{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 100 - State of the Cocktail Union","description":"What\u2019s shakin, cocktail fans? Welcome to the official 100th episode of The Modern Bar Cart Podcast! That\u2019s right - 100 episodes. A HUGE milestone, to be sure! We are so incredibly grateful for all the great guests we\u2019ve had on over the past two years, and I want to be the first to tell you that we\u2019re just getting started. Now that we\u2019re officially in the triple digits, we thought it might be nice for us to take a little step back and look out at the \u201cState of the Union,\u201d so to speak, for spirits and cocktails. A lot of things can happen in two years, and I think it\u2019s really valuable to take that reflection time to look at what\u2019s happened and where things are headed. This episode, Modern Bar Cart co-founder Ethan Hall takes the reins as the podcast host and grills Eric on the ins and outs of the cocktail world for your entertainment. A look back at two years of podcasting - plus recommendations for folks who might want to try their hand at recording and publishing audio for the world to enjoy. Category-by-category hot takes on the state of various spirits and where they\u2019re headed. Thoughts on cocktail fads like clarified juices, tiki, amari, and speakeasies A bunch of fun new lightning round questions designed specifically for this interview Advice for young people trying to break into the cocktail scene at home or professionally My personal reflections on what Modern Bar Cart has become, and where it\u2019s headed, And much, much more. ","author_name":"The Modern Bar Cart Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.modernbarcart.com","html":"