Matt Pietrek is the Cocktail Wonk. He made the switch from writing about Microsoft Windows (of all things) to spirits and cocktails, and was last year a finalist for the Best Cocktails and Spirits Writer award at Tales of the Cocktail. You can read his insightful, impeccably researched and wide-ranging articles at https://cocktailwonk.com. Marcus was chomping at the bit to pick Matt’s brain about his specialist area of expertise – rum – as he’s recently been using the Wonk’s articles to educate his own bartenders at Hains & Co. He and Nicole ask about carving out a career without a background in the industry, Matt’s upcoming book and some of the sensitive topics surrounding rum and sugar. Stay tuned for his well-thought-out answer to that massive question. And for our Free Pour segment, we chat to an industry icon in Connecticut who you may know from TV or social media as the Cocktail Chemist, Dimitrios Zahariadis. Key points 03:55 From Microsoft Windows to Cocktails 07:00 Rum reporting in New Orleans 11:00 Carving a career without a background in the cocktail industry 13:40 Matt’s upcoming book – Minimalist Tiki 18:50 The big question: rum, sugar and other additives 24:50 The Cocktail Wonk audience 28:05 Some of the Wonk’s favourite drinking experiences. 32:45 The Free Pour Five with Dimitrios Zahariadis See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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