This is Episode 16 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Giancarlo Aversa.

GC is the principal bartender at The Last Word in Ann Arbor, MI. We sip on one of their to-go cocktails and and talk about running a bar during a pandemic.

Check out GC on Instagram @giancarloaversa.

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This is Episode 15 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Thomas Posey.

In this episode, Thomas and I mix up Manhattans and chat about rare cocktail and cooking books.

Check out Thomas on Instagram @the_book_slinger and his make sure to stop by his Etsy shop.

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This is Episode 14 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Anthony Sacco.

In this episode, Anthony and I crack open a bottle of Absinthe from 1901 and compare it with a modern absinthe that uses the same recipe.

Check out Anthony on Instagram @anthony.absintheur. 

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This is Episode 13 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Charlie Coffeen. 

Charlie is a producer based in LA with a musical background in Jazz and Gospel. I met Charlie when I was working at the Whistler, a cocktail bar in Chicago, and the nights he was performing quickly became my favorite nights to tend bar.

Check out Charlie on Instagram @charlieskeys.

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This is Episode 12 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Clay Ragan. 

Clay is a cocktail guy through and through. He keeps up with a fully stocked home bar and around the holidays puts together a Tiki pop up called: “Surfin’ Santa’s Swizzle Shack!” We talk about his bar and go on a little verbal vacation to some places we can’t wait to visit again.

Check out Clay on Instagram @chipsterzz.

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This is Episode 11 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Alyssa Hughes. 

Alyssa is a distiller, and for the last few years, she has been distilling at my local distillery, the Ann Arbor Distilling Company. We mix up a gimlet with a gin that she made and talk about the ins and outs of distilling and what is coming up in the future for her.

Check out Alyssa on Instagram @cosmic.distiller

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I usually don’t send out an email when I upload a podcast, but this is episode 10, and I am proud to have made it to that number! We also have many new subscribers to the newsletter, so I wanted to give you an easy way to join the podcast and catch up on some old episodes!

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Thanks for reading, listening, and a huge thanks to those of you that watch the Nightcap Show on Tuesdays at 9 pm ET! I appreciate the support.

This is Episode 10 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Jim Blakey. 

Jim is a lawyer that lives outside of Boston and the man behind Clearly Frozen, a tray that makes clear ice right at home. These are the trays that I use to make all the ice in my house!

Check out Jim Blakey on Instagram @clearly_frozen!

Clearly Frozen trays are available on Amazon too! I am picking up a few for Christmas gifts this year.

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This is Episode 9 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Uznea Bauer. 

Uzzi lives in New Orleans and has worked as a sommelier, consultant, and wine buyer for over a decade. She was also the wine director at one of my favorite wine haunts in the Crescent City: Bacchanal. Join us as we talk about her new project, The Tell Me Club.

Check out Uznea Bauer on Instagram @tellme.uzzi!

Sorry to be late getting this one out!!!

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This is Episode 8 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast with guest, Lindsay Matteson.

Lindsay has worked behind some of the best bars in the country like Flatiron Lounge, Pouring Ribbons, and Amor y Amargo. We get into her newly released cocktail book, Bar L.M., and about being mindful behind the bar.

Check out Lindsay Matteson on Instagram @lindsaymatteson. 

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This is Episode 7 of the Cocktail Doodle Podcast!

Check out Anthony Sacco on Instagram @anthony.absintheur. 

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