Bartender Journey - Cocktails. Spirits. Bartending Culture. Libations For Your Ears.

Single Malt Scotch Whisky is a relatively new phenomenon.  Blended Scotch Whisky was the norm only a few decades ago. This week on the Bartender Journey Podcast we talk with Gemma Paterson, Brand Ambassador for The Balvenie Single Malt Scotch Whisky. It's the Bartender Journey Podcast Number 183!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. ·      Book of the week: The Big Man of Jim Beam: Booker Noe And the Number-One Bourbon In the World.  Recommended by F. Paul Pacult. C C C

Neal Bodenheimer - Bar Owner and Bartender chats with us on the podcast this week.  Co-owner of Cane & Table and Cure, Neil talks about his cocktail menu, the bartender's roll in the bar and developing a bar in an "up and coming" neighborhood.

The Manhattan - The Story of the First Modern Cocktail with Author Philip Greene. It''s the Bartender Journey Podcast Number 181. Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. The first cocktail was what we now know of as the Old Fashioned, but before the Manhattan came along, it was just called a "cocktail".  Vermouth came on the scene in the 1800's and changed the cocktail scene forever.  The Manhattan was the first drink to incorporate a second alcoholic ingredient. Listen as we chat with Cocktail Historian, Philip Greene.

A true Bartender is always learning.  Its September:  Back to School time, and we focus, more than ever on education. It the Bartender Journey Podcast Number 180. Listen with the audio player on this page, on BartenderJourney.net or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. On this episode of Bartender Journey we talk with Bar Educators Chris Bidmead and Suzanne Freedman, founders of the educational Bar Methods course. Bar Methods is a new program, focusing on Bartending fundamentals. In keeping with the spirit of spirits education, we are happy to announce that for the month of September only, the Scotch Malt Whisky Society is offering a discounted member rate with code "AMANDA" when you sign up at smwsa.com. Membership includes private access to the site, a subscription to Unfiltered magazine, invitations and discounts to events around the US and access to exclusive Members' Rooms in Leith, Edinburgh and London! Bartender Journey swag giveaway! Send an email to brian@bartenderjourney.

We chat with Dave Pickerell, the legendary Master Distiller on the podcast this week. Brian won a contest and was taken on a three day trip with 9 other bartenders to the WhistlePig Farm and Distillery in Vermont.  We get a chance to sit down with Dave, who is a true Rock Star in the Distilling Industry.  He, along with Raj Bhakta founded WhistlePig Rye. Listen with the audio player on this page, on BartenderJourney.net or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. For something a little different this week on the podcast there are photos that can be viewed as you listen to the show.  See pictures of the Distillery and the Farm in your podcast app as you listen. This episode of Bartender Journey is brought to you by Partender - which helps you do inventory, ordering, and get real time insights on what's moving in your bar in minutes (versus hours). The team at Partender wants to make inventory easier & help increase transparency & happiness for everyone - so bartenders, managers, and

This week's podcast continues Tales of the Cocktail 2016 coverage with a chat with Tim Master on Chartreuse, Jim Meehan, founder of PDT in Manhattan and Jetta Bates, Cocktail Enthusiast and Creator of the blog, Jetta Setting. It's the Bartender Journey Podcast Number 178, supported by ​ Partender. Listen with the audio player on this page, on BartenderJourney.net or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. Book of the Week: Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist by Tim Federle.  Its a fun book with easy to make cocktails named after classic books. ​Cocktail of the Week: Last Word Mix equal parts Green Chartreuse, Maraschino Liqueur, and Fresh Lime Juice.  Shake with ice.  Double strain into a chilled Coupe glass.  Garnish with a Lime Wheel. Toast of the week: "Here’s to the nights we can't remember, with the friends we'll never forget"

Taking your skills to the next level as a bartender, bar manager or owner calls for cultivating your business mindset to help manage your time and tasks towards optimizing the bottom line.   Today we chat with Anjali Kundra, co-founder of Partender, Inc., a food and beverage company that asks the question: “How much is your time worth?”. Listen with the audio player on this page, on BartenderJourney.net or subscribe on iTunes,  Android or Stitcher Radio. Anjali combines her hospitality experience and entrepreneurial attitude to give us tips advocating empowering yourself, team members and focusing on while still having fun at work. As mentioned in the Podcast, you can access the companion deck:  *This Cocktail Hacker - A Lesson from Tech Startups: Finding your entrepreneurial spirit & ultimate success behind the bar (and beyond)   Thank you Anjali for the interview and thank you to Partender for supporting this podcast. To learn more how Partender can help you, click here.

