The Modern Bar Cart Podcast

In this fascinating deep dive with bartender and ice cream fanatic Iain McPherson, some of the topics we discuss include: How a childhood love of frozen treats, a fascination with lucid dreaming, and a stint at Italy’s most hallowed gelato...

In this effervescent and eye-opening conversation with Fever-Tree co-founder and CEO, Tim Warrillow, some of the topics we discuss include: The drinks landscape in 2003 when Tim and his partner Charles set out to fundamentally change the way we...

In this eye-opening conversation with Bar Director Deke Dunne of Allegory here in Washington, DC, some of the topics we discuss include: How Deke transitioned from a life in politics to a life behind bars, starting by working security at perhaps...

In this wide ranging conversation with spirits expert and cocktail author Kurt Maitland, some of the topics we discuss include: Some notes from the early days of Kurt’s spirits adventures, including a Jameson drinking college friend from Hong Kong,...

In this cross-over interview courtesy of the , James Atkinson interviews ESPN journalist Baxter Holmes about the NBA’s burgeoning wine obsession. It’s a perfect little rabbit hole in which to think about the intersection of flavor, popular...

In this mailbag episode, Eric answers questions submitted by listeners. The topics include: Why 375ml bottles are less prevalent than 750ml bottles in the spirits space How different "pony & jigger" designs and sizes afford different uses for...

In this barrel-aged deep dive into Bourbon and American whiskey with distiller Lauren Patz, some of the topics we discuss include: How Lauren’s roots in Napa Valley winemaking led her to fall in love with the craft of distillation and barrel...

In this episode, Eric gives listeners his thoughts on Tales of the Cocktail 2021, which is being held remotely for the second year in a row due to the pandemic. He covers the use of new platforms and technology to streamline the event process and...

In this fascinating deep dive on American Whiskey, some of the topics I discuss with author and spirits judge Eric Zandona include: A quick rundown of a few pivotal points in our country’s whiskey history, including “The Taft Decision” and the...

This episode is a post-mortem examination of a large-scale, milk clarified cocktail that Eric recently helped to create for the wedding of his friend and co-founder, Ethan Hall. We thought this would be useful as an in-the-trenches analysis of how to...