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Show de Vie Podcast
Life, limbs, booze, and personalities. SDV explores the liquor industry from both sides of the bar by interviewing the greatest personalities in the game. Although sometimes diverging into film, music, and non-booze topics, SDV is just about people with great stories. Sip, sit back, and enjoy.
Episodes
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Ep 207 - Adrina Drina: Curating the Perfect Mezcal Experience
AdrinAdrina has dedicated her life to creating and facilitating the creativity of others. From studies in London to art curation in New Orleans, the world has…
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Ep 206: Duane Fernandez Jr - The Consummate Matchmaker
The respected and influential New Yorker Duane Fernandez Jr has finally settled into his new home of Texas. One year in the making, he's transformed and built…
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Ep 205: Andres A Chopite-Parra - Home Is Where The Rum Is
Andres A Chopite-Parra watched the revolution from within Venezuela. From a deeply religious upbringing to crafting cocktail concoctions from across the bar…
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Ep 204: Cory Brim - You Can Always Turn Things Around
A thriving career in finance provided riches, opportunities, and empowered bad behavior for SugarRimBar owner Cory Brim. Living life at the top with money to…
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Ep 203 - Sean Finter: Paying It Forward In The Right Ways
Sometimes the path to success veers far away from where you originally thought. For Sean Finter CEO and founder of Barmetrix, the Canadian dream of playing…
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Ep 202 - Andy Maurer: A Man of the People
The ambitious and musical New Yorker Andy Mauer has worked his way through the ranks in the cocktail community to now serve Texas as the Brand Manager for…
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Ep 201- Mike G: Questions From the Guests
It's been a good few years here at Show de Vie. Lots of great chats, lots of great guests, and some amazing spirits sipped in the process. To commemorate over…
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Ep 200 - Douglas Smith: Whiskies of the World
A deep career in California's tech industry collided with a love of flavor and food. Event director of Whiskies of the World, Douglas Smith, discovered that…
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Ep 199 - Michael D'Souza: Whiskey, The Indian Way
As alcohol remains a taboo subject in India, the emergence of Indian whiskies distributed across the globe indicate a change in the times. Michael D'Souza…
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Ep 198 - Martin Cate: The Master of Rum
Politics, Polynesia, proof, and more. Martin Cate is one of the premiere minds in the Tiki movement. From a flowery shirt to his love of the halcyon beach…
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Ep 197 - Stilo Pimentel: Rum Running and Fashion Stunning
Lifetime New Yorker, Stilo Pimentel has built a beautiful career out of his love of aesthetic and fashion. With crime all around and a seemingly small chance…
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Ep 196 - Alexis Mijares: Hospitality is a Family Affair
A natural caregiver, hospitality talent, and creative mind, USBG Austin's president Alexis Mijares is quickly making a name for herself in the national…
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Ep 195 - Erin Ashford: Through The Looking Glass
From early days in Florida to college antics at Texas State University, Olamaie's Erin Ashford epitomizes hospitality and possesses a deep curiosity about…
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Ep 194 - Francois Thibault: The Man Who Changed Vodka Forever
French spirits and food are steeped in tradition. The terroir of France has given birth to some of the finest wines, cheeses, and brandies the world has ever…
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Ep 193 - Ian Reilly: Reading Between The Lines
Hailing from Garland, Texas, hospitality was not the initial path for Grey Goose's Ian Reilly. With a deep interest in experiences, writing, and philosophical…
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Ep 192 - Sergio Mendoza: Putting Art In A Bottle
A man of the stage, spirits, and culture at large, Sergio Mendoza is a invaluable mind in the world of agave. His family has been making Tequila for many…
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Ep 191 - Eduardo Orendain: A Historic Family From Tequila Town
Eduardo Orendein comes from a deeply influential family in the town of Tequila. The Orendein family is one of the founding families of Tequila. Their spirits…
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Ep 190 - Anne Louise Marquis: Let's Talk It Out
With their daughter's mental and physical health as the main priority, Campari's Anne-Louise Marquis childhood was focused on learning about everything the…
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EP 189 - Ivy Mix: Exploring, Pouring, and Adoring
With a rich love of animals, travel, and creating, Leyenda's Ivy Mix remains one of the strongest female mentors in the hospitality industry. Being an…
