The Holiday Season is crazy as enough as it is without life throwing you a few curveballs here and there.
The Bartender Journey team regrets to announce that due to some life challenges this week, there will not be a Bartender Journey Podcast posted.
However, we know that you, our Bartender Journey friends, will understand this and look forward to posting an amazing episode for you next week!

We'd like to thank both those that attended BarCraft Live! with Stefan Giesbert of the German Cocktail Podcast earlier this week as well as those that couldn't make the live event, but requested the menu. If you're interested in receiving the Cocktail tasting menu including recipes, please send us a message via our Contact Us page. 

*Special Announcement*
We are excited to announce that our Let's Get Personal: Branding for Bartenders episode and accompanying guide was so well received that we are taking it on the road!
We'll be part of an industry event held by Bartender Journey Listener and Professional Bartender, Craig Schiedlo on Tuesday, January 24th at The Shepherd & The Knucklehead (Hoboken, NJ). The seminar will also feature a brief intro section on legal issues that may come up for you as a bartender, such as when you agree to bartend at a private event or should you decide to do some consulting. 
For more information on the event  and meeting us in person, please send a message via our Contact Us page. 

Cocktail of the Week - Tuxedo Cocktail
In homage to where Brian is behind the stick, this week's Cocktail of the Week is the Tuxedo Cocktail.* 
2 oz. gin
1 oz. fino sherry
1 dash orange bitters
Ice cubes
Tools: mixing glass, barspoon, strainer
Glass: cocktail
Garnish: lemon twist
Stir ingredients with ice, strain into chilled glass and garnish.
*This recipe was posted on Imbibe online and adapted from ​Old Waldorf Bar Days by Albert Stevens Crockett, 1931.

This week on the Bartender Journey Podcast,  we celebrate Repeal Day!
​As you may know, here in the States, Dec 5, 1931 was the end of Prohibition. Bartenders across the US now celebrate this unofficial holiday, on Dec 5.
​It's a great day to be a Bartender (or to be anyone who enjoys cocktails)!

I spent Repeal Day wondering around NYC – talking to interesting people and drinking great cocktails.  There was no shortage of events to attend!

To join us for BarCraft Live!, go to bartenderjourney.net/events - fill out your first name and email address and we’ll send you the cocktail menu with recipes and  details on how to join us.
We did a little back and forth on the technology to use for the video stream. After some testing, we've decided that the best solution is Google Hangouts. There is a limitation on how many can join a Google Hangout so please go to bartenderjourney.net/events to RSVP!

​In homage to Kara's book, our Cocktail of the Week is a classic equal parts cocktail - the Corpse Reviver #2 :

• Equal parts (3/4 oz each)
  Gin, Lillet Blanc, Orange Liqueur, Lemon. Dash of Absinthe
  Shake with ice. Double strain into a chilled Coupe glass.

In addition to the Podcast, we've created the 
Let's Get Personal: Branding for Bartenders document as a guide to help you:

• Understand what Personal Branding is and why it’s important for you
• Create a simple Personal Branding Roadmap through 4 stages: Discovery, Desire, Design and Dedication with exercises, example and Quick Start tips
• Learn how “traditionally corporate techniques”  like the Elevator  Pitch, Vision Board and Gap can help you in your hospitality career
• Understand the difference between social media and social networking

This document is the first of the Your Bartender Journey™ Series.

We are wishing everyone a wonderful Thanksgiving this week on the show with two Rum Cocktails!

It's the Bartender Journey Podcast number 190!  Listen with the audio player on this page, or subscribe on iTunes, Android or Stitcher Radio.

Its a short Bartender Journey this week as there are Thanksgiving activities and Thanksgiving Bartending to do!

Brian competed in the Diplomatico Rum World Tournament  cocktail competition this week.  Picture below.

For more info about our upcoming online event on December 13, 2016 please send a request for more information on our Contact Page.

It’s a constant in the Hospitality Industry….we are on our feet for hours and hours. 
​How can we make it better?  I don’t know about you, but my feet hurt all the time.

We speak with an awesome lady this week – a doctor, a podiatrist, a holistic healer and she is going to help us with our foot pain!
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​Dr. Michele Summers Colon is our guest this week.  Find our more about the Doctor's Podiatry practice here.

