If This Bar Could Talk

We sat down with Nick Harris, general manager at Rishi Sushi and talk about all things sake.

Alex Eiler, Bar Manager at Sidebar in Columbus, OH shares stories with us. Some are true and some are bullshit.

Leigh Ann shares some details about her meeting with Diageo

Our one and only "Super Fan" Megan Mitolo shares her family’s award winning wine with us as we chat about our cocktail tours, wine making and a story from her college days.

Sean Ward of Giuseppe's Ritrovo talks hospitality, famous guests and, of course, cocktails.

In this episode we share a cocktail and stories of Indian Thanksgiving, slippery floors and embracing the industry as a profession with James DeFrance of The Refectory.

Blair and Leigh Ann visit one of the best whiskey bars in the country, Old Kentucky Bourbon Bar. We chat with bartender Adam and bar regular Jake and get a very special cheers with some folks from Switzerland.

In this episode,we sit down with PJ Ford, Cocktail Director at one of the 50 Best Bars in America, Light of Seven Matchsticks in Worthington, Ohio

Andy Smith (The Sycamore) and Holly Harrah (Cameron Mitchell Restaurants) share their stories about sobriety and how Ben's Friends can help those in the food and beverage industry struggling with addiction. Visit bensfriendshope.com to learn more or to make a donation. If you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, just show up any Sunday at Cameron's Restaurant located at 2185 W Dublin...

In this episode we sit down with Derek Reno from Service Bar and Sean Taylor of Denmark on High. Together, they competed and won the Espolon Cocktial Fights Competition in Columbus Ohio.

An evening with Dino Tripodis, host of Best Podcast of the Year and Best Comedy Podcast and our friend Chad Kessler, Lead Distiller and Founder of 451 Spirits drops in.

We talk with the Superintendent of Liquor Control for the State of Ohio, Jim Canepa. We bust some myths, talk about barrel picks and new whiskeys coming to the State and other cool stuff that Jim is doing at Liquor Control

In this episode, we sit down with Julie Schickel Headley and Julie Pearce Grannon to talk about life and family while exposing them the world of craft cocktails. via Online Slang Dictionary: to vomit ("boot") due to over consumption of alcohol, and then continue partying ("rally").

It's Negroni Week! While Blair was preparing to help judge the Spirits of Columbus Negroni competition at The Joseph Le Meridian Hotel in Columbus, Ohio, I took some time to chat with the organizers, competitors and judges to find out what Negroni Week is all about as well as how each of the competitors decided to reinvent this classic drink. Congratulations to all of the competitors! Their delici...

We had the opportunity to chat with Tom Belcher, inventor of WinePro2 and Hugh Kelly of Craft Event Bar and Murphy's Craft Bar and Kitchen in Sydney, OH. We tested out Tom's amazing little gadget that oxygenates wine and aged spirits, softening and smoothing out the finish. It's pretty amazing. You can use the discount code ITBCT to get a discount on your purchase at: https://winepro2.com

Live music, burlesque, Herbalism — Hall of Two Truths has it all. We're talking with Laurie Granger and Mike Schaaf while drinking a cocktail from their menu called "Ace Boon Sazeracoon"

We do R&D so you don't have to. We visited several great spots in Delaware, Grandview and Italian Village.

In this episode, we sit down with Chad White to talk about his passion for Rum that turned into the philanthropic and social group that is the Ohio Rum Society.

While traveling to the New Orleans Bourbon Festival we had the great pleasure to meet the people involved in bringing the story of Nathan "Nearest" Green to light and creating an amazing new whiskey in his honor — Uncle Nearest 1856. View our photos on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CbusCraftCocktailTour/photos/?tab=album&album_id=858592141144211 Find his story here: https://www.nearestgree...

In this episode we sit down with Logan Demmy, bar manager at the Citizens Trust in Columbus, Ohio. World traveler and mad scientists of cocktails, we'll hear about how tending bar overseas shaped his passion for craft cocktails.

Our guest this week is Renaissance Woman, Christina Basham. We talk about the United States Bartenders Guild (USBG), philanthropy, her role at Middle West Spirits and her newly formed company "Bubbles & Agave".

Todd shares a great story of someone special riding shotgun.

From Ohio to Kentucky and back, Jesse Hubbard with the Great Southern Whiskey Bar tells us about his past, present and what he hopes for the future.

Soul Bar inside The Joseph Hotel in Columbus, Ohio is hands-down the best hotel bar in the city. In this episode, we sit down with Kyle Strategier. If you spend any time talking to Kyle, it becomes clear why Soul Bar is such an amazing place.

Shea Bainbridge talks about her pop-up collaboration with The Table restaurant that features craft cocktails paired with a four course dinner. We also talk about famous people and unicorns!