Plans for Tales Of The Cocktail 2016 are underway!  The yearly July gathering ofBartenenders from around the world is the premier event for the industry.  Director of Education for Tales, PhilipDuff, joins us for a chat at the Dead Rabbit in Manhattan.  Dead Rabbit was awarded World’s BestBar in 2015 at the Spirited Awards – the annual awards ceremony for theindustry, held during Tales each year.

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In this episode of Bartender Journey we talk to Philip abouthow best to navigate Tales, about the various seminars, plus some predictionsfor the future of the Bar Business.

The Tales Of The Cocktail 2016 schedule is now available.

Dick Bradsell passed away recently.  He was a very influential in thecocktail world, especially in his native country England.  Mr. Bradsell invented, among otherdrinks, the Espresso Martini and the Bramble.  In Mr. Bradsell‘s honor, our Cocktail of the Week is the Bramble.

Bramble

•            2 oz Gin (I used St. George Terrior)

Shake first three ingredients.  Strain into an Old Fashioned glassfilled with crushed ice.  Top withCrème de Mure.

Book of the Week:  The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual: Secret Recipes and Barroom Tales from Two Belfast Boys Who Conquered the Cocktail World