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The Modern Bar Cart Podcast — 332 episodes
Episode 311 - Flavor Attractors with Dr. Kevin Peterson
Episode 310 - Data-Driven Drinks with Dr. Kevin Peterson
Episode 309 - The Donn of Tiki with Alex Lamb and Max Well
Episode 308 - Your Whiskey Math is Bullsh*t
Episode 307 - Sacred Serves: The Rituals that Make Drinking Human
Episode 306 - The Bartender's Manifesto with Toby Maloney
Episode 305 - Building Iconic Bar Programs with Toby Maloney
Episode 304 - The Cigar Blend Dilemma with Maggie Kimberl
Episode 303 - The Official Rum of Leisure with Malcolm Gosling Jr.
Episode 302 - Shop Talk: On-Premise Positioning for Spirits Brands
Episode 301 - Into the Blue with Monique ten Kortenaar
Episode 300 - American Cane with Maggie Campbell
Episode 299 - Cane Dawgs with Maggie Campbell
Bonus: Rare Benedictine Tasting
Episode 298 - Above the Clouds with Charles Joly
Episode 297 - In the Weeds with Charles Joly
Episode 296 - The Mind of a Blender with Nancy Fraley
BONUS: Ginspiration
Episosde 295 - State of Gin, 2025 with Bobby Freeman
Episode 294 - AI Cocktails (Part 2)
Episode 293 - AI Cocktails (Part 1)
BONUS: ASMR Rare Chartreuse Tasting
Episode 292 - Flavored Whiskey: Breaking the Taboo
Episode 291 - Crushing Your Next Cocktail Competition
Episode 290 - Intro to Awamori with Jeremy Webb
Episode 289 - The Bartender's Pantry with Jim Meehan
Episode 288 - Your Tasting Notes are Bullshit
Episode 287 - Rum A Tasting Course with Ian Burrell
Episode 286 - The Case of the Quantum Coaster
Episode 285 - Letters from Flavor Camp with Reece Sims
2024 Second Half Preview
Episode 284 - Foraged Spirits with Tony Gugino
Episode 283 - Spilling the Tea on American Single Malt
Episode 282 - RTD Redux
Episode 281 - A Few Last Words with Paul Clarke
Episode 280 - Cocktail Futurism
Episode 279 - American Agave with Gian Nelson of Jano Spirits
Episode 278 - Dusty Booze with Aaron Goldfarb
Episode 277 - Nomadic Distilling with Devon Trevathan of Liba Spirits
Episode 276 - Cocktail Theory with Dr. Kevin Peterson
Episode 275 - The Way Forward
Episode 274 - Izarra: The "Chartreuse" of Basque Country
Bonus: Mastering Eggnog with Aaron Goldfarb
Episode 273 - The Fine Art of the Martini with Robby Haynes
Episode 272 - Super Juice 101 with Mike Vander Horn
Episode 271 - Signature Cocktails with Amanda Schuster
Bonus: Philip Duff on Tipping Cultures, Foreign and Domestic
Episode 270 - Philip Duff on Scaling Bar Brands
Episode 269 - Cutting-Edge Rum Research with Brett Steigerwaldt
Episode 268 - You've Got a Blend in Me
Summer Update 2023
Episode 267 - New and Noteworthy Spirits (Summer 2023)
Episode 266 - Modernist Mixology Methods
Episode 265 - The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals with Gary Nabhan
Episode 264 - World Class Aspirations
Episode 263 - Booze News: Spring 2023
Episode 262 - World's 50 Best: 2023 Edition
Episode 261 - The Ice Book with Camper English
Episode 260 - Mesquited, Not Peated
Episode 259 - Tiki in Japan with Brandon and Kim Grilc of The Kazan Room
Episode 258 - Mint Condition
Episode 257 - Gin Tonica with David T. Smith
Episode 256 - Yeasty Boys with Faye Johnson
Episode 255 - New and Noteworthy Spirits (Winter/Spring 2023)
Episode 254 - Meet Mr. Lyan with Ryan Chetiyawardana
Episode 253 - Winning Dry January with Jon Schott
Episode 252 - Year in Review 2022
Episode 251 - SUYO Single Origin Pisco
Episode 250 - Just the Tip (Part 2)
Episode 249 - Just the Tip (Part 1)
Episode 248 - Getting Twisted with Jordan Hughes
