Episode 150 - Great Northern Cocktails with Shawn Soole

Some of the things we discuss in this wide-ranging conversation with bartender, author, and podcaster Shawn Soole of Soole Hospitality Concepts include: How Shawn made his way to Victoria, British Columbia by way of Australia, and how he explains his city's disproportionate influence on the cocktail world, relative to its size. Why he and his team at Clive's Cocktail Lounge in Victoria decided to embark on the ambitious project (called Homage Cocktail Fridays) of re-creating almost 100 famous cocktail menus from cocktail bars around the world. The way Shawn was able to hustle - literally hustle - for the opportunity to work with some of the world's most influential cocktail ambassadors, like Jeffrey Morganthaler and Philip Duff. What Canada has to offer on the cocktail front - highlighting some of the people, places, and flavors featured in Great Northern Cocktails to show all of us quarantined Americans what we're missing out on north of the border. How to plan your next vacation to the great white north so that you're certain to strategically hit the best food and drink venues that each city has to offer. What Shawn talks about on his own awesome podcast, The Post Shift Podcast. And much, much more.