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

This week we talk with Mal Spense from Black Bottle Scotch. I meet Mal through my friend Hal Wolin, who I know from the USBG. Its the Bartender Journey Podcast # 208!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio. If you are new to the show, the USBG is the United States Bartender’s Guild and there are chapters throughout the US. It’s a great organization. If you are outside the US you can look into the IBA. Cocktail of the Week: 1886’s Mamie Taylor Cocktail The Raymond 1886 is a Bar & Restaurant in Pasadena CA The cocktail is basically a Scotch Buck: 2 oz Blended Scotch Whisky Black Bottle ½ oz Lime Juice Angostura Aromatic Bitters Top with Ginger Beer Candied Ginger Garnish You could build it in a glass, but I think its best to put the Whisky, lime juice and Bitters in a shaker, give it a quick shake, add the Ginger Beer to the Shaker, and stain that into a glass filled with fresh ice. Book of the Week: The Curious Bartender: An Odyssey of