Tracy embraces “punk rock” tequila! “Comisarios” upheld tradition in defiance of oppression, preserving the 2000 year history of tequila making during prohibition. Comisarios guarded natives clandestinely distilling tequila in the mountainous terrain of Los Altos of Jalisco. John Milstead of Stellar… Read More »Episode 33: Truth In Tequila
Scott Seales has logged more than 16 years of experience in the Hospitality industry, 12 of them in Las Vegas. His professional history includes almost every job in the food and beverage world, from line cook/dishwasher to senior management. Tracy… Read More »Episode 32: Modesty Plays
John “Griff” Griffith II started as a home brewer in 1992, and then joined Joyride Brewing in Edgewater, Colorado where he learned the finer points of the 10-barrel brewing system. He’s a nationally recognized BJCP beer judge, and travelled to… Read More »Episode 31: Breakfast at Dino’s
Get ready to tap into the mind of one of Las Vegas’s most accomplished brewers, Jeff Tewes. As he makes his way from the acclaimed Tenaya Creek/Beer Zombies, to Las Vegas Brewing Company (in the original Tenaya Creek building), Jeff… Read More »Episode 30: Loudmouth Soup
Lauren Kennedy of Hotaling & Company returns to celebrate the second anniversary of the Thirst Trap Podcast. Just back from an adventure with Tracy to Dingle, the charming town on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way. Dingle is home to the Dingle… Read More »Episode 29: Dingle Dames
Las Vegas native Amanda Koeller, one of the only female head brewers in the state, shares the news that she’s leaving her hometown for a new opportunity at Last Best Place Brewing Company in Bozeman, Montana. Before joining Las Vegas Brewing… Read More »Episode 28: Dam Goodbye
Meet Tiki Bar Owner and Purveyor of Bettie Page Rum, Michael Cobb. The High Roller Tiki Lounge is the first and only craft beer and wine bar exclusively featuring tiki style wine based and liquor alternative cocktails – tiki-tails, eclectic… Read More »Episode 26: Tiki-Tastic Bettie
Derek Crow visits and shares an exemplary cocktail creation, although he insists that he is not actually a “mixologist”, but more of a humble “barman”. He recounts his journey from Olive Garden, to gettin’ “behind the stick” at some of… Read More »Episode 24: Barman
Visit with Aaron Diec, “The Sake Somm”, and Chief in Charge at Tian Beverage Distributor. He talks about his adventures in the Vegas “beverage scene”, jumping into distribution, and (not) selling sake in flip-flops.
Meet Rick Hewitt, Founder and CEO of Unicorn Distillery who shares some of the secrets of his magical, chameleon-like vodka and tequila, and recalls his slightly circuitous route to where he is now. And yes, there’s also some talk about… Read More »Episode 17: Tableside Mixology