Bar Talk

Jon, Courtney and Marc dive back into single malt with close look at Speyside.

Jon, Courtney and Marc discuss another cocktail luminary in Jim Meehan, exploring how to cultivate a blueprint for success in the industry and the beauty of kind, decent service.

Courtney returns to the podcast with the history of vodka, Poland and Russia fight while Sweden just chills out, Marc makes up lies about bison grass, Jon talks bar philosophy and his PTSD regarding the Cosmo and Dirty Martini.

Courtney takes a day off and Marc and Jon welcome Sommelier Hassan Rutherford to taste through Italian white varietals, lots of innuendo follows along with a discovery of the best wines you're not drinking.

Courtney breaks down the history of monastic distillation, everybody sucks at pronouncing French things, and we mix Yellow and Green together with wonderful results.

The Bar Talk gang pulls the Rhum Train into Jamaica, Courtney breaks down the Sodom of the New World, Marc and Jon discuss gunpowder and sherry barrels, and the gang drinks pirate rum!

Courtney gives a proper history of the great David Wondrich, Jon interrupts her to read prose and Marc fiddles with knobs.

Jon, Courtney and Marc deep dive Islay scotch, sail away on Puffer ships, debate terroir in whisky and discuss how to best lock Jon in a room.

Jon, Marc and Courtney tackle gin in the first of a two part series. Courtney introduces us to correct pronunciation and gets REALLY fired up about Dutch soldiers, we talk about drinking gin from stone cats' mouths, ponder early alcohol propaganda and share how to properly "Tanqueray."

Part 2: Jon, Marc and Courtney run down American whiskey, Courtney attempts to love sweet corn and fails, Jon and Marc get happy about good cheap bourbon, the gang shares their love for Elijah Craig and Suntory Beam gets a big Bar Talk high five.