Shawn Lickliter has some tales to tell about his country club bartending days in Tennessee, touring the country playing rock & roll, & working his way up to bar director of one of LA's favorite spots, République. And his playlist? Space Westerns, baby! https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Becky Harris is not only the co-founder & chief distiller at Catoctin Creek Distilling, she is also the president of the American Craft Spirits Association. We talk about their Gwar collab (because whiskey is METAL), an upside of the pandemic, & how Missy Elliott is our spirit animal. (pic by Revel Photo Co.) Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Dr. Nicola Nice & TJ River brought their backgrounds in sociology & marketing to the spirits world with Pomp & Whimsy gin liqueur, spun up some fun mood music to go with it, & taught some history of women making cocktails centuries ago along the way. Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Lynn House, National Spirits Specialist & Portfolio Mixologist for Heaven Hill Brands, talks experimental musical theater, rhubarb & apple butter cocktails, and moving from the Chicago stage to the national one in the spirits biz. Also, Pat Benatar. Playlist here! https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Josh Davis, bar manager of Chicago's 16th Street Bar and founder of Brown & Balanced - an event program celebrating African American bartenders - talks his marching band days, cognac, & lifting up his community. Playlist? Right here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Maxwell Reis, beverage director at Gracias Madre in West Hollywood, master of all things mezcal, metal, & more, will tell us about ethically produced agaves, Magic the Gathering, & Cookie Monster voices. Check out his playlist, if you dare: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Cocktail writer (and bass player) André Darlington has a book out called Booze & Vinyl so OF COURSE he had to be on the podcast! He tell us about great music & booze pairings, the madness of Beck, & his upcoming book, Booze Cruise. There's even a boozy playlist! https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1p1Koa55w57WozquVjM5zo

Mary Palac of San Jose's Paper Plane chats on the podcast about bartending with that competitive edge, her Filipino roots, must sing karaoke, & putting her city on the cocktail map.Spotify playlist? Of course!https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Chris Coy of the Inferno Room in Indianapolis talks tiki in Indiana, keeping the lights on during Covid, and what to listen to when you drink a Painkiller. Also, 100+ songs to you from him here:https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo

Eugene Lee has spent 10 years at LA's modest & award-winning Big Bar serving up amazing cocktails, inspired experiences, & carefully crafted playlists. Sometimes all 3 happen at the same time! Tune in for indie rock talk & Hollywood tales. (pic by Genevieve Adams). Playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/user/shebmo