117 : Coffee and Cocktails w/ Amanda Whitt : Learning about drink building, guidelines for starting a cocktail program in your coffee shop, tips for great coffee cocktails, what we can learn from the world of craft cocktails and bartending

Coffee and cocktails. Baristas and Bartenders. These are basically two sides of the same bar. Today we are going to get to know the craft cocktail and bartending side a little better with the help of coffee and spirits professional, Amanda Whitt! We will be talking about Amanda's journey to becoming a pro in both disciplines, the way bartenders think about drink building and flavor, making great coffee cocktails, mistakes we make combining the two, and tons of insights and tips for how to successfully integrate spirits into your beverage program. Plus we chat about the use of cold brew in coffee cocktails, etiquette for using others recipes, and tresources for further learning. When these two worlds successfully meet it showcases both the coffee and the spirits in new delicious ways. I hope this episode inspires some great drinks! Links: Amanda's Instagram www.gazregan.com The Bartenders Bible -Gary Regan I'm Just Here For The Drinks -Sother Teague https://www.uscoffeechampionships.org/cigs-qualifying-competition/