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!

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Episode 261
The Ice Book with Camper English
Episode 260
Mesquited, Not Peated
Episode 259
Tiki in Japan with Brandon and Kim
Episode 258
Mint Condition
Episode 257
Gin Tonica with David T. Smith
Episode 256
Yeasty Boys with Faye Johnson
Episode 255
New & Noteworthy Spirits (Winter/Spring 2023)
Episode 254
Meet Mr. Lyan with Ryan Chetiyawardana
Episode 253
Winning Dry January with Jon Schott
Episode 252
Year in Review: 2022
Episode 251
SUYO Single Origin Pisco
Episode 250
Just the Tip (Part 2)
Episode 249
Just the Tip (Part 1)
Episode 248
Getting Twisted with Jordan Hughes
Episode 247
Modern Caribbean Rum with Matt Pietrek
Episode 197
Distilled, The Board Game, with Dave Beck
Episode 194
The Fault in Our Spirits
Episode 174
Indicate THIS
Episode 163
Cocktail Ingredients You've Never Heard Of
Episode 158
Fizz vs. Spritz
Episode 146
Art of the Recipe (Part II: Craft)
Episode 145
Art of the Recipe (Part I: Origins)
Episode 133
The Death of "Smooth"
Episode 119
Mind Your Wash Line
Episode 117
Fancy Rum & Cokes
Episode 114
Maritime Cocktails
Episode 106
Mastering Your Garnish Prep Game
Episode 099
Bursting Bubbles
Episode 077
Homemade Liqueurs
Episode 076
The Milk Punch Episode
Episode 256
Yeasty Boys with Faye Johnson
Episode 254
Meet Mr. Lyan with Ryan Chetiyawardana
Episode 253
Winning Dry January with Jon Schott
Episode 251
SUYO Single Origin Pisco
Episode 248
Getting Twisted with Jordan Hughes
Episode 247
Modern Caribbean Rum with Matt Pietrek
Episode 245
Hanky Panky: An Unintentional Speakeasy
Episode 244
Midcentury Cocktails with Cecelia Tichi
Episode 243
The $150 Old Fashioned
Episode 242
Uncle Nearest
Episode 241
Sorel: The Red Drink
Episode 238
From Sorghum, with Love
Episode 234
Chinola Liqueur with Andrew Merinoff
Episode 233
Meated Whiskey with Matt Power of Tamworth
Episode 229
The Art of the Barrel Pick with
Episode 090
WTF is Clairin?
Episode 032
Frontier Cocktails
Episode 031
Indian Cocktails
Episode 030
Eric Does the Lightning Round
Episode 024
Pointillism as a Metaphor for Flavor
Episode 014
Bar Cart Q&A