#94, Alex Kammerling, London cocktail OG, author, liquor entrepreneur and training consultant

Simon Difford once described Alex as being an even better mixologist than his mentor Dick Bradsell, and it was in the pages of Simon's print magazine CLASS than I first came across Alex, first being written about, and then as a writer for CLASS himself. After bartending at the birth of mixology's Second Golden Age in 1990s London, Alex went on to work at one of the world's first cocktail consultancies, IP Bartenders, wrote cocktail book "Blend Me, Shake Me" in 2004, worked as a Grey Goose ambassador and founded his own British amaro brand, Kammerlings, which changed its name to Kamm & Sons. He's now a training manager for the liquor biz as well as operations director at Well & Being, a wellness firm specialising in the hospitality sector. Most importantly, Alex is the true creator of a phrase often attributed to me that involves Campari - listen to the episode for the full story!Buy "Blend Me, Shake Me": https://www.amazon.com/Blend-Me-Shake-101-Cocktails/dp/056348795XAlex on IG: https://www.instagram.com/kammtheman/Alex on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kammerling-0aa2225?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3BHNZKH%2FNkR6y73KPhsIVrsA%3D%3DWell & Being on IG: https://www.instagram.com/wellandbeinglondon/ (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...