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Episode 264 - World Class Aspirations
In this inspiring conversation with bartender Mike Vander Horn, some of the topics we discuss include:
Mike's personal journey, from his humble origins as a "rum and diet" drinker, to the cocktail competitions that would ultimately lend him the authority to step behind the bar as the head bartender at the newly opened Queen Jayne's Lounge & Royal Drinkery in Somers Point, NJ.
The different types of cocktail competitions that exist in today's world, ranging from the purely digital, to the lavish, "fly-you-into-a-big-city-to-compete" affairs put on by the world's largest brands.
Then we walk…
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