craft cocktail

Episode 175 – Sono 1420 America’s Maritime Distillery – Ted Dumbauld

This episode features ⁠Ted Dumbauld⁠ of ⁠Sono 1420 America’s Maritime Distillery⁠.

Ted’s path to distilling originated from the cannabis industry. He had the idea to build a brand at the intersection of cannabis and alcohol. The innovation that he’s brought to the spirits world is a hemp based product. Ted took hemp seed and added it to the mash bill. Sono 1420 was born in 2020. Their location on the Long Island Sound affords them access to the terroir and maritime environment. Their “Threesome” ready to mix cocktail is another amazing creation that sets this craft distillery apart. What is coming out of ⁠Norwalk, Conn⁠ is so unique and different. We anticipate more wonderful expressions from this young and bold distillery.

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www.sono1420.com – 19 Day St, Norwalk, CT 06854 – ⁠(203) 635-2100⁠ – ⁠Facebook

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠University of Kentucky⁠

⁠Hempzels⁠

⁠San Francisco World Spirits Competition⁠

⁠Copps Island Oysters⁠

⁠Kelvin Cooperage⁠

⁠Delaware Valley Fields Foundation⁠

⁠Fireball

Episode 173 -Fresh Pressed Beverage – Judy Elahi

This episode features⁠ Judy Elahi⁠ of F⁠resh Pressed Beverage⁠.

Like many stories that we hear, Fresh Pressed Beverage began during covid. Judy looked to help restaurants with cocktail development and bar organization, as well as, what she does on a daily basis. She focuses much of her attention on private and corporate events, restaurant and bar consulting and non-alcoholic development. That highlights cold pressed juices, coffee, tea or water. Judy has been juicing for over 12 years and when you hear what she designs you can understand why people are flocking to her creations. Judy utilizes her culture and experience to produce craft juices and cocktails that boast layers of flavor.

www.freshpressedbev.com – ⁠Instagram⁠

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Highlights From our Conversation:

⁠Chilled Magazine⁠

⁠Mindful Drinking Fest⁠

⁠Boisson⁠

⁠Disco Mary Collective⁠

⁠Johnson & Wales University⁠

⁠Chevy’s Fresh Mex⁠

⁠Gravitas⁠

⁠True Food Kitchen⁠

⁠Naked and Famous Cocktails Recipe⁠

⁠Holistic Spirits Co.⁠

⁠Barr Hill Gin⁠

⁠Ethos Hospitality Group⁠

⁠Tales of the Cocktail⁠

Episode 172 – Wildfether Distilling – Tommy Alfinito

This episode features ⁠Tommy Alfinito⁠ of ⁠Wildfether Distilling⁠.

Tommy is a former gym owner who had a dream to open a brewery. His experiences got him into Japanese Whiskey. He got deeper and deeper into whiskey which led him to the idea of opening a distillery. His hometown of Haddonfield was seeking to have someone open a distillery. Tommy is very hands on and he got started learning the ropes of distilling. Wildfether opened in May of 2023. They have exploded onto the scene making 1500 cocktails a week for their raving customers. They are working hard to keep up with production and already have expansion plans in the works. They’re a meeting spot in the community. You’ll be amazed and delighted by the craft spirits and cocktails.

236 Kings Hwy E, Haddonfield, NJ 08033 –⁠ Instagram⁠

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Specific Mechanical Systems⁠

⁠Bob McDonald – Dancing Star Farm⁠

⁠Tree House Brewing Company⁠

⁠Kozuba & Sons Distillery⁠

⁠Sonja Hunt – ABV Jobs

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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Highlights From Our Discussion:

⁠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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Highlights From our Conversation:

⁠Kentucky Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠Kentucky Craft Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club ⁠

⁠Canon ⁠

⁠Two James Spirits⁠

⁠High Wire Distilling⁠

Episode 144 – Anjali Bhargava – Anjali’s Cup

This episode features ⁠⁠⁠⁠Anjali Bhargava⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠Anjali’s Cup⁠.

Anjalis journey into business began as a snack company. She discovered that the business wasn’t scalable. The stress of building a business took a toll on her health. She searched for a solution to her intense migraines. Anjali fell back on the splices and herbs that she was raised on. Turmeric became her go to and she sought to refine it into a delicious alternative. She found a farmer that was growing amazing turmeric and a new business was launched. Resilience Turmeric Elixir is her flagship. Listen and learn about the creative way to make tea, coffee, cocktails, food and pastries tasty.

www.AnjalisCup.com – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ – ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

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Highlights From Our Discussion:

⁠Coffee Fest⁠

⁠Faire⁠

⁠Barista Underground⁠

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn⁠

⁠Absinthia⁠

⁠Maman⁠

⁠Mean Mug Coffee Company⁠

⁠Burlap & Barrel⁠

⁠Food Network⁠

⁠Cantina Royal Hot Sauce⁠

⁠Joe Coffee Company⁠

⁠Whole Foods⁠

Alt Summit portraits, 2023, photographed by Justin Hackworth

Episode 120 – Amaro Santoni – Luca Missaglia

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This episode features Luca Missaglia of Amaro Santoni.

Luca is driven by passion. Amaro Santoni, an Italian Apartivo comes from the heart. He also has a love of cocktails and brand building. His focus is to help bartenders get out of their comfort zone. Luca grew up in Milan. Very early on he discovered that the zest for amaro was in his DNA. Amaro Santoni is a traditional recipe made by Gabriello Santoni. It’s produced with Rhubarb Root, Iris Flower and Olive Leaf. It takes your drinking experience into the third dimension. If you love amaro, this is a must have on your bar.

www.amarosantoni.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Bar Convent Brooklyn

The Art of Shaking

Nomad Hotel

Episode 111 – Method Spirits – Corey Fitzsimmons

This episode features Corey Fitzsimmons of Method Spirits.

Corey was a bartender in New York City for over a decade. He had the honor of being the head bartender at the new location for the Union Square Cafe. He quickly discovered the he was not able to source local vermouth that would work for classic cocktails. He began working on a vermouth using his own recipes and exploring opportunities. This took him to going out on his own to develop Method Spirits. He and his partners spent 2 years developing the recipe for their sweet vermouth. We have to share that it is delicious and complex. It gives wonderful depth and character to cocktails and it stands on its own neat or with a little club soda. Keep an eye out for the dry vermouth that they have created.

www.MethodSpirits.com – Instagram

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Highlights from our discussion:

Bar Convent Brooklyn

Union Square Cafe

Swedish Hill Vineyard & Winery

Finger Lakes Distilling

Danny Meyer

Episode 105 – Bar Convent Recap – Jackie Williams

In this episode we speak with Jackie Williams of RX Global about Bar Convent Brooklyn2022.

In 2018 BCB was launched. In 2022 BCB celebrated it’s new Brooklyn home at Industry City.

Bar Convent Brooklyn took place on June 14th and 15th. Over 3,700 attended the event over a 2 day span. The event provided an amazing opportunity for the bartending and spirits industry to come together and network, see new products, and discover the latest trends. 136 booths offered something for everyone. Featuring… spirits, liquors, aperitifs, ready to drink cocktails, barware and mixers. The education offerings highlighted over 3 dozen classes that provided a wide variety of information. Jackie and I recap the event and discuss what you can look forward to at 2023’s 5th anniversary extravaganza. www.barconventbrooklyn.com – Facebook

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Highlights From our Discussion:

Industry City

Barr Hill Gin

Chilled 100 Spirits Awards

Bar Convent Berlin