{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Booze Legends","description":"Striking up a conversation with a stranger in a bar is accepted, even expected. And storytelling is a big part of that engagement. But when it comes to origin stories behind cocktails, Wayne Curtis has noticed a shift in focus over the last ten years. Hand in hand with the recent cocktail revival and the increased professionalization of bartending, an obsession with fact over fancy has emerged. \u201cI started hearing a phrase in bars that I don\u2019t think had ever been uttered before inside a bar: \u2018What\u2019s your source on that?\u2019\u201d In this episode of Gravy, Wayne Curtis reflects on what\u2019s lost and gained as cocktail and spirits writers\u2014as well as curious consumers\u2014seek out well-supported history over well-spun stories behind the bar. ","author_name":"Gravy","author_url":"http:\/\/www.southernfoodways.org\/gravy","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/5810206\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/17167546"}