It's New Orleans: Louisiana Eats

It s that magical time of year in New Orleans when cocktailians and spirits experts from around the world come together in the blazing heat for the world s pre eminent cocktail festival, Tales of the Cocktail. On this week s show, we re giving you an insider s view into the Crescent City s most spirited gathering. We begin with Kate Gerwin, the first American and first woman to win the Bols Around The World championship in bartending. Kate discusses her career owning and operating award winning establishments, and the story behind Girls With Bols, her game changing mentorship program for female bartenders. Then, we take a virtual trip through the highball bars of Japan with Gardner Dunn of Suntory Whisky, who explains Suntory s vivid history and the inventive drinking culture in Japan. Next, we learn about one family s spirits legacy from Leonardo Vena of Lucano 1894. Leonardo s family has been making their amaro, an Italian herbal liqueur, from a secret recipe for over a century. We also get a lesson in arti