What is the right way to taste spirits? In this episode of the BartenderHQ Podcast, Sam and I are discussing spirits tasting (although with a vermouth!) having just both completed WSET courses. How to taste spirits can be quite personal, … Continued
Samuel Boulton & David Eden-Sangwell taste Gosnells Mead on this week’s show. We try Gosnells London Mead, a hopped expression and another with Citra hops and seawater, as well as elderflower flavoured and hibiscus flower versions. We also got to … Continued
On the BartenderHQ Podcast this week, we’re talking about why we taste spirits neat. Is it still the right thing to do? When 95% of gin is mixed with tonic, why do bartenders taste it neat and at room temperature? … Continued
On this week’s show, Dana Fares, Mixologist at Vya Vermouth joins us. We talk about how Vya was created at the Quady winery in California, and why its different from the majority of vermouth on the market. Vya was developed … Continued
This week’s BartenderHQ Podcast was recorded live (in a car) and we’re talking about being authentic. While the conversation started with talking about local produce and locally produced spirits, it quickly broadened to much wider topics. The crux of what … Continued
This weekend I’ve been at Rum in Brum, the biggest Rum festival in the city of Birmingham each year. I’ve been on the Pampero stand all weekend so please forgive the scratchy throat on today’s show. Pampero Rums are made … Continued
The reaction to our first podcast on sustainability for bars was so huge that we’re re-visiting the topic this week and diving deep into what we can do to reduce our impact as an industry. For starters, Brian Weber from … Continued
We absolutely love having Brian Weber from Bartender Journey on the show as often as possible and this week is no exception! Straight off the back of recording an episode for his show covering his experiments with different juice extraction … Continued
Keeping a low footprint in what we do in our personal as well as our work lives on the planet is becoming more and more important, so how can we practice sustainable bartending and reduce our wastage and consumption? In … Continued
David & Sam discuss what we’re up to this week at BartenderHQ and in the real world, as well as including some omissions from our podcast review episode last time. Many thanks to LeamWineRob (@Robpatchett09) on twitter for sharing Bartender … Continued