Once upon a time… a cocktail lover married a bartender. Together, they created a mixology course, a craft cocktail educational website, a podcast, and eventually a premium barware brand! Sounds fun, doesn't it? Chris and Julia Tunstall created A Bar Above to help bar professionals and cocktail enthusiasts everywhere master their craft, get the ideal tools they need, and connect with other like-minded cocktail lovers. Join them as they discuss all things cocktails, including techniques, recip ...
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Chris & Julia have a big announcement today– Tune in to hear all about the future of A Bar Above and what we’re currently working on!
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Diversity in the Hospitality Workplace with Tiffanie Barriere
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Come along on a journey of learning as Chris talks with bartender, beverage director, author, and advocate Tiffanie Barriere about inclusion and diversity in the hospitality industry.
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Women-Owned Spirit Brands with Morgan McLachlan
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Join us as Julia talks with master distiller and co-founder of AMASS Gin, Morgan McLauchlan, about the art and hard work of distilling & about being a woman in the spirits industry. These two female entrepreneurs celebrate the female perspective and female distillers in a male-dominated industry on today’s episode.…
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Celebrating Black-Owned Spirit Companies With Sean McCloud
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast We’re talking with A Taste of the Culture founder Sean McCloud about how to celebrate Black-owned spirits companies, the hurdles smaller companies face, and the importance of adding Black-owned wine & spirits into your collection.
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A Candid Interview About Addiction with Dr. Judy Grisel
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Today, Chris is having a serious, important conversation with former addict and neuropharmacologist, Dr. Judy Grisel about drug and alcohol addiction to better understand how the brain works and how addiction begins.
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What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Drinking Alcohol for 30 Days? With Dr. Fisher
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Learn from Dr. Joe Fisher, founder of SOBAR, about how alcohol affects your body, how food consumption changes your alcohol absorption, and the benefits of not drinking alcohol in Dry January— and staying sober the rest of the year!
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11 Ways to Support Bartenders During the Holidays
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Learn what bartenders really want this holiday season! Whether you’re a bar owner or a regular customer, Chris & Julia lead you through what the bartenders in our Craft Bartender Community said they’d appreciate for the holidays.
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Holiday Cocktails with Sother Teague
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Wondering what to drink this holiday season? Chris is talking with beverage director, bartender, author, and podcast host Sother Teague about Christmas cocktails that can be enjoyed all year round!
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Whiskey Cocktails with Snehal D'cunha
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Learn all about whiskey cocktails and unique flavor combinations from cocktail enthusiast and Instagram influencer, Snehal D’cunha.
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The Basics of Whiskey with Samara Davis
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http://www.abarabove.com/podcast Come learn all about whiskey types-- from Irish whiskey to bourbon-- and the best whiskey brands to try with Samara Davis of Black Bourbon Society!
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All About Vodka with Veronika Karlova
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https://abarabove.com/podcast/ We’re talking vodka, vodka, vodka with vodka expert and spirits judge Veronika Karlova from Girls Drink Vodka. From which cocktails to make to which vodkas to buy at different price points, you’re guaranteed to also become an expert after today’s podcast!
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An Overview of Vodka and its Future
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www.abarabove.com/podcast Vodka is known as a neutral spirit, but that may all be changing! Learn all about vodka with character and the new law regarding vodka production from Devon Trevathan of Liba Spirits.
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https://www.abarabove.com/podcast Frustrated by memorizing cocktail recipes? We’ll walk you through the six main cocktail families so you can make hundreds of different types of cocktails using these simple cocktail family structures!
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How to Stock Your Home Bar with Leah Hall from Gastronom Cocktails
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/201 Leah Hall is the co-owner of gastronomblog.com, a website dedicated to all things alcohol and making cocktails accessible to the home bartender. On the website and social media, she and her husband, Jay, share content dedicated to spirited travel, cocktails, and even boozy food. Bringing her background in hotel and …
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Launching Gold Products and Going Back to Basics!
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/200 Celebrating episode 200, we are announcing both a name change for our podcast and the launch of our new gold bar tools line!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Our Top 10 Podcasts from the Last 100 Episodes!
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/199 Today, we’re revisiting our favorite 10 podcasts of the last 100 episodes-- with a special guest, our very own Julia Tunstall. Split up between technique and career-focused episodes, these are podcasts you definitely want to go back and listen to if you missed them the first time!…
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An interview with Zane Harris from Riedel about glassware!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qiVeKXO-9CY Join us in our Mixology Talk Podcast as we chat with Spirits Specialist and Bar Designer Zane Harris - @zanemharris - and dive deep into his experience as the designer of Riedel's cocktail glasses line, as well as the importance of using the perfect choice of glassware to serve beautiful cocktails!…
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MTP 197-Glassware interview with 2 Bartenders
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All About the San Francisco Spirit Competition with Jeffrey Morgenthaler and Anthony Blue!
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/196Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Coffee Cocktails with Levi Andersen and Derrick Wessels!
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Genever to Gin, an Interview with Gin Expert Philip Duff
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https://mixologytalk.com/193 Join our conversation with gin and genever expert Philip Duff of Old Duff Genever to learn all about these spirits. Hint: they’re very different!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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A Pandemic Pivot: a Chat with the Founders of Prohibition Pops
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/192 Join us as we chat with Cornelia Mathis and Cody Carney to hear all about their incredible story of launching a boozy popsicle brand during the Pandemic!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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You don’t actually hate Gin: Why you should give gin another chance!
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/191 Think you hate gin? Don’t give up! Today we’re talking about the reasons a lot of people think they hate this misunderstood spirit, and ideas for giving it another chance.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Taking Dry January to the next level, an Interview with Sharelle Klaus of Dry Botanical Bubbly
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mixologytalk.com/190Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Tips for Dry January, an interview with Chris Becker of Better Rhodes
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/189 Mocktails Anyone? It's not too late to start your Dry January or a dry week. Let’s dive into the relatively new world of craft, booze-free adult beverages and explore our options.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Cocktails on a Budget: How to Save Money in your Home Bar
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/188 Craft cocktails are an expensive hobby! We’re talking about tips for making the most out of your home bar without breaking the bank (or budget!)Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Gift Ideas for Cocktail Lovers (According to 10,000 of them!)
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/187 We asked our two 5000+ member Facebook groups what gifts they wanted most this holiday season. Here’s what they said!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Gift Ideas, Cocktail Photography and Writing a Cocktail Book: an Interview with Natalie Migliarini from Beautiful Booze.
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/186 Beautiful Booze’s Natalie Migliarini is one of the most influential voices in cocktails today. Listen in as she shares with Chris, cocktail gift ideas, how to capture the perfect cocktail shot for IG and more.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Craft Cocktails and Vodka, an Interview with H. Joseph Ehrmann
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/185Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Wood Smoke: an Interview with Pitmaster, Malcom Reed
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/183 Everyone knows the traditional smoking gun method for smoking cocktails. But if you want to know all about using wood to introduce smoke and flavor into your cocktails, this podcast is for you.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Smoked Cocktails, an Interview with Ben Potts
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https://mixologytalk.com/182 As summer comes to a close but the weather is still warm, we at ABA are longing for the pre-COVID barbecues of yesteryear. So, in lieu of that, we’re talking this month about smoke in cocktails!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Tips and Tricks for Working with Large Format Ice for Service
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/181 From how to break down ice to what kind of ice to choose for which drink, if you want to learn more about working with craft cocktail ice at your bar or in your own home, you’ve come to the right place.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Clear Ice, from Clinebell to Glass
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/180Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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MTP 179: Modern Tiki, an interview with Daniel "Doc" Parks
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/179 Just because we can’t go to the bar right now doesn’t mean we can’t have fun. We’re wrapping up our vacation-inspired voyage into tropical cocktails by talking about modern tiki with the very knowledgeable Daniel “Doc” Parks, beverage director of San Francisco’s Pagan Idol and Zombie Village.…
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Tiki, the Post-Prohibition "Craft" Cocktail with Beachbum Berry
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/178 Welcome back, and happy June! This month, we are talking all about tiki. And who better to talk to than Jeff “Beachbum” Berry, author of seven tiki cocktail books, owner of Latitude 29 in New Orleans, and all-around expert in all things tiki?Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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The Art of Non-Alcoholic Cocktails, Learning from Seedlip
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/177 Who better to learn from than the best known non-alcoholic spirits brand? Laura Lashley, the National Education manager for Seedlip, is joining us on the podcast to help us learn all about the art of non-alcoholic cocktails.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Inventing the Impossible: Creating Non-Alcoholic Amaro with Jason La Valla
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/176 Wish you could drink Amaro at work? Listen in as we chat with the founder of Casamara Club on how he created an “Amaro” soft drink - without alcohol!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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How to Launch a To-Go Cocktail Program, an Interview with Chris Elford from Navy Strength
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/175 Today, Chris is talking with bar owner Chris Elford (yes, another Chris!) about a new way bars are serving their community, through to-go cocktail programs. Depending on your state’s current laws, this to-go service is a great option for staying in business during the COVID-19 shutdown.…
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Advanced Beer Cocktails: Reductions, Compatible Flavors, and More with Nicole Barker
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/174 Ever wonder how to work beer flavor into your cocktails? This podcast has some incredible ideas from the basic to the very advanced!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Beer Cocktail Basics with Chris Krause
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/173 We’re discussing all things beer cocktails! From how to get started if you want to offer beer cocktails on your drink menu to tips and tricks to elevate your cocktail service.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Colors & Cocktails, Part 1: Ingredients & Techniques for Red Cocktails with Pastry Chef Bella Jatzo
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Who better to ask about colors in cocktails than pastry chefs? Learn their tips, tricks & techniques for adding beautiful color - in and out of the glass. https://www.mixologytalk.com/171Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Cocktail & Bar Trends for 2020
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/170 What’s new in the world of craft cocktails and hospitality? We asked a few thousand bartenders and here’s what they said.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Sugar alternatives - Interview with a food scientist about all things sweet
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https://mixologytalk.com/169 Who better to ask about the nitty gritty details of sugar substitutes than a food scientist? Zach Gooding is an expert in all things sweet. Join us to learn all about sugars (and alternative sugars) and how to use them in your next cocktail.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above
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The Impossible Task: How to make “No Carb” Cocktails that Actually Taste Good
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/168 Going low carb for January? Don’t despair! Listen in for some ideas for “no carb” cocktails and tips for making “no sugar” simple syrups as well.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above
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Advice for serving hot cocktails at your bar - interview with Bradley Thomas Stephens
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https://www.MixologyTalk.com/167 If you saw the last episode, you know how Chris feels about hot cocktails. Now it's time to set him straight! Chris is chatting with bartender Bradley Thomas Stephens who has some great tips for making delicious hot cocktails for service - and avoiding the pitfalls that drove Chris crazy!…
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5 Reasons Chris Hates Hot Cocktails (and how to fix them!)
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www.MixologyTalk.com/166 It’s true - Chris hates hot cocktails. Join us this week to experience his rant and some great suggestions for preparing hot cocktails that actually taste good!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Punch for Service: Large Format Cocktails Behind the Bar with Rachel Hopkins
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www.MixologyTalk.com/165 Looking to add punches to your bar program? Join us this week as Chris learns all about the ins and outs of making and serving large format cocktails behind the bar.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Punch: The Misunderstood Large Format Cocktail
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/164 It’s so much more than “Jungle Juice”. Large format cocktails are an awesome way to serve delicious craft drinks at parties without bartending all night!Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Advanced Infusions for Fun and Profit with Lucas England
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/163 Infusions are fun to play with, but can you really use them in a service setting? Lucas England says YES and is here to show us how! Listen in to hear his tips and tricks for making infusions work, even in a high volume bar.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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Basic Infusions: How to make Infused Spirits and Syrups for Cocktails
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https://www.mixologytalk.com/162 It’s one of the easiest “mixology” techniques there is! This week we’re talking all about infusions and how you can easily make them for use in your cocktail creations.Von Chris & Julia Tunstall, Founders of A Bar Above and Top Shelf Bar Supply
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