Best Nicole Haack Podcasts (2024)

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The Masters Series | Salvatore Calabrese 39:04

3+ y ago39:04

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Our final installment of the Masters Series features Salvatore Calabrese. Known as the Maestro, Salvatore has been mixing drinks for over 40 years. He's served the likes of US Presidents, Fidel Castro, Mick Jagger, Princess Diana and even Nelson Mandela. He also knows what it's like to being in every corner of the bartending industry. Over his care…

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The Masters Series | Jim Meehan 44:33

3+ y ago44:33

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When he was younger, Jim Meehan wanted to be a doctor who wrote books. Fast forward a few years and, although he didn't follow the medicine path, his desire to serve others persists in what has been an outstanding bartending career. Oh, and he has two books under his belt, too. In this latest episode of our Masters Series, Jim discusses how his des…

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The Masters Series | David Wondrich 49:02

3+ y ago49:02

49:02

There must be some unwritten law stating that every bar worth its salt carries at least one copy of David Wondrich's Imbibe. Long accepted as one of the foremost authorities in the cocktail world, David Wondrich takes his place as the fourth master in our Masters Series. Our conversation with the drinks historian takes us as far back as 1850 with t…

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The Masters Series | Philip Duff 42:40

3+ y ago42:40

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Our third installment of The Masters Series takes us back to 2019, when we sat down for a chat with industry great, Philip Duff. We kick off the conversation with Phil's bold step into producing, Old Duff Genever. Now the top selling 100% genever globally, Old Duff has provided Phil with an insight into just how far the liquor industry has to go. F…

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The Masters Series | Gaz Regan 35:33

3+ y ago35:33

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Join us this week as we remember the late Gaz Regan. Gaz was brought up in British pubs in the 1960s, before he made his way to the US aged 19. Over the next five decades, he became a larger-than-life pioneer of the cocktail revolution - his impact epitomised by the popularity of his iconic finger-stirred Negroni. His books, such as The Bartender's…

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The Masters Series | Dale Degroff 27:55

3+ y ago27:55

27:55

Nicole and Marcus revisit one of their first interviews with King Cocktail himself, Dale Degroff. He’s a bartender, author and “one of the world’s foremost cocktail experts,” according to in the New York Times. He’s worked some of the US’ best bars, written some timeless books, helped found award-winning training platform Beverage Alcohol Resource,…

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The Year That Was: 2020 on the Living Proof podcast 42:27

3+ y ago42:27

42:27

It’s been a year like no other, especially for bartenders and anyone in the hospitality industry. So for our final episode of 2020, we're taking a look back at the year that was on the Living Proof podcast. You'll be hearing snippets of a few of the conversations we were lucky enough to have in 2020, the first of which focus on the subject of welln…

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#77 | The Juniper Canvas, with Stuart Gregor of Four Pillars 35:53

3+ y ago35:53

35:53

Stuart Gregor is Co-founder and Trade Director at Four Pillars, the Australia gin distillery that's just won International Gin Producer of the Year for the second year running. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#76 | The courage to make mistakes, with Dushan Zarić of Employees Only 47:09

3+ y ago47:09

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Dushan Zarić is an owner and co-founder of Employees Only, one of the most recognisable hospitality brands in the world. To date, EO has operated bars in Los Angeles, New York, Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong and Miami. Dushan himself arrived in the US from Yugoslavia when he was in his 20s. He had nothing but a "useless degree" and $2,000, but quickl…

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#75 | Warm welcomes & fond farewells with Kevin Diedrich 40:15

3+ y ago40:15

40:15

Kevin Diedrich is Tales of the Cocktail's 2020 American Bartender of the Year. He's also at the helm of the American Cocktail Bar of the Year - Pacific Cocktail Haven in San Francisco. PCH's reputation in San Francisco precedes it. But four years ago, when Kevin was still in the process of re-imagining the existing neighbourhood bar that would beco…

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#74 | The West Winds and Curatif, with Jeremy 'Jez' Spencer 27:00

3+ y ago27:00

27:00

Jeremy Spencer is co-founder of both The West Winds gin and Curatif canned cocktails. The West Winds was one of Australia's initial gin distilleries, beginning way back in the old days of 2011 and effectively paving the way for the hundreds that have come since. Jez takes us through how they were able to make a splash, thanks to some Margaret River…

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The Bloody Mary & The United States of Cocktails, with Brian Bartels 37:36

3+ y ago37:36

37:36

Brian Bartels is co-owner of the Settle Down Tavern in Madison, and the author of two books: The Bloody Mary and The United States of Cocktails. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#72 | "It's like changing the direction of the Titanic" with Merivale's Sam Egerton 32:57

