Four years ago, Charlie attended a panel at the 2014 San Antonio Cocktail conference that introduced him to barrel aged gin. He's been talking about it ever since as an example of regional distilleries doing amazing things. A chance encounter at the 2018 conference allowed him to reconnect with Treaty Oak, the distillery that blew him away all those years ago. In this episode, Charlie interviews their distiller. Next, he and Ginny Tonic retry their gin and experience their bourbon. How does it all hold up? What do they think? How will this story continue? Listen and learn as a new Charlie Tonic Hour is ready once again.

For this week's short shot of alcohol we sit down with Nico Martini discussing the San Antonio Cocktail Conference AND an upcoming book he's written on Texas cocktails and bar culture!

Nico Martini comes from a theatre background, as an actor/director. He was a member of the 2005 Lincoln Center Director’s Lab and is the proud owner of an Excellence in Directing award from the Kennedy Center. Coming from an artistic background has lead to a very different approach to online media that most.

Nico is currently on the Advisory Board of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference, teaches for the Bar Institute, previously hosted afternoons on CBS Radio’s The Indie-verse, has directed Off-Broadway, toured the US with crazy hippie jugglers, The Flying Karamzov Brothers, managed a laser-tag arena, performed in wild west comedy gunfight and pirate shows across the nation, toured the US as a drummer and voiced numerous Japanime characters, all professionally. Yes, seriously.

For this interview, both Nico and Charlie were a bit tipsy. Fun... Begin!

Ginny Tonic and Charlie return from the San Antonio Cocktail Conference absolutely overloaded with stories. Join them as the run through as much as they can in the time they have then they're joined by one of the show organizers, Nico Martini, for a deeper look at this amazing conference. All this plus a MUST DO event recommendation. Somehow we manage to fit it all within a single hour. The Charlie Tonic Hour is back!

Flashing back a few years to their first visit to the San Antonio Cocktail Conference, Ginny and Charlie sit down with a couple of luminaries of the industry. Jason Kosmas and Dushan Zaric of the famed New York cocktail bar, Employees Only, were at the time of this interview the creative minds behind The 86 Company, a line of quality liquors that are made by and for bartenders. During the interview they mixed Ginny and Charlie up a drink and told them all about it.

As Ginny Tonic and Charlie stand on the very verge of re-visiting San Antonio, they take this week's episode to look back AND look forward. In the open, they share a few stories from the week, but that quickly evolves into a spirited discussion of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference which starts TODAY. The two discuss past stories from their last visit, re-share and interview with a story behind it and lean into talking about all the amazing things coming up next during the 2018 show. What a week lay ahead and they are taking you along for the adventure!

This week's Bottoms Up is both a preview and a great cocktail. Here, we're featuring the Tio Mio, the official cocktail of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference. This is a conference where Charlie and Ginny Tonic are both attending and presenting a panel next week!

This week Ginny and Charlie talk about their New Year’s adventures and their first indoor soccer game before they decide to get political. Rather, they discuss politically motivated marketing with booze brands and if this is a good idea or not. These two finish with the Tio Mio cocktail, the official cocktail of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference and send you off with more than a couple unexpected messages at the end.

Ginny Tonic and Charlie followup discussing a new way to categorize whiskey by trying two that demonstrate how geography isn’t everything when it comes to knowing what’s in the bottle. In this Bottoms Up we feature Bastille Blended French Whiskey and Clayton James Tennessee Whiskey!

Ginny Tonic and Charlie are back to share all the fun stories of Christmas and Boxing Day. For the main segment they discuss an article by David Wondrich proposing a new way of categorizing whiskey that focuses more on what’s in the bottle than where it comes from geographically. They also try two very different whiskies to demonstrate these categories, Bastille Blended French Whiskey and Clayton James Tennessee Whiskey!

For the final episode of Remeasured Life Season One, Ginny Tonic sits down with Michael Shawn McCabe. Shawn is the president and owner of McCabe Media, a marketing agency in Cincinnati. His journey to starting his business began when he had to restart his life after a divorce and career change. This lead him to waiting tables at a fine dining restaurant. Find out how he made that transition and why the best way to start doing something new is just to start doing it on this episode.