Episode 328: You and me in paradise

On today’s show we talk with Chicago native Austin Hartman. He’s a 9 year veteran of the bar scene in NYC. Where he’s posted up behind bars like Hotel Delmano, and Montana’s Trail House. Now he’s the proprietor of Paradise Lounge in Queens, a rum focused casual neighborhood bar. He’s also the co-founder of the educational collective called Cane Club Co preaching the gospel of rum to anyone willing to listen. Also joining us is Jonathan Kobritz ( @kobrakommander ) of the Narrows. We’ve also got two fans of the show sitting in, John Lutz @catdogfoodcloudbaby from Philadelphia and Ryan Murphy @Rymurph from Grand Rapids Michigan. Pop ins from Kate Perry @wheninrhum and Blake Walker @WalkerBlake And, joining me as de facto cohost Greg Benson (@100proofgreg ) Heck of a show!! 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte [@DamonBoelte] Sother Teague [@CreativeDrunk] Speakeasy Podcast [@SpeakeasyPodcast] FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: Sother Teague [@CreativeDrunk] SpeakeasyRadio [@SpeakeasyRadio] The Speakeasy is powered by Simplecast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.