#31 Chris LeBeau, Mixologist & Podcaster, St. Louis, Missouri

The Philip Duff Show

Chris LeBeau is a St. Louis-based mixologist whose workshops are primarily aimed at cocktail-curious home bartenders and corporate events.
He also runs the immaculately slick "Decoding Cocktails" podcast, and just launched a second one, "So this one shift" which he describes as "Storycorps meets the beverage industry".
He's had me on his podcast before, and we didn't really get to hang at Tales of the Cocktail, so it was time to switch on the mikes and kick back with an adult beverage.
We cover the amazingness that is the Michter's Fort Nelson distillery, visitor center and bar in Louisville; the media's relationship to cocktails; what spirits can learn from craft beer; living in an old money town like St. Louis; why vermouth deserves more love; the current state of celebrity bartenders and a whole bunch more.
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Website: www.DecodingCocktails.com
Decoding Cocktails Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/decoding-cocktails/id1595377352
So this one shift... Podcast: StoryCorps meets the beverage and hospitality industry
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Chapitres

1. Visiting Mikters Distillery in Kentucky (00:00:00)

2. Summer Camp and Bourbon Education Classes (00:06:27)

3. The Evolution and Perception of Cocktails (00:12:13)

4. Media's Influence on Consumer Choices (00:24:07)

5. Wealth, Beer, and Family Feuds (00:32:58)

6. Future of Industry and Craft Beer (00:42:05)

7. The Underappreciated World of Vermouth (00:48:06)

8. Hospitality Challenges and Customer Service (00:59:48)

9. Consistency and Hospitality in Restaurant Service (01:07:26)

10. The Current State of Celebrity Bartenders (01:14:05)

11. Evaluating Bar Rating Systems (01:19:18)

12. Tales of the Cocktail and Podcast Reflections (01:32:01)

13. Authenticity in Media Training (01:41:27)

14. Political Discourse's Virtue Signaling and Toxicity (01:51:40)

15. Global Issues and Media Influence (02:05:09)

16. Teaching, Journalism, and Future Goals (02:11:44)