Cocktails in the Desert? Scott Gardner of Water Witch

Salt Lake City shouldn’t be home to one of America’s best cocktail bars. And yet, despite Utah’s strange liquor laws and its distance from traditional cocktail meccas, that’s exactly what makes Water Witch so interesting. After the Blister team stumbled across Water Witch on a recent trip, Eli wanted to find out how owner / operator Scott Gardner built something so special in such an unlikely environment. We Want to Hear from You!Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: [email protected] to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED.TOPICS & TIMES:About Scott (2:54)Alcohol Laws & Culinary Deserts (7:18)James Beard Award (13:16)Changes in Cocktail Competitions (17:51)Finding Mentors (21:12)Building Water Witch (24:11)Defining the Concept (31:06)Operations Management (39:14)Control State Woes (47:04)The Future of Utah’s Bars (53:14)Why Stay In Salt Lake? (57:10)RELATED LINKS:Water WitchBar NohmBlister Craft CollectiveBecome a BLISTER+ MemberSEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30Blister PodcastENTER OUR WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS:Enter Our Free Weekly Giveaways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.