email protected] (PR friends: we’re only interested in having your client on if they can talk for a couple of hours about OTHER things besides their prepared speaking points or their new thing, whatever that is. They need to be able to hang. Oh, plus we don't edit, we won’t supply prepared or sample questions, nor listener or “reach” stats, either, and no, you can't sit in on the interview (or lurk on the Zoom.)  And our AI automatically deletes pitch emails that are clearly written using AI. Retain Philip’s consulting firm, Liquid Solutions, specialised in on-trade engagement & education, liquor brand creation and repositioning: [email protected] on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philipsduff/ Philip on Facebook: Philip Duff Philip on X/Twitter: Philip Duff (@philipduff) / Twitter Philip on LinkedIn: linkedin.com Old Duff Genever on Instagram: Old Duff Genever (@oldduffgenever) • Instagram photos and videos Old Duff Genever on Faceboo...