Join us for some adventures in New Orleans during Tales of the Cocktail 2016. Listen with the audio player on this page, on BartenderJourney.net or subscribe on iTunes,  Android or Stitcher Radio.

We talk with the Yoda of Bartending Gary 'gaz' Regan during Cocktails in the Country. Plus a Walk and Talk interview / tour of the the French Quarter bars of New Orleans with the Cocktail Guru Jonathan Pogash. Listen with the audio player on this page, subscribe on iTunes or Android or listen on Stitcher Radio.

Attending Bartending events?  You should!  They are a lot of fun, very educational, and you get to hang out with the coolest people on the planet! How do you get the most from these events? Brian has just returned from Tales Of The Cocktail with lots of opinions on this! Listen with the audio player on this page, subscribe on iTunes or Android or listen on Stitcher Radio. You can read an in depth article on this subject on the Bartender Journey web site here until August 31, 2016.  After that, it will only be available as premium content.  For more information about our premium content, please contact us. Cheers!

Brian Weber reports from the first day of Tales Of The Cocktail 2016. A very short episode this week as we dive into TOTC2016.

Its another road trip for Bartender Journey!  Brian records the podcast in his car this week on the way to the Real McCoy Rum Cocktail Competition in Newport, Road Island.   Listen to the show with the audio player on this page or Subscribe on iTunes, on Android, or listen on Stitcher Radio. Cocktail of the Week, (and Brian Weber’s entry in the Real McCoy contest): Three Miles Off Shore 1 oz Real McCoy 3 Year Old Silver Rum 1 oz Real McCoy 5 Year Old Aged Rum  1/2 oz Campari 1 oz Fresh Grapefruit Juice (strained) 1/2 oz Fresh Lime Juice (strained) 3/4 oz Simple Syrup (1:1) 5 drops Bar 40 Salt Bitters 5 drops Bar 40 Sour Bitters Shake with ice.  Double strain into a chilled Coupe glass.

Its a Bartender Journey Field Trip as we travel to the Black Dirt Distillery in Warwick, NY. We chat with Black Dirt Distillery co-founders and managing partners, Jason Grizzanti and Jeremy Kidde and tour the distillery.   Best of all, we get to taste some Bourbon straight out of the barrels! Listen to the show withthe audio player on this page or Subscribe on iTunes,  or on Android, or listen on Stitcher Radio.

When you think of Single Malt Whiskey, you probably think Scotch.  Some great Single Malts are popping up throughout the U.S. including Westland made in the city of Seattle, Washington.  We talk with Master Distiller Matt Hoffman. Listen with the audio player on this page on the Bartender Journey Web Site or Subscribe on iTunes or Android.  You can also listen on Stitcher Radio. Matt Hofmann is co-founder and master distiller at Seattle’s Westland Distillery. Westland has become America’s leading single malt distiller, which won the title “2015 Craft Whiskey of the Year” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and was named the “2015 Whiskey of the Year” by the American Distilling Institute. Book of the Week: Tasting Whiskey: An Insider's Guide to the Unique Pleasures of the World's Finest Spirits  by Lew Bryson, forward by David Wondrich Cocktail of the Week: Penicillin Cocktail2 oz. blended Scotch whiskey
 ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice
 ¾ oz. honey syrup 2-3 quarter-size slices fresh ging

