This episode features a conversation with Shannon Mustipher, consultant, spirits educator, and author of the excellent cocktail book, Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails. During our interview we talk about how her first job at a coffee shop prepared her for a life behind the bar, her experience developing rum brands, and the unique way her book came together.

Shannon's Website

Shannon's Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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This episode features a conversation with Jim Meehan, author of three cocktail books including most recently, The Bartender's Pantry. During our interview we talk about his latest book, the bartender’s pantry, rethinking quality versus quantity, and why everyone should aspire to act a little bit more like bartenders.

Jim's Website

Jim's Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

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Episode Copyright Hypernoticer Media, 2024

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This episode features a conversation with Joel Blum and Nicolette Teo, founders of the LA Spirits Awards. During our interview we talk about how they found their home in the spirits, industry, the challenges of launching a spirits competition mere months before the start of covid, and why LA is a great but often overlooked culinary city.

LA Spirits Awards Website

LA Spirits Awards on Instagram

https://www.johndebary.com/

@jnd3001 on IG and TikTok

Theme music is "Space Jazz"

Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Episode Copyright Hypernoticer Media, 2024

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.