Usquaebach Scotch Whisky

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02/23/16 • 38 min

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Usquaebach is a Blended Scotch Whisky. We talk with U.S. Brand Ambassador Ryan Judson.

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The definition of a Single Malt Scotch is a whisky made from Malted Barley at a single distillery.

A Blended Scotch whisky is made from Malted Barley, blended with wheat or corn whisky. A Blended whisky is made from a blend of whiskies from several different distilleries.

This does not make one better than the other, though many people have a misinformed preconception that Single Malts are superior. Education & tasting is the key to overcoming these assumptions.

Cocktail of the Week:

Usquaebach Old Fashioned

· 3 oz. Usquaebach Reserve Scotch Whisky

· 1 oz. Almond Orgeat

· 3 dashes Orange Bitters

· Orange Peel

· Grated Cinnamon Stick

Preparation: Stir all first 3 ingredients with ice. Strain over rocks, garnish with the orange peel and grated cinnamon.

The Book of the Week is Whiskey Cocktails: Rediscovered Classics and Contemporary Craft Drinks Using the World's Most Popular Spirit by Warren Bobrow.

Also coming soon from Warren Bobrow: Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations. Now available for pre-order.

Whisky Live NYC is Feburary 24, 2016. Use the discount code WLNY16 for 10% off.

Our sponsor is BevSpot, who can help you with inventory, ordering, pars, forecasting and more. Schedule a free online demo today!

Usquaebach Scotch Whisky

Usquaebach is a Blended Scotch Whisky. We talk with U.S. Brand Ambassador Ryan Judson.

Listen with the audio player on this page or

· On the Bartender Journey web site

· Subscribe on iTunes

· Listen on Stitcher Radio

· Subscribe on Android

The definition of a Single Malt Scotch is a whisky made from Malted Barley at a single distillery.

A Blended Scotch whisky is made from Malted Barley, blended with wheat or corn whisky. A Blended whisky is made from a blend of whiskies from several different distilleries.

This does not make one better than the other, though many people have a misinformed preconception that Single Malts are superior. Education & tasting is the key to overcoming these assumptions.

Cocktail of the Week:

Usquaebach Old Fashioned

· 3 oz. Usquaebach Reserve Scotch Whisky

· 1 oz. Almond Orgeat

· 3 dashes Orange Bitters

· Orange Peel

· Grated Cinnamon Stick

Preparation: Stir all first 3 ingredients with ice. Strain over rocks, garnish with the orange peel and grated cinnamon.

The Book of the Week is Whiskey Cocktails: Rediscovered Classics and Contemporary Craft Drinks Using the World's Most Popular Spirit by Warren Bobrow.

Also coming soon from Warren Bobrow: Cannabis Cocktails, Mocktails, and Tonics: The Art of Spirited Drinks and Buzz-Worthy Libations. Now available for pre-order.

Whisky Live NYC is Feburary 24, 2016. Use the discount code WLNY16 for 10% off.

Our sponsor is BevSpot, who can help you with inventory, ordering, pars, forecasting and more. Schedule a free online demo today!

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We We also chat with Rebekkah Dooley, organizer of the London Sessions.
Whisky Live NYC is coming up on February 24, 2016. We have two tickets to give away to one lucky winner. Just go to bartenderjourney.net and on the Contact page enter your information and a short note saying that you’d like to enter the Whisky Fest contest. Winner chosen at random on Thursday 2/18/16 at 6pm eastern.

We talk with Dave Sweet, President and owner of the Whisky Live events in North America.

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Sother Teague of the great East Village NYC bar Amor y Amargohas a very specific and wonderful approach to hospitality. During the Tampa Repeal Day Conference,Sother gave a great talk about the steps of service that are followed whenpeople come into his bar. Ithought it was a really great seminar and something that everybody in theindustry could learn from. Hecalled the seminar “The Psychology of the Room. How to use Inherent Human Behavior to Guide People ThroughTheir Time in Your Space”.

I asked Sother if he would be a guest on the BartenderJourney Podcast to talk about his great bar in Manhattan, and also about thegreat talk that he gave in Tampa.

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Sother’s philosophy on service is designed to provide thebest possible experience for his guests. As he says “We don’t sell the drinks, the ice, the bitters. All that stuff comes free with theHospitality”.

Book of the Week:

How To Win Friends andInfluence People by Dale Carnegie. Learn the six ways to make people like you, the twelve ways to winpeople to your way of thinking, and the nine ways to change people withoutarousing resentment.

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Cocktail of the Week:

Sharpie Mustache. Created by Chris Elford during his tenure at Amor y Amargo.

· 3/4 ounce Meletti Amaro

· 3/4 ounce Bonal Gentiane Quina

· 3/4 ounce London dry gin (AyA uses Beefeater)

· 3/4 ounce Overproof rye whiskey (AyA uses Rittenhouse100°)

· 2 dashes Bittermens Tiki Bitters

Stir over plenty of ice to dilute and chill. Strain into achilled glass. Express the oil from an orange twist over the top of the drinkand drop in to garnish.

Toast of the Week:

Here’s to the nights that become memories, the friends thatbecome family, and the dreams that become reality.