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Episode 155 -Tales Of The Cocktail 2023 – Eileen Wayner

This episode feature Eileen Wayner of ⁠Tales of the Cocktail⁠.

In 2001 Tales of the Cocktail began as a walking tour of the French Quarter in New Orleans. The desire was to have conversations, explore spirits and to learn. Twenty one years later TOTC is the leading drinks based cocktail/festival. This week long conference takes place at the Ritz Carlton. There are activations and parties that are scattered throughout the city as well. This year they offered 65 seminars providing education on a wide variety of topics. Attendees had their share of tastings and celebrations to enjoy and there was no shortage of libations to imbibe on. The featured bartenders showed off their amazing skills and creativity showcasing spirits, flavorings and a feast for the senses. The experiences are endless during this 5 day extravaganza. We hear from Eileen about the highlights of 2023 and what to look forward to in 2024.

www.TalesOfTheCocktail.org – ⁠Facebook

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠The Ritz Carlton⁠

⁠New Orleans, LA⁠

⁠Singapore Tourism Board⁠

⁠Cocktail Apprentice Program⁠

⁠Johnson & Wales University⁠

⁠YouTube Channel for TOTC⁠

⁠Spirited Awards⁠

⁠Tiffanie Barriere

Bar Convent Brooklyn 2023 – Jackie Williams

Bar Convent Brooklyn was back in Industry City for 2023. This years event was expanded to occupy more space. The booths and activations were bigger and even better. BCB is a party where business gets done. 4,500 industry professionals attended over 2 days. There were 198 brands represented and visitors came from 51 countries and 46 states. 475,000 spirit samples were enjoyed. Sip and savor this recap of the 2 day extravaganza and look to reserve your spot for 2024’s BCB being held on June 11th and 12th.

www.BarConventBrooklyn.com

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Cardenxe⁠

⁠Shanky’s Whip⁠

⁠Park Street University⁠

⁠Barrows Intense Ginger⁠

⁠Brooklyn Kura⁠

⁠Standard Wormwood⁠

⁠Fort Hamilton Distillery⁠

⁠Industry City⁠

Episode 148 – Liberty Pole Spirits Grand Opening

This special episode features ⁠Jim⁠, ⁠Ellen⁠, Rob and ⁠Kevin Hough⁠ of ⁠Liberty Pole Spirits⁠.

On July 15th Liberty Pole Spirits entered a new chapter in the history of their whiskey distillery. Friends, family and new fans joined the celebration and filled their new campus to capacity. It was an amazing experience to be part of the festivities and tour this state of the art distillery. The crowned jewel is the largest rickhouse in all of Pennsylvania. This expansive structure provides so much room now to fill and age barrels.

The tasting room and bottle shop are full of history which is befitting to the distilled spirits that are being produced. It’s a comfortable space to sit, relax, sip and enjoy the sights, sounds and the conversations all around. The cocktails are amazing. A perfect balanced and well rounded compliment to the base whiskey being used. We got see the production space from the seating area overlooking the distillery itself.

⁠Episode 31⁠ featured Jim and there you can learn about the history and the humble beginnings of Liberty Pole. This episode provides a glimpse into the excitement of opening day, the experiences leading up to it and some never told stories about the beginning of the distillery.

This is certainly a destination that must be on your bucket list.

⁠800 Adios Drive⁠, ⁠Washington, PA⁠ –⁠724-503-4014⁠ –⁠ www.LibertyPoleSpirits.com⁠ – ⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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⁠Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends

Episode 146 – Barrow’s Intense Ginger – Josh Morton

This episode features ⁠Josh Morton⁠ of ⁠Barrow’s Intense Ginger⁠.

Josh started making the ginger liqueur in his kitchen for his friends ten years before it became a product that he sold. As he calls it, “A Happy Accident”. His inspiration was lemon cello that he enjoyed during his visit to Italy. Josh was disappointed by what he drank when he returned to the United States. A chef friend gave him some tips and tricks on how to make the lemon cello the correct way. With each experimental batch he refined the recipe. Once ginger was added it became clear that he was on to something special. Each time he made it he added more ginger and less lemon. What exists today is a delicious liqueur that is versatile and simply amazing. Don’t take our word for it… pick up a bottle today and experience Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur for yourself.

86 34th St Brooklyn, NY 11232 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠(917) 597-1084⁠⁠⁠⁠ – www.BarrowsIntense.com -⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Industry City⁠

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn⁠

⁠Brooklyn, NY⁠

⁠Japan Village⁠

⁠Sahadi’s Market⁠

⁠Fort Hamilton Distillery⁠

⁠Standard Wormwood Distillery⁠

⁠Big Alice Brewing⁠

⁠Gun Hill Brewing Co.⁠

⁠Brooklyn Kura⁠

⁠Mix & Match App⁠

⁠New York Distillers Guild⁠

⁠Hometown BBQ⁠

⁠Red Pump Spirits⁠

⁠P.F. Changs⁠

⁠Rabbit Hole Distillery⁠

⁠MuleMosa.com⁠

⁠Base4stands⁠

⁠The Bard Distillery⁠

⁠Wine Enthusiast⁠

⁠Drink Hacker

Episode 145 – Imbibitude – Kevin

This episode features ⁠⁠Kevin of ⁠⁠Imbibitude⁠.

