Bartender Journey - Cocktails. Spirits. Bartending Culture. Libations For Your Ears.

We chat with Bartender Craig Schidelo about Bartending, Competitions and how to advance your career. We’ll also talk to Sorab Silawri from Filibuster Distillery. Filibuster put on a nice Holiday gathering at Club Macanudo, with some nice cigars and great Filibuster whiskey. Book of the Week: Bourbon Curious by Fred Minnick This book gets into serious detail about Bourbon, with an exploration of many brands broken down into categories: Grain-Forward, Nutmeg-Forward, Carmel-Forward, Cinnamon-Forward, and Select Limited Edition and Special Releases. Very helpful is the chapter “How to Taste Bourbon”. This chapter gives great practical information about improving your tasting skills and even gives some homework! There are worksheets, for example, what are your top ten memories and what are the aromas associated with them? There is also a long list of flavors that you can expect to smell and taste in Bourbon – everything from Allspice to White Pepper.   Cocktail of the Week: New Yorker This is from the Sp