Nick Kosevich (@nickkosevich) is an international 'Cocktail Consultant', a

world class bartender and the co-founder of Bittercube Bitters. Even though

Bittercube can be found at every bar I’ve been to in the Twin Cities, I

took notice when I met a bartender in Louisiana raving about them years ago

while on the road with music. I decided to sit down with Nick to find out

how his journey took him from wanting to be an actor/stand-up comedian to

being a successful entrepreneur and international cocktail judge and to

figure out what I can learn from his career in cocktails and apply it to

mine in the world of music. 

 

In this episode:

-Our good friends Jorge and Janelle Figueroa join Sarah and I at the dining

room table for cocktails, wine, beer and end up talking about the

importance of 'Staying Curious' as we get older.

-I give a call to this week's Guinness Giveaway winner (Clark Strasburg) at

the end of the episode

-I end up making the best 'Sour' Cocktail of my life thanks to Bittercube's

help. 

In my interview with Nick we talk about:

- Why Nick prefers not to be called a mixologist

- What is a Cocktail Consultant?

- Balancing being a good parent and being on the road for work

- How is bartending alot like being a musician?

- How to stay humble while still having confidence (“bartender bravado”)

- The misconceptions of ‘pre-mixed’ cocktails

- The awesomeness of the hit tv show 'Cheers'

- Not trying to be a ‘Trend Setter’ but focusing on constantly being

'Forward Thinking'

- The importance of confidence

- How Bittercube Bitters got started

- Even though it looks like people are successful overnight... that’s not

how it works

- Not worring about the competition, follow your own goals, run your own

race