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Ep 188 - Vance Henderson: Creating The Right Groove
The threads of hospitality and inspiration run deep for DC's Vance Henderson. An articulate artist who has had every job in the industry, Vance is a writer, a…
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Ep 187- Seb Derbomez: Around the World in 80 Ways
From a small French village, to teaching, to engineering, Sebastien Derbomez's career started off with little to do about hospitality. An incredibly…
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Ep 186 - Sharon Yeung: Enjoying the Moment For All Its Worth
From early days in San Francisco, the push from her family to follow traditional Chinese paths of family and college drove The Roosevelt Room's Sharon Yeung to…
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Ep 185 - Caer Maiko Ferguson: Building a Career, One Frame at a Time
With deep roots in the arts, it's no surprise that The Eleanor's Caer Maiko is creating incredible concoctions. Using her many hours as an animator and visual…
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Ep 184 - Ted Breaux: Reviving Absinthe in the United States
Insightful scientist, engineer, and overall brilliant mind, Ted Breaux made it his quest to uncover the lost components of pre-ban Absinthe. Using his…
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Ep 183 - Derelict Airship Distilling: Bringing a New Face to Absinthe
The spirits industry of Texas is growing profoundly, but the innovation in Absinthe is just now starting to gain traction. Matthew Mancuso and Jessica Leigh…
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Ep 182 - Jose Valdez: Engineering A Career Into Tequila
Jose Valdez is the brilliant operational and distilling mind behind Partida Tequila. As a child in Mexico he learned engineering basics from his father and…
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Ep 181 - Jaime Salas: Finding One's Self in Tequila
Through the lens of Mexican-American duality, Milagro Tequila's Jaime Salas uses his rich cultural upbringing in San Francisco to provide the best hospitality…
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Ep 180- Michael Rogers: A Calculated Love of Zombies and Whiskey
An interesting mix of right brain and left brain, Balcones Distilling's Michael Rogers has traversed many creative paths. From writing a pair of Zombie romance…
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Ep 179 - Benjamin Krick: Exploring The World's Every Avenue
From Mezcal, to drawing, to traversing the world, San Antonio's Benjamin Krick has a deep passion for exploration. His love of hospitality, the world's…
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Ep 178 - Emilio Vieyra: Carrying the Torch of Mezcal Tradition
From early days in Houston to a career in veterinary medicine, Michoacan's Emilio Vieira ultimately felt his family's tradition guide him home. The…
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Ep 177 - Pedro Jiménez Gurria: Viva Mezcal, Life Behind the Lens
With a deep interest in the world, cultures, art, and filmmaking, Pedro Jimenez Gurria is a creative soul. Even as a child, he spent time behind an 8mm camera…
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EP 176- Erin Kuschner: Time Out Austin & A Writer's Life
Defining the term "Third Culture Kid", Erin Kuschner's early travels introduced her to many tastes ands sights of the world. The desire to capture these…
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Ep 175 - Charlotte Voisey: The Player Becomes the Coach
The public has embraced the hospitality veteran Charlotte Voisey. With web show The Proper Pour, countless TV appearances, and a notable expert stint on Iron…
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Ep 174 - Lamar Romero: Entrepreneurial Life After Tech
Sometimes we unlock our underlying ambition and entrepreneurial spirit in the face of adversity. Native Texas, Lamar Romero, crafted Dragon Spirits Marketing…
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Ep 173 - Zamir Gotta: Peace, Love, and Vodka
Rallying against the ignorance, hatred, and lacking compassion in the world today. Zamir Gotta is a man with a mission. Known to most as the guy that mended…
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Ep 172 - Steva Casey: Pensive, Poised, and Pouring
Native Alabaman, Steva Casey has traversed all areas of the hospitality industry. But without her thirst for language, learning, and the cultures of the world…
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Ep 171 - Erick Castro: A Filmmaking Bartender at Large
As if Polite Provisions, Boilermaker NYC, and the Simple Serve consulting group weren't enough, California's Erick Castro is now becoming a film auteur. His…
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Ep 170 - Wesley Henderson: The Angel's Envy Tale
Wes Henderson, co-founder and CIO of Angel's Envy Bourbon, is a man of the world. The well-traveled, articulate, business savvy, and adventurous man's man…
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Ep 169 - Adam Harris: Cool Hand Duke of Whiskey
When the world thinks about who they'd most like to drink with when voting for a president, if Beam Suntory's Adam Harris was running; he'd be the undisputed…
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Ep 168 - Jorge Balbontin: New Lands and Steady Hands