Episode 247 - Modern Caribbean Rum with Matt Pietrek
Episode 246 - Boozy Collective Nouns
Episode 245 - Hanky Panky: An Unintentional Speakeasy
Episode 244 - Drinking Like Mad Men: Midcentury Cocktails with Cecelia Tichi
Episode 243 - The $150 Old Fashioned
Episode 242 - Uncle Nearest
Episode 241 - Sorel: The Red Drink
Episode 240 - New and Noteworthy Spirits (Fall 2022)
Episode 239 - The Hard Problem of Structured Tastings
Episode 238 - From Sorghum, with Love
Episode 237 - The Legendary Silkie with James Doherty
Episode 236 - Fassbind Eau de Vie
Episode 235 - Malört Report
Sneak Preview: Tales of the Cocktail 2022
Episode 234 - Chinola Liqueur with Andrew Merinoff
Episode 233 - Meated Whiskey with Matt Power of Tamworth Distilling
Episode 232 - Vanishing Spirits: The Art of Whisky with Ernie Button
Episode 231 - Picon Someone Your Own Size
Episode 230 - Coming to a Death & Co. Near You
Episode 229 - The Art of the Barrel Pick with OJ Lima
Episode 228 - New Gin in Town
Episode 227 - The Margarita: A Sweet Technology
Episode 226 - You Put the Bogbean in the Poitin
Episode 225 - Amber Revolution - Orange Wine with Simon Woolf
Episode 224 - The Worm and the Margarita
2022 Early Spring Preview
Episode 223 - Rethinking Vermouth with Birk OHalloran
Episode 222 - Porchlight and Puppetry with Nicholas Bennett
Episode 221 - Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Spirits with Maria Denton
Episode 220 - Kentucky 74 with Lauren Chitwood
Episode 219 - All The Bitter with Ian Blessing
Episode 218 - World's 50 Best Bars with Mark Sansom
Episode 217 - Mindful Mixology with Derek Brown
Episode 216 - Why I Like the Term "Mixologist"
Episode 215 - Last Call 2021
Episode 214 - (Part II) The Curds Are Your Only Friend with Eamon Rockey
Episode 213 - (Part I) Hacking Milk Punch With Eamon Rockey
Episode 212 - Tarnished Truth, Delicious Whiskey
Episode 211 - The Science of "Switched" Cocktails with Iain McPherson
Episode 210 - Fever-Tree Mixers with CEO Tim Warrillow
Episode 209 - Through the Looking Glass with Deke Dunne
Episode 208 - Recipes Aren't Enough
Crossover: The NBA's Wine Obsession with Baxter Holmes of ESPN
Episode 207 - Half Bottles and Pony Shots
Episode 206 - Redwood Empire with Lauren Patz
Quick Guide - Tales of the Cocktail 2021
Episode 205 - The Atlas of Bourbon & American Whiskey with Eric Zandona
Episode 204 - Adventures in Milk Clarification
Episode 203 - Barr Hill Gin with Ryan Christiansen
Episode 202 - Sam Calagione on the Past and Future of Craft Beer
Episode 201 - How to Pair Baijiu with Food
Episode 200 - David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum on "The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails"
Episode 199 - Infuse Your Booze with Andrew Hellman
Episode 198 - Intro to Epicureanism
Episode 197 - Distilled, The Board Game, with Dave Beck
Episode 196 - The Lagoon of Mystery with Jayme Blaschke
Episode 195 - Intro to Japanese Whisky with Nicholas Pollacchi
Episode 194 - The Fault in Our Spirits
2021 Second Half Preview
Episode 193 - Equiano Rum with Ian Burrell
Episode 192 - Buck, Yeah!
Episode 191 - Gilded Age Cocktails with Cecelia Tichi
Episode 190 - Hawaiian Agricole Rum with Kyle Reutner
Episode 189 - The Bloody Mary Ritual (Breaking Bloody - Part 5)
Episode 188 - Reviving Ancient Stills with Dr. Eric Stroud
Episode 187 - Whisky Philosophy with Billy Abbott
Episode 186 - The Art and Science of Cutting Back
Episode 185 - The Mint Julep: From Persia with Love
Episode 184 - Is Bourbon Broken?