For Kevin it began with an interest in cocktail making and mixology. It was an experience with one cocktail in particular that peaked his interest in peated whisky. Kevin grew up experiencing his grandfather’s enjoyment of bourbon. This lead to learning more about all types of spirits. To date he has visited 49 states and over 100 distilleries. We talked cocktails, distilleries, the bourbon trails and so much more in this episode.

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⁠Kentucky Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠Kentucky Craft Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club ⁠

⁠Canon ⁠

⁠Two James Spirits⁠

⁠High Wire Distilling⁠

Episode 141 – Laird & Company – Vincent Capitolo and Gerard Laird Dunn

This episode features ⁠Vincent Capitolo ⁠and ⁠Gerard Laird Dunn⁠ of ⁠⁠Laird & Company⁠.

In 1698 Samuel Laird came from Scotland and settled in the new world. He was a well experienced maker of scotch. While grain wasn’t plentiful, apples certainly were. This was how the apple jack and apple brandy business was launched. This episode provides us the opportunity to learn how Apple Jack is produced. 1780 is the year that is used as the beginning of Laird & Company becoming a business. Laird’s has been witness and a part of the the history of the United States since its inception. This is the oldest distilled domestic brand. For Gerard the introduction to Laird’s was summers spent working in the family business. Each summer he came back and his grandfather gave him more responsibility. During his junior year of college he realized that working for Laird & Company was where he belonged. Today, Laird’s remains true to their values while broadening their horizons by creating and expanding their product line. After the podcast we were priveliged to experience a number of the new expressions. You can learn about them on this podcast episode.

One Laird Road, Scobeyville, NJ 07724 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠(732) 542-0312 – www.LairdAndCompany.com – ⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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Highlights from our discussion:

⁠Colts Neck Inn⁠

⁠Jim Beam⁠

⁠Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory⁠

⁠Scobeyville, NJ⁠

⁠Roger Wilco⁠

⁠Wilco Whiskey⁠

⁠Mike Rowe⁠

⁠Von C Brewing Co.

Episode 136 – Cudia Cocktail Consulting – Michelle Cudia

This episode features ⁠⁠Michelle Cudia⁠ of ⁠Cudia Cocktail Consulting⁠⁠.

Michelle started working at Tria Taproom as a bar manager. They were looking to extend their draft cocktail program. At the time she didn’t have any experience with craft cocktails. She set out to write the whole plan for the bar. She was able to spread her “cocktail nerdiness” to events and the public. In 2019 Michelle launched Cudia Cocktail Consulting as an official business. She works with weddings, birthday parties, bachelor and bachelorette parties. Just about anything that you can imagine that could enjoy sensational, one of a kind, cocktails that create a memorable event. She’s always ready for discussion of cocktails and helping businesses take their program to the next level. Cocktails are meant to be celebratory!

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⁠Josh Douglas⁠

⁠Widows Peak Distilling Company⁠

⁠Ranstead Room⁠

⁠Tria Philly⁠

⁠The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company⁠

⁠Philadelphia Distilling⁠

⁠Canyon Shayer⁠

⁠Tiffanie Barriere⁠

⁠Main Line Center for Bartending⁠

⁠The Black Squirrel Pub and Haunt⁠

⁠⁠Bees Knees Cocktail⁠⁠

⁠K’FAR Philadelphia

Whiskey Tangents with Laura Fields

This episode features Laura Fields of The Delaware Valley Fields Foundation.

In this episode Laura and I go down a number of whiskey history tangents. We hope that you enjoy this fascinating journey into some little discussed stories of our past.

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Episode 125 – Indepenent Spirits Distillery – Mark Breen-Klein

This episode features Mark Breen-Klein of Independent Spirits Distillery.

Kerry, Mark’s mother, was trying to decide a business to go into as her children were leaving home to explore their lives. Without any experience or knowledge the decision was made to start a distillery. Mark brought his biomedical engineering degree background into the family business. His attention to detail and a focus on a uniform product takes their spirits to a new level. There are quite a few expressions to be proud of which are all unique, creative and full of flavor. These are expressions that pay homage to the local farmers of South Jersey that surround this family craft distillery.

131 Davidson Rd, Woolwich Township, NJ 08085

(609) 202-5458– www.ISDistillery.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Two Bridges Wine, Beer and Spirits Trail

Rabbit Hill Farms

Mood’s Farm Market

Tito’s Vodka

Episode 123 – Virginia Distillery Company – Amanda Beckwith

This episode features Amanda Beckwith of Virginia Distillery Company.

Dr. George G. Moore was an Irishman who came to the United States in the 1970’s. He loved collecting and drinking single malt whisky’s. In 2011 the dream of a distillery began to become a reality. In 2013 George’s son Gareth took over the reigns when his father passed away. Today, Virginia Distillery Company has been distilling and aging for over seven years. Amanda came on board in 2015 to launch the tour and tasting program. Her knowledge of whisky making quickly grew. Amanda discovered that she had an amazing ability to nose and taste whisky. Today, as master blender, she has taken the lead on their single malt “Courage & Conviction” release. We got to share Amanda’s perspective on the juice that the team is producing. We have to say that what they are producing is sensational. Their New American Single Malt is a feast for the senses.

299 Eades Ln, Lovingston, VA 22949 – (434) 285-2900 – www.VADistillery.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Harry Cockburn

Dr. Jim Swan

Nancy Fraley

George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery

Murphy & Rude Malting Company