I’ve already got 40 recipes logged in that spreadsheet, which will remain under lock and keyboard until I’m ready to unveil it, but I also wanted to have a community aspect to this project. So if you have a favorite Bloody Mary recipe – either from a book, a magazine, the internet, or a maybe even a secret family recipe – please do give us a shout by emailing [email protected] or sending us a message on Instagram @ModernBarCart. Ideally, I’d like to pump up the number of recipes on the spreadsheet to at least 100 so we can hit that triple digit mark, so any help I can get along the way from our listeners’ informed palates would be A-mazing.
Now, just because I’m out there on my Pequod hunting down my zesty, red nemesis doesn’t mean I don’t occasionally have time to work on other stuff as well. So here’s a quick rundown of other things we have in the works.
Episodes in the Works
On the “Bar Cart Essentials” side of things, I’m really looking forward to a couple important episodes that are long overdue.
One of them is the topic of smoked cocktails. This is admittedly a bit of a blind spot for me, but I did recently acquire a smoker, and I’ve been busy testing a few techniques that I’m excited to share with you. We’ll of course talk about what smoke is (in case you were under the impression that it was wood ghosts), how to use it to infuse drinks, and which flavor pairings are most smoke friendly.
Another bar cart foundations episode we’re lining up for later this year is a deep dive on hydrosols, the most popular of which are rose water and orange blossom water. These are ingredients in some pretty epic cocktails, including the Ramos Gin Fizz and the Mai Tai, but few people really understand how they’re made and how one might go about preparing their own hydrosol, so we’ll also be diving deep on that topic.
On the interview side, we’ve got lots of exciting things in the works. We’ll hopefully be able to snag someone from Tales of the Cocktail and/or Bar Convent Brooklyn to talk about how these really huge cocktail conferences are going digital while we continue to battle this pandemic. And I’m super excited about that because it presents awesome opportunities for home consumers who might not have the budget to jump on a plane and fork out for a hotel room in New Orleans or New York City. So stay tuned for that.
We’re also lining up some interviews with folks who are doing important work in the spirits world as it pertains to equitable treatment of workers who harvest grapes and agave, as well as some folks who are doing interesting things with water (you know, that thing that usually comprises more than 50% of the volume of a distilled spirit…) and alternative distillate bases, which are whey cool (pun intended).
Reach out with Your Suggestions!
If YOU have any other subjects you’d like us to cover or folks you think would make for great interviews, please do drop us a line and let us know. We always love hearing from you, and it’s your interest and enthusiasm that make this show possible in the first place.
That about does it for this little mini preview episode. Going into this Fourth of July weekend, where I know a lot of us are gonna do our best to get out and enjoy the warm weather in a safe way, please know that we’re still hard at work here at Modern Bar Cart trying to give you everything you need to make the most out of cocktails this summer. If you haven’t already, please check out our new glassware and bar tools over at ModernBarCart.com, and get ready for even more new product launches and partnerships coming this fall.