Episode 183 - Love and Bitters with Sother Teague
Episode 182 - Coole Swan Irish Cream Liqueur with Mary Sadlier
Episode 181 - Negroni with David T. Smith & Keli Rivers
MBC LIVE - Bourbon (Themed Tasting 2)
Episode 180 - Horseradish Hijinks (Breaking Bloody - Part 4.2)
Episode 179 - Fire and Spice (Breaking Bloody - Part 4.1)
Episode 178 - American Cider
Episode 177 - The Future of Hospitality Education
Episode 176 - Smoke & Leaded Crystal
Episode 175 - Intro to Aquavit with Christian Krogstad
Episode 174 - Indicate THIS
MBC LIVE - Themed Tasting 1 - Jamaican Rum
Episode 173 - Last Call 2020
2020 Cocktail Holiday Gift Guide
MBC LIVE - Bottle Reviews #1
Episode 172 - Tequila Casa Dragones with Bertha González Nieves
Episode 171 - Gather Around Cocktails with Aaron Goldfarb
Episode 170 - Rare Chartreuse Tasting
Episode 169 - Umami Tsunami (Breaking Bloody - Part 3)
Episode 168 - Sex is Not a Tasting Note
Episode 167 - Macchu Pisco with Melanie Asher
Episode 166 - Give Me Liberty and Give Me a Drink with Jarrett Dieterle
Episode 165 - Brian Bartels (Breaking Bloody - Part 2)
Episode 164 - KLEOS Mastiha with Effie Panagopoulos
Episode 163 - Cocktail Ingredients You've Never Heard Of
Episode 162 - Spirits of Latin America with Ivy Mix
Episode 161 - Tales of the Cocktail 2020 with Caroline Rosen
Episode 160 - Carbonadi Vodka with Ricky Miller
Episode 159 - Copalli Rum with Elayne Duff
Episode 158 - Fizz vs. Spritz
Episode 157 - Agave Road Trip
Episode 156 - The Ghost of Cocktail Future
Episode 155 - The Tomato Man Cometh (Breaking Bloody - Part 1)
Episode 154 - Molecular Mixology with Calsin Hoyle
2020 Second Half Preview
Episode 153 - Haus Alpenz with Jake Parrott
Episode 152 - Intro to Baijiu with Derek Sandhaus
Episode 151 - Measurements: A Proportional Cocktail Guide
Episode 150 - Great Northern Cocktails with Shawn Soole
Episode 149 - Distilling the Future
BONUS: Earth No Patio Crossover Episode
Episode 148 - Art of the Recipe (Part III: Ben Turner)
Episode 147 - The Home Bar Awards
Episode 146 - The Art of the Recipe (Part II)
Episode 145 - Art of the Recipe (Part I: Origins)
Episode 144 - Letters from Quarantine
Episode 143 - The Gin Is In
Episode 142 - Fernet Duet
Episode 141 - Herb Appeal
Episode 140 - Cocktails in a Time of Plague
Episode 139 - The Subtle Art of Opening a Bar
Episode 138 - The Carmen San Diego of Food & Drink
Episode 137 - RTD Revolution
Episode 136 - From Elixir to Mixers
Episode 135 - St. George Spirits
Episode 134 - Artet: Rise of the Cannabis Aperitif
Episode 133 - The Death of Smooth
Episode 132 - Part II: Bar Room Blitz
Episode 131 - Part I: Battle of the Bartenders
Episode 130 - Thoughts on Dry January
Episode 129 - Drinking in a New Decade
Episode 128 - Uncapped
Episode 127 - Modern and Vintage Glassware
Episode 126 - Minimalist Tiki
Episode 125 - Natural Wine (Part II)
Episode 124 - Natural Wine (Part I)
Episode 123 - Acid Trip (Part II)
Episode 122 - Acid Trip (Part I)
Episode 121 - Absinthe-Minded
Episode 120 - Neuromixology
Episode 119 - Mind Your Wash Line
Episode 118 - Heritage Cocktails Double Feature
Episode 117 - Fancy Rum & Cokes
Episode 116 - Maximo Mezcal
Episode 115 - Plato & Aristotle Walk into a Bar
Episode 114 - Maritime Cocktails
Episode 113 - Spirits, Sugar, Water, Bitters
Episode 112 - The Truth about Syrups
Episode 111 - Why is Moonshine Illegal?
Episode 110 - Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails
Episode 109 - Saint Benevolence Rum
Episode 108 - Tales of the Cocktail 2019
Episode 107 - Sazerac Attack
Episode 106 - Mastering Garnish Prep
Episode 105 - The Tequila Dictionary
Episode 104 - Bespoke Bitters
Episode 103 - Rant: "Mocktail" is not a Dirty Word
Episode 103 - "Mocktail" is not a Dirty Word
Epiosde 102 - Not Tequila
Episode 101 - Pechuga-palooza
Episode 100 - State of the Cocktail Union
Episode 099 - Bursting Bubbles
Episode 098 - Don't Sleep on Kings
Episode 097 - Solera Aged Rum
Episode 096 - Battlefield to Glass Spirits
Episode 095 - CBD Cocktails
Episode 094 - Tour of Islay (Part II)
Episode 093 - Tour of Islay (Part I)
Episode 092 - Sake (Part II)
Episode 091 - Sake (Part I)
Episode 090 - WTF is Clairin?
