Bartender at Large

This week we get the chance to hang with NYC bartender, Stacey Swenson, (Dante, Dante at the Genuine) and we discuss our love for Kamikazes, Mudslides, and all those drinks that don't get their due. We also talk about all the petty things in the biz that make our skin crawl.

This week we are joined by James Beard nominated entrepenuer, Jill Cockson, and regional USBG president, Chelsea Almeida, and they share their secrets to success with us. Whether you are trying to open a profitable bar or expand into other facets of the industry, you will not want to miss this episode.

This week we are joined by Owen Westman, who co-managed the award-winning bar Rickhouse, with our host Erick Castro. Together they tackle questions from our listeners and offer expert advice on how to solve problems & issues around the bar, ranging from staff morale to inventory.

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Join us every week as star bartender, Erick Castro, hangs out with

some of the top bartenders from around the world while drinking a

little bit of whiskey. The truth about bartending comes

Join us this week as we talk about California's premier bartender event, Bartender's Weekend, and take fan questions about getting back behind the bar after leaving the game.

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Join us every week as star bartender, Erick Castro, hangs out with

some of the top bartenders from around the world while drinking a

little bit of whiskey. The truth about bartending comes to the

surface, since nothing is off limits and topics range on everything

from sleeping with customers t

Australia's craft distillers have really been making some fantastic spirits over these last few years, so join us this week, as we meet with one of the distilleries that is at the forefront of the industry, Four Pillars Gin.

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Opening a craft cocktail bar with a full-blown arcade is not something you see everyday and presents its unique set of challenges. So, join us this week, as we are joined by the founders and creative minds of Coin-Op, the craft cocktail & arcade bar with locations in 4 cities. 

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For this episode, we decided to switch things up a little and get into the holiday spirit. Instead of the usual industry chit chat, we decided to hold a little eggnog competition featuring some random off the shelf nogs that we found at the liquor store.

To help us separate the good from the bad, we are joined by Adele Stratton (of Jayne's Gastropub, formerly of Noble Experiment.) So tune in, as we taste our way through a little too much nog, so that you don't have to.

Don't forget to stick around after

For this week's show, we had the chance to hang out with Lou Bustamante, acclaimed author and cocktail writer for the SF Weekly.   

  So tune in, as we trace the cocktail books, the history of San Francisco's modern cocktail renaissance, and how our host, Erick Castro, got his start in craft cocktails. 

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

Since amaro and bitter liqueurs are going through a bit of a modern renaissance in the bar world today, we thought it would be the perfect time to revisit one of the most misunderstood amaro out there, Jagermeister.

To help shine some light on this ubiquitous liqueur, we met up with Jagermeister Brand Ambassadors, Willy Shine (Willy Shine Consulting, Appleton Rum) and Daniel de Oliveira (Mercadito, Altos Tequila) and listened in as they shared with us the secrets of amaro.

This week we talk about 90s co

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