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 222
Porchlight and Puppetry with Nicholas Bennett
Episode 221
Lyre's Non-Alcoholic Spirits with Maria Denton
Episode 220
Kentucky 74 with Lauren Chitwood
Episode 219
All The Bitter with Ian Blessing
Episode 218
World's 50 Best Bars with Mark Sansom
Episode 217
Mindful Mixology with Derek Brown
Episode 216
Why I Like the Term "Mixologist"
Episodes 215
Last Call 2021
Episodes 213 & 214
Hacking Milk Punch with Eamon Rockey
Episode 212
Tarnished Truth, Delicious Bourbon
Episode 211
The Science of "Switched" Cocktails with Iain
Episode 210
Fever-Tree Mixers with CEO Tim Warrillow
Episode 209
Through the Looking Glass with Deke Dunne
Episode 208
Recipes Aren't Enough
Episode 206
Redwood Empire with Lauren Patz
Episode 182
Coole Swan Irish Cream Liqueur with Mary
Episode 181
Negroni with David T. Smith & Keli
Episode 180
Horseradish Hijinks (Breaking Bloody - Part 4.2)
Episode 179
Breaking Bloody (Part 4.1) Fire and Spice
Episode 178
American Cider
Episode 177
The Future of Hospitality Education
Episode 175
Intro to Aquavit with Christian Krogstad
Episode 171
Gather Around Cocktails with Aaron Goldfarb
Episode 169
Breaking Bloody (Part III: Umami Tsunami)
Episode 167
Macchu Pisco with Melanie Asher
Episode 166
Give me Liberty and Give me a
Episode 165
Breaking Bloody (Part 2: Brian Bartels)
Episode 164
Kleos Mastiha with Effie Panagopoulos
Episode 162
Spirits of Latin America with Ivy Mix
Episode 161
Tales of the Cocktail 2020 with Caroline