Episode 089 - I'm Just Here for the Drinks
Episode 088 - Sangfroid Distilling
Episode 087 - Nelson's Blood & ESports
Episode 086 - Sam Vieira
Episode 085 - Bryan Davis
Episode 084 - Lost Spirits Distillery
Episode 083 - The Spirit Guide Society
Episode 082 - Pedro Shanahan
Episode 081 - Paul MacDonald
Episode 080 - 2018 Year in Review
Episode 079 - Tea Cocktails
Episode 078 - Cocktail Holiday Gift Guide 2018
Episode 077 - Homemade Liqueurs
Bonus Mini: The Art of the Shower Negroni
Episode 076 - The Milk Punch Episode
Episode 075 - Cocktail Menu Development
Episode 074 - The Switchel Episode
Episode 073 - Unpacking Prohibition
Episode 072 - Halloween Cocktails
Episode 071 - Fat Washed Cocktails
Episode 070 - Iconic Movie Cocktails
Episode 069 - Bay Area Cocktails
Episode 068 - Battle of the Bartenders
Episode 067 - Fuckin Cocktails
Episode 066 - Bone Broth Cocktails
Episode 065 - The Cork Episode
Episode 064 - New York Cocktails
Episode 063 - Book Review: By The Smoke and the Smell
Episode 062 - Eau de Vie: The Water of Life
Episode 061 - The Mead Episode
Episode 060 - The Gin Dictionary
Episode 059 - Drinkonomics 101
Episode 058 - Summer Cup & Sangria
Episode 057 - The Madeira Episode
Episode 056 - A Short History of Drunkenness
Episode 055 - The Shochu Episode
Episode 054 - Cocktails on the Move
Episode 053 - Homemade Syrups
Episode 052 - Sherry
Episode 051 - Bourbon (Part II)
Episode 050 - Bourbon (Part I)
Episode 049 - Cocktail Architecture
Episode 048 - Beer Cocktails (AKA "Beertails")
Episode 047 - How to Give Tasting Notes
Episode 046 - The Art of the Garnish
Episode 045 - Intro to Tiki
Episode 044 - Cocktail Snobs vs. Cocktail Slobs
Episode 043 - The Mezcal Episode
Episode 042 - The Vermouth Episode
Episode 041 - One-Bottle Cocktails
Episode 040 - Barrels and Aging
Episode 039 - Intro to Terroir
Episode 038 - Healthier Drinking
Episode 037 - Optimizing Your Home Bar
Episode 036 - Muddler Mania
Episode 035 - Cocktail Bites
Episode 034 - Cocktail Kryptonite
Episode 033 - Japanese Cocktails
Episode 032 - Frontier Cocktails
Episode 031 - Indian Cocktails
Episode 030 - Eric Does the Lightning Round
Episode 029 - Egg Cocktails
Episode 028 - The Vodka Episode
Episode 027 - Strange Cocktail Ingredients
Episode 026 - Cocktails and Place
Episode 025 - Chef Driven Cocktails
Episode 024 - Pointillism as a Metaphor for Flavor
Episode 023 - The Rum Episode
Episode 022 - Decoding Spirits Labels
Episode 021 - Making Cocktail Friends
Episode 020 - Infinity Bottles
Episode 019 - Misfit Spirits
Episode 018 - Cocktail Technique and Service
Episode 017 - cocktails+craft
Episode 016 - Batched Cocktails
Episode 015- The Art & Science of Distilling
Episode 014 - Bar Cart Q&A
Episode 013 - Intro to Amaro
Episode 012 - Ice and Cocktails
Episode 011 - Infusions and Flavor Advice
Episode 010 - The Martini
Episode 009 - Shrubs and Mocktails
Episode 008 - Bitters, Vermouth, and Liqueurs
Episode 007 - How Flavor Works
Episode 006 - Citrus Crash Course
Episode 005 - Herbal Cocktails
Episode 004 - Bar Cart Software
Episode 003 - Vintage & Modern Glassware
Episode 002 - Bar Cart Hardware
Episode 001 - The Joy of Homebartending
Episode 000 - Episode Zero