Bartender at Large

It can be hard to make it in the bar business without someone in your corner rooting for you & showing you the ropes. Especially, when we are going through particularly hard times like today. Which is why this week, we decided to showcase the topic of mentoring with A-K Hada --formerly of PDT, Existing Conditions, and the Tales of the Cocktail Apprentice Program. Whether you are looking for a mentor or want to become a better one yourself, this is one episode that you will not want to miss.   Proof Old-Fashioned Syrup: https://proofsyrup.com/?utm_source=bartender-at-large&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=ep1    ==============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

For this week's bonus episode, as Lynn House (National Spirits Specialist and Portfolio Mixologist for Heaven Hill Brands) and Erick talk about the difference between living your values and just paying them lip service. And how that applies to the bars that we work in. Get access to weekly bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge

How does one go about recreating the lost recipe to a once ubiquitous cocktail ingredient? Dubonnet Rouge was once found on back bars around the world, but eventually was forgotten as the aromatized wine fell out of favor due to lost popularity and a compromise in quality. But Lynn House, star bartender turned brand ambassador, helped lead the charge to bring this key ingredient back to its roots and regain its rightful place in the cocktail canon.   ==============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

Putting out a print magazine as a massive publisher is already a difficult task, particularly during the COVID era. So how hard would it be for someone from within the bar industry to not only attempt this herculean feat, but also to succeed at producing an impressive zine that highlights a diverse crew of bartenders from around the world? Join us this week as we are joined by Rebekkah Dooley (Dead Rabbit, BlackTail and creator of the London Sessions) and discuss her inspiration and motivation for helping to created the innovative new magazine, Discard. Learn more: http://discardthezine.com ==============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

There are very few countries that have as a variety of drinking traditions as the United States. While many like to think that the U.S. is a homogeneous culture from coast to coast, they are overlooking the fact that the country is filled with little pockets that each has a distinctive way of imbibing their favorite tipple. Whether it is the near ubiquity of the Brandy Old-Fashioned in Wisconsin or the Picon Punch in Nevada, this week’s guest has travelled across the U.S. to document and record the country’s most unique drinking habits. So tune in as we sit down with Brian Bartels, the author of United States of Cocktails, and talk about the most interesting traditions that he has discovered on his travels.   Learn more: https://www.brianbartels.com ==============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

It is a great feat to organize an international spirits competition. Especially when the inaugural event is taking place during a global pandemic. If you have ever wondered what exactly goes into evaluating the world's greatest spirits, then tune in this week, as we are joined by Nicolette Teo (co-founder of the LA Spirits Awards) and listen up, as she details everything from how they select judges to how the event came together. This is not one to miss if you enjoy getting nerdy about tasting spirits. Learn more: https://laspiritsawards.com =============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

This week we are joined by the award-winning Hollywood director, producer and writer, Paul Feig. He has worked on some cult classic films which include Bridesmaids,  Ghostbusters, Spy, The Heat, etc. While all of that is certainly impressive, you might be wondering what he is doing on podcast about cocktails? Well that is because after a decades long love affair with gin and cocktail culture, Feig has finally released his very own gin, Artingstall's Brilliant London Dry Gin. So tune in, as we talk about everything from his recipe for the ultimate Martini to what it's like to own a spirits brand when you grew up in a family that doesn't drink. Learn more: https://www.artingstallsgin.com ==============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

Our guest this week is Dominic Venegas, a bartender turned brand ambassador, who has an encyclopedic knowledge of both spirits and cocktails. Over the years, he has worked at some of the industry's most influential bars in both San Francisco and New York, including Bourbon & Branch, and the NoMad Bar. During much of this time, he was also working at a boutique bottleshop during the day, so that he could beef up his spirits knowledge while he wasn't shaking drinks. Years later, he is now nominated for brand ambassador of the year, for his work representing one of the world's most prestigious whiskey portfolios. So tune in, as he talks about his journey into the world of premium spirits. =============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

Giving this episode a title was a bit difficult, as Joe Schofield is so well-versed in so many areas of the cocktail world that it can be quite difficult to narrow things down. He just launched both his own cocktail book and his own vermouth, two things of which would keep any bartender busy. But while he was working on those projects, he was also collecting accolades and awards for both himself and the programs that he oversees. In fact, he excels in so many areas of the business that we just knew that we had to get him on to share his insight. Learn more:  https://www.joe-schofield.com =============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge

How do you go from working a regular 9 to 5 in an office to making cocktails around the world for your 90k Instagram followers? Tune in to hear the story of what it is like to take your passion for cocktails and travel and turn it into a full-time gig. Not only that, but we also dive into their new book and talk about what it is like creating new cocktails and styling them no matter where in the world the happen to be. So check out this week's episode, where we hang out with the team behind Beautiful Booze: Natalie Migliarini and James Stevenson of Little Lane Media.   Learn more:  Beautiful Booze   =============================   Join us every Monday as acclaimed bartender, Erick Castro, interviews some of the bar industry's top talents from around the world, including bartenders, distillers & authors. If you love cocktails & spirits then this award-winning podcast is just for you.   SUPPORT US ON PATREON: Get early access to episodes, exclusive bonus episodes, special content and more: https://www.patreon.com/BartenderAtLarge    FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Erick Castro: www.instagram.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.instagram.com/BartenderAtLarge   FOLLOW US ON TWITTER:   Erick Castro: www.twitter.com/HungryBartender Bartender at Large: www.twitter.com/BartendAtLarge