A few important events coming up:

• Repeal Day Tampa Conference - Thu, Dec 1 - Fri, Dec 2
• Repeal Day Ball DC - Fri, Dec 9
• San Antonio Cocktail Conference - Fri Jan 6-Sun Jan 15
• BarSmarts Advanced Atlanta - February 9, 2017 
• BarSmarts Advanced Milwaukee - March 29, 2017

The Cocktail Chronicles covers the beginning of the modern cocktail renaissance, offers classic recipes and their modern takes and also features a chapter called “Bottles, Tools, and Tips” that discusses stocking your liquor cabinet and the best tools.

Jim Meehan provides the foreword and each recipe is preceded by its history. The book is an accessible guide to both professional bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts featuring over 200 cocktail recipes written in a fun and engaging manner and is a great reference guide to have on hand.

Featured in the book is the classic cocktail the Blood and Sand:

Cocktail of the Week:
The recipe for the Blood & Sand first appeared in print in Harry Craddock’s 1930 The Savoy Cocktail Book.
The Blood and Sand is an equal parts Cocktail:

• .75 oz  Scotch Whisky
• .75 oz Sweet vermouth
• 75 oz Cherry Heering
• .75 oz Freshly Squeezed Orange juice

Place all the ingredients in shaker with ice.
Shake, and double strain into a chilled coupe glass.
Garnish with an orange peel.  

Toast of the Week:
Here’s to those who have seen us at our best,
And seen us at our worst,
And can’t tell the difference!
Cheers.
 
 

This week Bartender Journey is excited to announce we attended Bar Institute National  in New York City this week!

Brian will be competing the Diplomatico World Tournament semi-final with his drink "Sima" on 11/20/16.    Wish him luck!

On this week's Bartender Journey Podcast we talk with Kurt Maitland of the Manhattan Whiskey Club - a Members only community that gathers monthly for private tastings.  He is an editor and regular contributor to the Whiskey Reviewer and to The New Single Malt Whiskey Book.

• Tickets are still available forBar Institute NYC.
• If you will be attending, please let us know!
• Join us for a pregame Bar Institute Industry Party event in Hoboken with Bartender Journey listener and professional bartender, Craig Schiedlo on Sunday, November 6th 2016, at The Shepherd & The Knucklehead. Mix, mingle and share knowledge in a casual setting over complimentary punches and spirits. Featured spirits include Michters Bourbon, Remy Martin, Jameson Cask, Brockman's Gin, NY Distilling products and more! Calling all bartenders, servers, bar managers and liquor reps! For more information on participating as a brand email, [email protected]. To RSVP to attend, click here!
• We'll be "going live" on Facebook during Bar Institute, so please Like the Bartender Journey Facebook page for live updates from the event in NYC!

• Cocktail of the Week:
  Old Pal
  Since we are talking whiskey this week, we should do a whiskey cocktail.  If you listen to this show regularly you know that I love a Negroni and I love a well made Boulevardier.  Here’s another variation.  Its similar to a Boulevardier, but calls for Dry Vermouth rather that Sweet Vermouth.  Its also heavy on the whiskey, so 2 parts Rye Whiskey, (I used a very nice Rye from Maine called Gunpowder Rye), 1 part Campari and 1 part dry vermouth.  Stir it with ice and strain into a chilled coupe or Nick & Nora glass.  Its usually served up, unlike the Negroni which is generally served over ice, unless otherwise specified.
  

Toast of the Week:
May you have warm words on a cold evening,
a full moon on a dark night,
and a smooth road all the way to your door.

Aquavit is the native spirit of the Scandinavian countries and is making an impact on the cocktail scene around the world!

We speak with Martin Millard and Thomas Klem Andersen from Copenhagen, publishers of the Cocktails of Copenhagen Blog.

Download their Aquavit eBook here.

What's in your Bar Kit?  Let us know about your favorite Bar Tools or something unusual that you bring with you to work everyday and perhaps we will mention it on the show!  Use our Contact Page to let us know what is in your Kit!

Toast of the Week:
The skål is a Scandinavian toast, practiced in its most formal version by the Swedes: The proposer of the toast engages the eye of the person being toasted, and "skoal" is said. A slight bow of the head, and a twinkle of the eye—and the aquavit is drained in one gulp.