4y ago32:57

32:57

Sam Egerton is Group Bars Manager at Merivale. He's also the latest bartender to be featured by Blends of the VIRTUAL World with his 'Growing Drinks in the Modern Bar' series. Check it out at https://www.theblend.world/en-au/news/growing-drinks. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#71 | "I wrote my first cocktail menu in a hospital bed" - with H. Joseph Ehrmann 43:26

4y ago43:26

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H. Joseph Ehrmann is the owner of Elixir San Francisco, and co-founder of Fresh Victor, a range of cold-pressed juice-based mixers. H. has a background in public relations, business and as a chef. In the early 2000s, he decided to leave all that behind while putting the knowledge he'd gained into practice, by taking over San Francisco's second-olde…

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#70 | Cocktail Gastronomy with Margot Lecarpentier 35:49

4y ago35:49

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Margot Lecarpentier is a Parisian bartender, and co-owner of Belleville bar Combat. At only 33 years of age, she was last year voted the city's Most Influential Bartender. And just to drive the point home, Combat was named the Most Influential Bar. Margot's a champion of making cocktails and spirits more accessible for the uninitiated. It stems fro…

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#69 | The brandy switch with Richard Angove of St Agnes Distillery 42:03

4y ago42:03

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Continuing a legacy that's steeped in history and innovation, Richard Angove is making sure that St Agnes Distillery builds upon the foundations laid by his grandfather, who started putting down brandy stocks in the 1970s. In this episode of the Living Proof podcast, Richard chats with Nicole and Marcus about the challenges and opportunities curren…

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#68 | Jacques Bezuidenhout on Liquid Productions, squeezing limes at Tres Agaves, Sherry and more 41:53

4y ago41:53

41:53

Jacques Bezuidenhout is a San Francisco-based Industry Specialist at Liquid Productions. He is also a bartender with 20+ years' experience, having worked at a range of successful venues such as Tres Agaves and the Starlight Room, as well as on the cocktail programs for 70+ venues at the Kimpton group of Hotels & Restaurants. Importantly, Jacques is…

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#67 | Becoming a beverage expert, with Tyler Zielinski 27:46

4y ago27:46

27:46

Tyler Zielinski is a freelance journalist, competitive bartender, and beverage consultant. His writing has been featured in magazines such as PUNCH, Imbibe Magazine and Whiskey Advocate, and publications such as Liquor.com, Bloomberg and Fast Company have touted him as a beverage expert. Still, only 26 years old, he is just hitting his stride and h…

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#66 | Changing people's perceptions, with Jägermeister's Willy Shine 33:32

4y ago33:32

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Willy Shine is the Brand Meister at Jägermeister United States. German digestif Jagermeister has earned a place on most backbars around the world thanks to the notoriety of ‘Jager-bombs’. But at its heart, it is a versatile and complex amaro made with 56 different botanicals. Willy Shine joins the podcast to discuss his career, how the company has …

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#65 | The Proof & Co story with Paul Gabie 44:33

4y ago44:33

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Paul Gabie is co-founder and CEO of Proof & Company, the premiere independent spirits distributor in Asia. Proof & Co also has a creative team that has become a driving force behind the cocktail renaissance taking hold on the continent, by designing bars such as 28 Hong Kong Street and ATLAS. Paul has an expansive chat with Nicole about the company…

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#64 | Endless possibilities, with Lauren Mote 49:34

4y ago49:34

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After graduating with a degree in political science in her 20s, Canadian Lauren Mote was left questioning whether it was actually herself or her grandmother who had wanted her to become a lawyer. Lauren already had experience running a host of bars and businesses and, deep down, she knew that was where she found her calling. Now a ‘Global Cocktaili…

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#63 | Building a "basement oasis" — with Nitecap's Natasha David 37:29

4y ago37:29

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Natasha David is the co-owner of Nitecap NYC, and Imbibe Magazine's Bartender of the Year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#62 | Hobart hospitality with Dan Gregory 30:27

4y ago30:27

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Dan Gregory is an Australian bartender currently leading the charge at Evolve Spirits Bar in Hobart. Dan himself is a former winner of both the Australian Bartender of the Year and the Australian leg of the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge competitions, both of which he took home in 2017. Despite all the accolades - and much like the city of Hob…

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#61 | Clear ice and keeping cocktails safe, with Camper English 43:33

4y ago43:33

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Camper English is a former scientist and current cocktail & spirits writer. He's the creator of the directional freezing technique for making clear ice which is ubiquitous in bars around the world. And he's also the man behind websites like Alcademics, CocktailSafe.org and CocktailGreen.org. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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#60 | From the military to mixology with Steve Schneider 49:26