How can we produce cocktails that contain healthy elements.  Superfoods in our cocktails? Why not? This time on Bartender Journey Podcast No 168 with talk with Jules Aron, author of Zen & Tonic - Savory & Fresh Cocktails for the Enlightened Drinker. Cocktail of the Week: Variation on the Green Orchard from Zen & Tonic - Savory & Fresh Cocktails for the Enlightened Drinker. 1 Pear 1 Green Apple Small Bunch Fresh Basil 1/4 oz Fresh Lemon Juice 2 oz Gin 1/2 oz Pear Ginger Syrup Place first 3 ingredients in a juicer.  Add to mixing tin and add next 3 ingredients.  Shake with ice.  Strain into a glass (no ice in glass). Toast of the Week: "Out with the old.  In with the new.  Cheers to the future and all that we do." Nominate the Bartender Journey Podcast for "Best Radio Show or Podcast" for the Taste Talks Food & Drinks Awards. Click here to Nominate.

Cachaça is the national sprit of Brazil and is sometimes called Rum’s Older Cousin.  It is distilled from Sugar Cane Juice and is one of the most consumed distilled spirits in the world. The Caipirinha cocktail is a delicious drink, is quite easy to make and is quite impressive to serve to your guests. Novo Fogo makes many different expressions of Cachaça. Novo Fogo produces Cachaça that is certified organic, and they describe their distillery as “zero-waste” facility. Listen to the Bartender Journey Podcast # 167 with the audio player on this page or Subscribe on iTunes or Android, or listen on Stitcher Radio. Cocktail of the Week: Caipirinha 1/2 lime 1/2 teaspoon sugar 2 ounces  Cachaça old-fashioned glass Slice the lime into 1/2-inch rounds, cube them, and muddle them in an Old-Fashioned glass or small tumbler with the sugar. Add a couple of ice cubes. Pour in the cachaça. Short Shake. Toast of the Week: Here's to our wives and sweethearts, let's pray they n

This week we talk about how to "Go Green" in your bar.  Plus, we talk to Barman Frank Caiafa, author of The Waldorf Astoria Bar Book.

What makes Rum, Rum?  We learn about how Rum is made with Micheal Sharry from Berkshire Mountain Distillers about their Rum made in The Berkshire Mountains of Massachusetts.  The history of Rum is intertwined with the history of America. First, we get a chance to talk to Giuseppe Gonzalez at his great new bar:  Suffolk Arms. Then we head up to the Indie Spirits Expo and talk to Author Jeff Cioletti about his book The Year of Drinking Adventurously - 52 Ways to Get Out of Your Comfort Zone.  For a chance to win a copy of this book, go to our Subscribe page and sign up for our email list.  For another chance to win leave a written review on iTunes, (after clicking on link click "view in iTunes and then "Ratings & Reviews") *Please vote in the Taste Talks Food & Drink Awards!  Vote for "Bartender Journey Podcast - bartenderjourney.net" in the Best Radio Show or Podcast category.  Click here to vote! Listen to the show with the audio player on this page or Subscribe on iTunes,  or on Android, or l

·     There are often many fun things to do on Mondays in NYC for Bartenders!  This week we visit: ·     Cocktail Kingdom ·     Monkey Shoulder’s Ultimate Bartender Challengeat American Whiskey ·     Chartreuse Day with Tim Master at Dear Irving •KettleOne happy hour at Plug Uglies ·     Listen to the show with the audio player on this page or Subscribe on iTunes, or on Android,or listen on StitcherRadio. ·     We also hear from Jillian & Jessie –Bartenders at Dead Rabbit about some cocktails they were serving up at BarInstitute in Baltimore recently. ·     Brendan & Alex tell us all about Martin Miller’s Gin. ·     Cocktail of the Week – Fruitations Tangerita: ·     2 oz Silver Tequila ·     1 oz Fruitations Tangerine ·     ¼ oz Fresh Lemon Juice ·     ½ oz Simple Syrup ·     ½ oz Fresh Lime Juice ·     Shake with ice.  Add 1 oz Seltzer. Strain into  Highball glass filled with fresh ice. ·     Book of the Week:  Cosmopolitan, A Bartender’sLive by Toby Cecchini ·     Thanks to my f

This week we speak with author of the ground breaking book "Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails & Tonics", Warren Bobrow!