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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect À La Louisiane
On this episode of the “Cocktail College” podcast, host Tim McKirdy sits down with William Elliott, managing partner and executive bar director of New York’s Maison Premiere, to unravel the mysteries...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Corn ‘n’ Oil
On this episode of the “Cocktail College” podcast, host Tim McKirdy sits down with Kevin Beary, a rum enthusiast and beverage director of Chicago’s award-winning Three Dots and a Dash and The Bamboo...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Midori Sour
On this episode of the “Cocktail College” podcast, host Tim McKirdy is joined by author and former bartender John deBary to discuss the Midori Sour. While often deemed an “unserious” cocktail...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Art of Hospitality
Hospitality — it’s not just the name of the game but the name of the industry we love (and occasionally love to loathe). But what is hospitality truly about, beyond knowing how to properly interact...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Japanese Cocktail
While we’re discussing the Japanese Cocktail on today’s episode of the “Cocktail College” podcast, there’s nothing about this cocktail that’s inherently Japanese, save for some of the patrons who were...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Division Bell
There’s nothing as complex as simplicity. It’s a mantra that explains the enduring success of pop music, cheeseburgers, Martinis, and today’s cocktail — the Division Bell. Employing a short list of...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Pisco Punch
It’s the best time of the year — that’s right, Bar Convent Brooklyn is back from June 13 to 14 at Industry City. If you’re in the drinks industry, this is a great chance to network with peers, learn...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: The Rob Roy, Revisited
For every 100 Manhattans that get ordered, there might be one Rob Roy. That’s a crime. Today, we’re heading into the “Cocktail College” archive as we dispel a myth, occasionally purported on this show,...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Vodka Soda
Drinks like the Rum and Coke, Gin & Tonic, and Vodka Soda are often pigeonholed as rudimentary dive bar staples. They may be wildly popular, but does a spirit, a splash of soda, and an obligatory...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Adonis
Today’s guests claim that sherry goes with every spirit. A sherry Daiquiri? Why not? This brings us to the Adonis, a cocktail with a split base of sherry and sweet vermouth, born behind the bar at New...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Stirring...
One of the two foundational techniques for mixing drinks, stirring is employed for classics such as the Manhattan, Old Fashioned, Sazerac, and — James Bond be damned — Martini. Read any stirred...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Toronto
Canada. The nation responsible for maple syrup, poutine, and today’s iconic cocktail. We’ve covered the Manhattan and the Bronx on the “Cocktail College” podcast, but now we’re hitting up our neighbors...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: Airport Bartending
Strange things happen when people enter airports. Manners fly out the window, any concept of time and space evaporates, and it seems like anything goes on the drinking front. But what about the fine...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Missionary’s Downfall
More than just an evocative name, the Missionary’s Downfall blends pineapple, rum, mint, peach brandy, and lime to fit into the category of cocktails that are first devoured with the eyes. It’s...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Army & Navy
Though considered a classic cocktail, the Army & Navy is often neglected in the conversation of canonical drinks that have shaped the craft as we know it. The orgeat-sweetened gin sour (sans egg...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Godfather
The cocktails from the 1970s often get a bad rap, lambasted for being overly cloying and unbalanced. While that may be true for some libations from the disco era, writing them off altogether is...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: Reinventing the Ramos Gin Fizz
With a build including soda, a spirit, and a dollop of protein via an egg white, the Ramos Gin Fizz is the ultimate hangover helper. An all-inclusive hair of the dog, if you will. The Achilles heel of...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: How to Make the Perfect Alaska
Today, we’re exploring the Rodney Dangerfield of cocktails. It gets no respect — no respect at all — but that’s no fault of its own. With ingredients that have drifted in and out of availability over...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Bitters
Angostura. Peychaud’s. Orange. This could be the extent of your bitters knowledge. In that case, you’re missing out. Made of alcohol, a bittering agent like quinine, wormwood, or cassia, and any...
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The Cocktail College Podcast: Everything You Need to Know About Garnishes
Garnishes: Form or function? Snack or decoration? Foundational element of a drink’s creation or afterthought? The 1806 “Oxford Dictionary” definition of a cocktail is “a stimulating liquor, composed of...
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