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The Improved Whiskey Cocktail
Season 1 Episode 141
How do you improve upon the very formula that brought us the Old Fashioned? Subjectively speaking, many may argue that it's impossible. But from a technical — or technical cocktail terminology — pers…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
The Stinger
Season 1 Episode 140
Laura Maddox, bar manager-owner at Austin's Small Victory, joins us today to dissect the Stinger. Dubbed "the king of after-dinner cocktails," Laura teaches us how to master this two-ingredient mix o…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Brooklyn
Season 1 Episode 139
Jason Hedges, beverage director at Laurent Tourondel Hospitality, author of “The Seasonal Cocktail,” and founding partner at the beverage consulting firm, Bar IQ, joins us today for our third New-Yor…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Banana Daiquiri
Season 1 Episode 138
Vanessa Leon, National Educator for Diageo, visits Cocktail College today to talk about a drink that's near and dear to her heart: The Banana Daiquiri. Think of this as an evolution of our recent exp…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
The Cosmopolitan (re-run)
Season 1 Episode 137
We're taking a trip in the Cocktail College time machine as we revisit our 2022 conversation with Toby Cecchini, co-owner of Long Island Bar and The Rockwell Place, and inventor of The Cosmopolitan. …
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
Techniques: Preservation
Season 1 Episode 136
Miles Macquarrie, beverage director and partner at Decatur, Georgia’s Kimball House joins Cocktail College for another Techniques episode, this time focusing on the art and science of preservation. M…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
El Floridita Daiquiri
Season 1 Episode 135
Ricardo Rodriguez, bar manager at Aberdeen, N.J.'s Lita and La Otra, visits Cocktail College today to shed light on the many numbered variants of the Daiquiri — most specifically, number four: El Flo…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Art of Choke
Season 1 Episode 134
Kyle Davidson joins Cocktail College today to discuss the Art of Choke, a rule-breaking rum, lime, Chartreuse, and Cynar-based stirred drink he invented while working at Chicago's The Violet Room. Li…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
The Old Pal
Season 1 Episode 133
Rachel Kling, Diageo Hospitality Partnership National Educator, joins Cocktail College today to explore the Old Pal, an often overlooked relative of the Negroni and Boulevardier. We dive deep into th…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
Techniques: Sugar and Sweeteners
Season 1 Episode 132
Austin Hennelly, bar manager at Los Angeles' Kato, joins us today for a masterclass on one of the four fundamental components of cocktails: sugar. If you're stuck in a simple syrup rut, you're absolu…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago