The Modern Bar Cart Podcast

A New Kind of Cocktail Podcast

The Modern Bar Cart Podcast is a spirits and cocktail podcast for home bartenders and industry pros alike. Featuring interviews with bartenders, distillers, and cocktail authors, and deep dives into the most important topics in mixology, this is your portal into the shaken, stirred, strained, and garnished world.

Each week, host Eric Kozlik interviews leading experts in the spirits and cocktail field and distills their knowledge into helpful tips and guiding principles in the quest for better drinks. The Modern Bar Cart Podcast has been recognized by the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards and The New York Times as an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to improve their spirits and cocktail knowledge.

Enjoy our backlog of well over 250 interviews, audio essays, book reviews, and more!

New episodes go live every Thursday!

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Episode 129
Drinking in a New Decade
Episode 128
Uncapped
Episode 127
Modern and Vintage Glassware
Episode 126
Minimalist Tiki
Episode 125
Natural Wine (Part II)
Episode 124
Natural Wine (Part I)
Episode 123
Acid Trip (Part II)
Episode 122
Acid Trip (Part I)
Episode 121
Absinthe-Minded
Episode 120
Neuromixology
Episode 119
Mind Your Wash Line
Episode 118
Heritage Cocktails Double Feature
Episode 117
Fancy Rum & Cokes
Episode 116
Maximo Mezcal
Episode 115
Plato & Aristotle Walk into a Bar
Episode 051
 Bourbon (Part II)
Episode 050
Bourbon (Part I)
Episode 049
Cocktail Architecture
Episode 048
Beer Cocktails (AKA "Beertails")
Episode 046
The Art of the Garnish
Episode 045
Intro to Tiki
Episode 043
The Mezcal Episode
Episode 042
The Vermouth Episode
Episode 041
One-Bottle Cocktails
Episode 040
Barrels and Aging
Episode 038
Healthier Drinking
Episode 036
Muddler Mania
Episode 035
Cocktail Bites
Episode 034
Cocktail Kryptonite
Episode 029
Egg Cocktails