This week Beverage Underground Radio host Larry ‘Smokey’ Genta speaks to Chef Cheryl Bryskiewicz of LaPlaya Beach Resort who is one of the recent winners in the Aperol Mixmaster Contest. This one-hour show covers the bar with holiday gift ideas and pours it on with lively ‘bar-talk’ all while introducing the people, products and promotions that shape the beverage, hospitality and tourism industry. Rich Castiano of the World Famous Cigar Bar joins us and tells about sharing a smoke with Marvin Shanken at Rocky Patel’s BURN this week.

Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted at 10 PM every Thursday here… and we are heard ‘worldwide’ at www.BlogtalkRadio.com Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights at 10 PM. All shows are archived below.

Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted at 10 PM every Thursday here… and we are heard ‘worldwide’ at www.BlogtalkRadio.com Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights at 10 PM. All shows are archived below.We call the Night before Thanksgiving ‘Green Turkey Wedne$day’. While thinking turkey…host Larry ‘Smokey’ Genta talks bacon with one of the co-founders of the revolutionary “Bakon Vodka’, Mr Stefan Schachtell. Kevin ‘K-Rob’ Robbins of the World Famous Cigar Bar stops by the studio and Ryan Sherry calls from Voda where Saturday night we debut Absolut Glimmer.Also in this show: We announce the winners of the Aperol Mixmaster Challenge and invite you the ‘Winners Party’ for the video shoot at Noodles on December 6. We review The Taste of Bonita and The Taste of the Islands and much, much more.

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Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted at 10 PM every Thursday here… and we are heard ‘worldwide’ at www.BlogtalkRadio.com Let’s "Spill the Wine"! Host Larry ‘Smokey’ Genta is joined by 3 great guests and Industry experts from all three tiers of the Industry to talk wine on this edition of Beverage Underground Radio 'After Dark'. We talk about the ‘art of blends’ with Wendy Lavoie who represents The Hess Collection’ introduces Amalaya an interesting new selection from Argentina. From the Distributor Side we welcome Dan Davies a respected educator and wine & spirits expert who represents Southern Wine & Spirits and Timo Ortyl of Blue Water Bistro reports as an on-premise retailer, buyer and bar manager. Timo reports on Culinary Concepts ‘Wine Week’ winners and gives the results of their Grey Goose "Test-Boycott"Also on this show: Fort Myers 'Taste of the Town' recap…Deadline approaches for Aperol Recipe Contest, 2Live Crew appears at Voda Lounge and an opportunity to win Markham’s super cabs 'The Altruist' and “The Philanthropist” . Rich Castiano from the World Famous Cigar Bar checks in with news on Burn…

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Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted at 10 PM every Thursday here… and we are heard ‘worldwide’ at www.BlogtalkRadio.com Gary Monterosso, is an award-winning beer critic who has won three national awards for writing excellence and also hosts the popular videocast, “Still Crazy After All These Beers.”Gary is our special guest on this edition of Beverage Underground Radio ‘After Dark’ and he and host Larry ‘Smokey’ Genta talk craft beer and the growing interest in artisan brewing. The Aperol Party is announced as is the return of one of the area’s top Thursday Night Party spots, we close the rumors and the case on the Blue Martini and take you All Around the Underground as we ‘Pour it on…and Connect the Industry”.

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Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted at 10 PM every Thursday here… and we are heard ‘worldwide’ at www.BlogtalkRadio.com Friday, Saturday and Sunday Nights at 10 PM. All shows are archived below.Beverage Underground Radio Host Larry ‘Smokey’ Genta asks “Are You Ready?” as December is the month that the most beverages are bought and sold in the United States. He also challenges the hospitality Industry to be prepared, informed and eager for the coming season. Jon Edwards of Palm Bay Imports checks in as we prepare for Monday December 6th Party for the Winners of the Aperol Mixmaster Challenge. It’s this Monday at Noodles 1585 Pine Ridge Rd in Naples and we’ll serve Complimentary Aperol Spritz Cocktails as the winners make their winning Aperol Cocktails for a video taping by MyiTownTV.com Also In this Show: Exclusiv Vodka may be the best new vodka for 2011,and we want you to try it at two Exclusive Tastings and testimonial video tapings… a ‘blend’ of Holiday wine selections, we are searching for a Christmas Brew and do you know which soft drink celebrated 125 years during 2010? Rich Castiano of the World Famous Cigar Bar drops by and you can check your ‘Underground Bar Smarts’ and identify this week’s Brandtastic product.

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Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted every Friday morning here… shows are rebroadcast ‘worldwide’ every Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights at 10 PM at www.BlogtalkRadio.com



This week Smokey & Chelsi cover lots of ground as Halloween Week is upon us and we review events and add some too. The Aperol Mix Master contest has been extended and registrations of Aperol cocktails will be accepted at least until Monday November 15. Absolut Vodka announces an additional prize…and we announce an Absolut Glitter and Glimmer Party for Thanksgiving weekend. We talk about Pumpkin beers and the chunkin’ punkin’ festival. Our buddy John Looney stops by and Rich Castiano of the World Famous Cigar Bar applauds ‘The best event ever held in Downtown Fort Myers”. Check out the show and pass it on as we grow the BeverageUnderground Network

Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on ’770 ESPN’ Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com Shows are posted at 10 PM every Thursday here… and we are heard ‘worldwide’ at www.BlogtalkRadio.com

This show is a little ‘Goosegate’ and a lot of informative and entertaining ‘bar-talk’! Host Larry ‘Smokey’ Genta and co-host Chelsi Murphy welcome Skip Quillen of Culinary Concepts Group who is in a “test-Boycott” of grey Goose Vodka. Hear Skip tell us why and Smokey pose questions from both sides of the bar. Our ‘correspondent’ John Looney stops by with some Aperol Contest News and World Famous Cigar Bar Master Tobacconist Rich Castiano opens his humidor for ‘Chelvis’ Plus we talk about the Halloween Express discount for the Industry and the ‘Miss Absolut Lemon Drop’ Contest.

Beverage Underground Radio pours it on and connects the Beverage Industry. Listen LIVE every Thursday Night on '770 ESPN' Radio in Southwest Florida or online at www.770ESPN.com

Host Larry 'Smokey' Genta and co-host Chelsi Murphy welcome Debbie Jordan District 2 Lee County Commissioner Candidate who is also a life time industry professional. We talk tequila and review the wine portfolio of the year.