4y ago49:26

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Steve Schneider is the former US Marine who is now an integral part of the Employees Only team. Many of you would already be familiar with Steve, who has one of the more extraordinary and inspiring background stories that led him to becoming an icon behind the bar. It's been over 15 years since Steve first discovered his love of making drinks, when…

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#59 | "Are you going to party or put in the effort?" with Millie Tang 29:56

4y ago29:56

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Millie Tang is a freelance photographer and one of the rising stars of the Australian bar industry. She has almost a decade's experience and currently works at The Gresham in Brisbane. In 2019, Millie took home a slew of awards and cocktail competitions, including the Australian Liquor Industry Awards' Bartender of the Year, Licor 43 global cocktai…

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#58 | The Clumsies with Vasilis Kyritsis 28:11

4y ago28:11

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Vasilis Kyritsis is co-owner of Athens bar The Clumsies - #6 on the World's 50 Best list. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#57 | Seb Costello on Bad Frankie and Australian spirits 38:45

4y ago38:45

38:45

Sebastian Costello is the owner of Bad Frankie, a Fitzroy bar that stocks only Australian spirits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#56 | Life in Los Angeles, with Big Bar's Eugene Lee & Selene Martinez 45:43

4y ago45:43

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Los Angeles’ Big Bar, which is actually quite small, is one of many venues having its operations restricted once again amid a second wave of the pandemic. Big Bar’s Manager, Eugene Lee, and Bar Lead, Selene Martinez spoke candidly with Nicole and Marcus about how they’re protecting themselves and their customers while still staying open for busines…

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#55 | Jigger & Pony with Giovanni Graziadei 35:13

4y ago35:13

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Giovanni Graziadei is the Principal Bartender at Jigger & Pony, Singapore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#54 | Healthy Hospo with Tim Etherington-Judge 39:20

4y ago39:20

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Tim Etherington-Judge is a hospitality industry veteran and the founder of Healthy Hospo. Tim’s an Englishman originally from Cornwall who was named the 10th most influential bar industry figure by Drinks International Magazine last year. He has held a wide range of roles in the hospitality industry, having started behind the bar before moving into…

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#53 | "It's all about the customer" with Alex Ross 38:05

4y ago38:05

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Alex Ross is a pioneer of the Melbourne bar industry. She opened Ginger in 2001, having just arrived back from a stint in the UK where she could see that a cocktail revolution was imminent. In the nine years following, she changed the way things were done in Australia by ensuring the customer was front and centre, while utilising fresh ingredients …

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The Free Pour Five with José Luis León 38:02

4y ago38:02

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José Luis León is the Bar Director for RitualH group in Mexico City. He's best known for his work behind Limantour which sits proudly at #10 on the World's 50 Best list. Jose himself is nominated for the Best International Bartender at this year's Spirited Awards. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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#52 | Plantation & Pierre Ferrand, with Alexandre Gabriel 57:35

4y ago57:35

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Alexandre Gabriel is a master blender and the founder of Plantation Rum and Maison Ferrand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#51 | Liquid Intelligence with Dave Arnold 50:24

4y ago50:24

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Dave Arnold is a "master tinkerer", the author of Liquid Intelligence and the owner of Existing Conditions and Booker and Dax. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By The Message Pod

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#50 | Russian bar royalty, with Artem Peruk 48:33

4y ago48:33

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Artem Peruk is co-owner of El Copitas bar in St Petersburg, Russia. In five years since opening, El Copitas have come through unimaginable adversity to now be sitting at #27 on the World's 50 Best list, as well as nominated for Best International Bar Team at this year's Spirited Awards. Artem shares what led to them door-knocking nearby bars in an …

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#49 | Byrdi at Home with Luke Whearty 51:19

4y ago51:19

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Luke Whearty is the Aussie bartender who made his name in Singapore at iconic venues like Tippling Club and Operation Dagger. These days, he and wife Aki Nishikura are back in Melbourne heading up Byrdi, the innovative cocktail bar housed in a shopping centre that doesn't advertise any booze brands on its menu. Luke's a champion of local producers,…

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#48 | Remembering Vernon Chalker, with Sebastian Reaburn 48:34

4+ y ago48:34

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Sebastian Reaburn, of 1806 and Anther Gin fame, is on the show to reflect on the life and times of his friend Vernon Chalker, who has sadly passed away age 55. Vernon is the man behind Gin Palace - which remains an iconic Melbourne venue - Bar Ampere, Madame Brussels and Collins Quarter. But he's also one of the main reasons for the city's world-le…

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#47 | The Lo Fi Lush Hour with David Wondrich 38:57