Cuban born, and Chilean by heart, Jorge Balbontin is no stranger to the cultures of the world. With scattered bartending experiences throughout the globe…
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Ep 167 - Benjamin Carlotto: The Flavors of Life
Australian industry vet Benjamin Carlotto has traveled the world speaking about spirits and flavors for decades now. His transparency and openness to the world…
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Ep 166 - Jeanine Racht: A Career with Clear Creek Distillery
Emerging from a strict religious upbringing seasoned with world travel, Jeanine Racht, National Sales Manager for Clear Creek Distillery, was always driven to…
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Ep 165 - Amie Ward: Some Body to Love
With a deep appreciation for sports, kinesiology, and health in general, Baltimore's Amie Ward is at the intersection of hospitality and health. After a…
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Ep 164 - Noah Rothbaum: The Natural Born Writer
Noah Rothbaum is the author of "The Art of American Whiskey" and "The Business of Spirits". As a native New Yorker, the resurgence of cocktails unfolded right…
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Ep 163 - Dan Crowell: Left of the Dial
Omaha native Dan Crowell is a man of the universe. Often analyzing and refining his essence in this world, the music and scotch running through his veins are…
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Ep 162 - Bernie Lubbers: Bond, Bottled in Bond
The celebrated author, comedian, personality, Whiskey Prof, and patron saint of bottled-in-bond, Bernie Lubbers is a Kentuckian through and through. Embracing…
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Ep 161 - Lynn M. House: All The World's a Stage
Heaven Hill's Lynn House has traversed academia, constructed masterful cocktails, and shows no signs of slowing. An Ohio native, Lynn was a studious child with…
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Ep 160 - Tim Murphy: Analog Thinking in a Digital World
Tim Murphy is a prankster, midwesterner, and now a whiskey hero of Austin, TX. Tim mans the landmark Austin bar, The Grackle; a bar filled with functionality…
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Ep 159 - Chad Dolezal: When the Touring Life Leads to Food
From early days of rejecting popular culture and toxic substances in Dallas, Chad Dolezal has rose to the top of Austin's culinary scene with The Hightower…
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Ep 158 - Richard Betts: Setting Sights on the Future
Richard Betts, founder of Sombra Mezcal and My Essential Wine is a master sommelier and a master of mastery. As an inquisitive young kid in Arizona, a punk…
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Ep 157 - Judah Kuper: Bringing Oaxaca to the World
Judah Kuper's lust for life and passion for the world's cultures have taken him to many places. The serendipitous moments in Oaxaca were his most influential…
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Ep 156 - Ryan Maybee: History Always Repeats Itself
Missouri native Ryan Maybee has been at the helm of the cocktail movement in Kansas City. Although a different career choice than most of his family, the roots…
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Ep 155 - Tom Nichol: An Examined Life of Gin
There is no more accomplished Gin distiller in the world than Tom Nichol. From many Tanqueray creations, and a career in distilling that spans over 40 years…
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Ep 154 - Christopher Ware: Rhetoric and the Road to Gin
Christopher Ware is a modern renaissance man. His pursuits in the military, higher education, law, and construction have created one of the most well-rounded…
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Ep 153 - Jonny Yumol: Drinking to the Word on the Page
From early political strife and violence in Philippines to an academic pursuit in San Antonio. cocktail consultant and writer Jonny Yumol has seen a lot of…
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Ep 152 - Kiowa Bryan: The Rhum Diaries
The road to Rhum is the path less traveled, but for Spiribam's Kiowa Bryan, the rum relationship was forged long ago. Originally hailing from the East Coast…
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Ep 151 - Daniel Warrilow: Nice Guys Finish First
Sometimes unknowingly, the hospitality gene rears its head at unexpected times. For Mixwell and Altos Tequila brand man Daniel Warrilow, an early janitorial…
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Ep 150 - Dragos Axinte: Cachaca and The Road to Health
Dragos Axinte, founder of Novo Fogo Cachaca is the prototypical entrepreneur. He's part inventor, part creative, and wholly health focused. For much of his…
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Ep 149 - Daniel de Oliveira: The Man, The Myth, The Party
With too many accomplishments to name, Daniel de Oliveira, or simply DDO, has traveled the world making a wonderful name for himself. After years behind the…
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Ep 148 - Kevin Hurley: Dublin's Teeling Whiskey Knight
Leaving academia has been the best decision yet for Teeling Whiskey's Kevin Hurley. The Dublin native has not only been at the helm of Ireland's cocktail…