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In this special episode of The Cocktail Guru Show, the Guru's take you on a journey through the WSWA Access Live Convention in Denver, Colorado. This episode is packed with engaging interviews, fascinating stories, and, of course, delicious cocktails.
Join Jonathan and Jeffrey Pogash, the dynamic father-son duo, as they dive into the world of cocktails, spirits, and hospitality trends in this special episode of The Cocktail Guru Show, recorded live at the WSWA Access Live Convention in Denver, Colorado! We had some incredible conversations with…
Join Jonathan Pogash, the Cocktail Guru, and his father, Jeffrey Pogash, as they talk generational hospitality with culinary lifer Charles Baum. Watch, listen, and learn how Charles, the son of legendary New York restaurateur Joe Baum, grew up in a notoriously all-consuming industry, became GM at M…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU SHOW, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk wine—growing, making, selling, and storytelling—with legendary vintner and CEO of Viña Almaviva, Manuel Louzada. Watch, listen, and learn how Manuel, a native of Portugal born into a family of winegrowers, parlayed his …
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU SHOW, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk hospitality and acclaimed bartender, author, host, and educator Alba Huerta's singular commitment to excellence in it. Watch, listen, and learn how the Mexican-born and Texas-raised entrepreneur has racked up a raft of …
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU SHOW, the premiere installment of Season 4, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash deep-dive the whiskey world with serial entrepreneur Raj Alva and veteran whiskey maker Ari Sussman, who, together with country music superstar Eric Church, founded JYPSI Whiskey. Watch,…
Join us for the exciting second part of our Season 3 finale, recorded high atop New Orleans at Café Amélie, overlooking the vibrant French Quarter. In this special episode, we celebrate the spirit of New Orleans with a fantastic lineup of guests and delve into the world of cocktails, spirits, and h…
On the next episode of The Cocktail Guru Podcast, we talk accounting, life insurance, and real estate—wait, what?!—oh, and rum with Steven Gubb, Founder, President & CEO of Boston-based Paradise Imports, suppliers of Gubba Rum, plus go behind the scenes at Bar Convent Brooklyn 2024!
In this special two-part season finale of the Cocktail Guru Podcast, we went live from Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. The episode featured three amazing guests: Jim Ruane from Cierto Tequila, Nick Rose from Hudson Whiskey, and Jeff Naples from Reyka Vodka. Also in this episode Jeffrey dives …
On this edition of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk comfort food that sticks to your ribs—and the pot!—with entrepreneur Nadia Liu Spellman, co-author of Dumpling Daughter: Heirloom Recipes from Our Restaurants and Home Kitchens and founder of Boston's Dumpling Daught…
On this edition of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash deep-dive into coffee, discovering how an abiding passion for it prompted Kelly Abbott to leave behind 20 years of teaching K-12 students and seize the opportunity to become Owner, CEO & Roaster at Unleashed Coffee in Vac…
Join Jonathan Pogash, the Cocktail Guru, and his father, Jeffrey Pogash, as they dive into the fascinating world of wine and spirits. In this special episode, they pay tribute to the legendary Steven Spurrier, the man who revolutionized the wine industry. Jeffrey shares personal anecdotes about …
On this edition of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk cocktail speed, style, and substance with hospitality legends Lynnette Marrero and Ivy Mix, cofounders of Speed Rack, a global all-women bartending competition that has raised over $1.5 million for charities supporti…
On this edition of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, host Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk the sweet life—literally—with celebrity pastry chef Zac Young: Bravo, The Cooking Channel, Food Network, and Netflix baking veteran and creator of the all-in-one Thanksgiving dessert sensation, The PieCaken. All broug…
On this edition of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, live from Libertine Social at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip, Jonathan Pogash talks the look of life from behind the stick with Chris Leavitt—bartender, social media sensation, and creator of Not Just a Bartender. Plus, from just around the corner …
On this edition of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, live from Libertine Social at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip, Jonathan Pogash talks organizing bartenders—no, it's not like herding cats—bar designing, beverage engineering, and more with Livio Lauro, the living hospitality legend responsible for r…
Live from The Vault, the ultra-exclusive bar inside the Bellagio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, host Jonathan Pogash talks bartending, chasing challenges, and embracing opportunities—plus a fair bit of whiskey wonkery—with Duane Fernandez Jr. and Pamela "The Wiz" Wiznitzer, two leading hospit…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash deep dive the Moscow Mule—yes, it has a history, its roots are in Hollywood, and it's a far more engaging tale than you'd ever imagine—and talk the twists and turns that took a talented young lady bent on a career in law …
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, host Jonathan Pogash talks film, television, and tequila with acting great Joe Mantegna, co-owner of Señor Rio, a very special agave spirit born of business, love, and shared passion—and created by fellow guest Debbie Medina—in the Mexican state of Jali…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash go behind-the-scenes at some of the world's legendary restaurants and bars with intrepid foodie and world traveler Shari Bayer, founder of Bayer Public Relations, host and producer of All in the Industry, and author of Ch…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk cocktails, spirits—including, of course, agave spirits!—and a whole lot more with Milagro Tequila Ambassador Luis Lopez, a literal "miracle-working" Los Angeles native and West Hollywood resident who's long drawn upo…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk with SAG Award-winning actor Joel Johnstone about his journey from the American heartland to Hollywood and, in the process, realizing the dream of every screen thespian—becoming a working actor, in Joel's case includ…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk winning speed, style, and substance with Speed Rack bartending champion and award-winning bar program director and consultant extraordinaire Yael Stormborn. Hear what propelled this now master of hospitality from her…
On this episode of THE COCKTAIL GURU PODCAST, hosts Jonathan & Jeffrey Pogash talk acting for stage, screen, and television, some of it soapy—plus his penchant for prestidigitation and playing the skins—with John-Paul Lavoisier, the daytime TV star whose passions propelled him from Valley Forge, Pe…