4+ y ago38:57

38:57

David Wondrich is back to discuss the daily cocktail recipes he's been sharing on Twitter, the right years' work that's gone into the Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, and how he thinks the pandemic will affect cocktail culture in New York. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Ollie Margan on sustainability, business models and his COVID-19 Diaries 36:26

4+ y ago36:26

36:26

Ollie Margan is the man behind the drinks programs at a plethora of Adelaide venues, and is best known for being a part-owner of the highly-acclaimed Maybe Mae. Still yet to reach 30 years of age, he's achieved a phenomenal amount in a short space of time. But just as Maybe Mae was about to launch its new menu - 12 months in the making - the Corona…

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The Free Pour Five with Jeffrey Morgenthaler 38:29

4+ y ago38:29

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Jeffrey Morgenthaler has been a bartender for the best part of 25 years. Like many in the industry, he first got behind the jump part-time while studying in his 20s - a degree in interior architecture that he completed, but ultimately shelved. He quickly became obsessed with cocktails, bought up old books and began his own writing about drinks, rec…

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#45 | "Doing the best we can" with Dante's Liana Oster 38:50

4+ y ago38:50

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Liana Oster is an Aussie expat who works as a head bartender in New York - at the best bar in the world, no less. Dante NYC is an Italian-inspired institution that specialises in Negronis and other circa-1915 cocktails and apperitivos. Last year, it took out top honours place in not one, but both of the two most prestigious bar awards on the planet…

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#44 | Coping with COVID-19 closures, with Maxim Schulte and The Admiral 40:45

4+ y ago40:45

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Bars across the world are closed indefinitely. Millions of bartenders are out of work and hospitality businesses are on the ropes. Today, we try to make sense of it all through the lenses of two career bartenders from different corners of the globe. First, we're dialling the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel, to speak to Head Bartender Maxim Schulte,…

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#43 | Content is King with Steve the Bartender 28:01

4+ y ago28:01

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Steve Roennfeldt has been in the drinks industry for 20 years. He is better known as Steve the Bartender - a YouTube channel that has amassed almost 300,000 subscribers since first posting 200 videos in 200 days to kick things off about four years ago. Steve also runs an online barware store, has recently launched an Android smartphone app called S…

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#42 | Mr Bitters with Brad Thomas Parsons 36:48

4+ y ago36:48

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Brad Thomas Parsons is an award-winning cocktail and spirits writer who specialises in Bitters, Amaro and asking bartenders what their final drink would be. Brad has written three books since debuting with James Beard Award-winning 'Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-all' in 2011, which cemented him as an authority on the elemental cockt…

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#41 | Breaking through barriers with Will Edwards from Archie Rose 35:32

4+ y ago35:32

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William Edwards is the Founder of Archie Rose Distilling, the first successful Sydney-based distillery for over 100 years. Archie Rose has operated out of Rosebury, Sydney since 2014, and their whiskys, gins and vodkas have since won international awards. Will runs us through the investments they're making in equipment, and why they refuse to do th…

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#40 | Re-defining no-abv with Mark Livings of Lyre's Spirit Co. 50:08

4+ y ago50:08

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Mark Livings is the co-founder of Lyre's Spirit Co, a company that is re-defining the non-alcoholic spirit category with the use of futuristic beverage technology, market research and investment. Mark’s background is in marketing, branding, technology and investing, mainly within the food and beverage industry. He’s the co-founder and Director of h…

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Fever-Tree and the FP5 with Trish Brew 31:19

4+ y ago31:19

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Trish Brew is an accomplished bartender and now Fever-Tree's first Australian Brand Ambassador. Of her 12 years of bartending experience, 8 of those were spent at Melbourne's Gin Palace, making the transition to representing Fever-Tree's portfolio a smooth one. Trish joined us in-studio to chat all things gin, tonic, what her new role entails, her …

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#39 | Coffee cocktails with Martin Hudak 41:36

4+ y ago41:36

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Martin Hudak is bridging the gap between coffee and cocktails. He is the Global Coffee Ambassador for Mr Black and a bartender at Maybe Sammy. Originally from Slovakia - a country that's produced more than its fair share of bartending royalty - Martin began his career in hospitality at a local cafe, before he zipped over to London for a 3-year stin…

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History of the Pickleback and the FP5 with John Roberts 30:33

4+ y ago30:33

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John Roberts is the owner of Bushwick Country Club - the home of the iconic Pickleback. Bushwick, or BCC, is far from your usual ‘Country Club’. It’s an archetypal dive bar in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, that specialises in dreadful mini golf, lager, shots and apparent lawlessness. John has been the owner for almost 16 years, but was only a year or so …

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