After taking a break for the holidays, we back and better than ever. So join us this week, as we head to Boston and chat with the citie's top bartenders. Ezra Star (Drink, Barbara Lynch Gruppo) and Misty Kalkofen (Del Maguey Brand Ambassador, Drink) are two of the leading minds in the cocktail industry today, which makes us so fortunate to have the opportunity to chat with them.

Tune in with us as we talk about hangovers, dropping out of college, and our host Erick Castro's massive head!

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For the latest installment of the show, we got to hang out in Austin with two of the cities top cocktail minds, Chris Bostick (Half-Step, Varnish) and Bill Norris (Alamo Drafthouse, Midnight Cowboy.) These two have worked at some of the best bars in the country and are now helping to grow the already great scene in Texas.

Tune in this week, as we discuss Frozen Margaritas, draft cocktails, and writing menus that are good for both locals and tourists.

For those of you that have gone drinking in Houston or peeked within the pages of Playboy magazine over the last couple of years, you might be familiar with our guests this week, Bobby Heugel (Anvil Bar & Refuge) & Alyson Shepard (Cocktail & Nightlife Writer for Playboy Magazine.)

Tune in as we chat about ignoring emails, Houston's rivalries, and getting press for your bar.

Any of you out there that have ever been to Houston, have probably been to Anvil Bar & Refuge. Anvil is an institution in the Texas cocktail community, and has help to set trends across the country. Because of that, we are thrilled to sit down with the masterminds behind the bar, Bobby Heugel and Terry Williams, and talk about their intensive training program.

Tune in this week as we talk about local dive bars, negotiating a contract, and teaching your staff to open their own bars.

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In this episode of Bartender at Large, we hang out with Sother Teague (Booker & Dax, Speakeasy Podcast) & Austin Hennelly (Mother of Pearl, Root & Bone) the creative minds behind the award-winning East Village bar, Amor y Amargo.

This week, we have the chance to talk to them about drinking beer, distilling in Costa Rica, and heating up drinks with insanely hot pokers.

New episodes will be up every week. Much love, and thank you for tuning in!

If you have ever wondered what its like to work as a brand ambassador in the spirits world, than this episode is for you. Join us, as we talk with ambassadors, Junior Ryan (William Grant & Sons, Clyde Common) and Megan Breier (Beam Suntory.)

This week we talk about working on the holidays, American whiskey, and why its never a good move to trash the competition.

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This week, we are joined by Portland bartenders, David Shenaut (Raven & Rose, Rum Club) and Misty Kucan (Hale Pele, Multnomah Whiskey Library) for some heavier topics than normal. Although, its easy to think of the bar business as a big party, that is not always the reality of the situation.

Issues like burnout & stress can truly take a toll on our professional output, so we felt it was important for us to tackle these topics on the show.

So tune in with us, as we talk about taking vacations, finding

If you have been using the internet and YouTube to hone your skills behind the bar, than you are probably already familiar with this week's guests, Chris & Julia Tunstall of A Bar Above. They have spent years sharing practical knowledge on cocktails and bar management online, so obviously we were eager to have them on the show.

This episode we talk about creating community at the bar, the cocktail scene in India, and the subtle skill of the upsell.

New episodes will be up every week. Much love, and tha