Pouring Stories
Pouring Stories
Podcast Description
Pouring Stories is a Hospitality Podcast produced at the host Giambrone's home bar. The aim of our show it to give a sincere look inside the business of hospitality and entertainment. Set in Las Vegas and featuring rotating guests, who share their own personal experiences with hospitality or their contributions to their craft.
Serious and unserious topics alike for the home bar enthusiast, all the way to seasoned professionals and resort operators. There will be spirits experts, Vegas Performers, and many more.
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The podcast delves into various themes including the art of bartending, cocktail craftsmanship, and personal experiences within the hospitality sector. Episodes explore diverse topics such as the significance of ice in cocktails, bar management principles, high-volume service techniques, and innovative drink recipes, like the various iterations of a Negroni and classic cocktails.

Pouring Stories is a Hospitality Podcast produced at the host Giambrone’s home bar. The aim of our show it to give a sincere look inside the business of hospitality and entertainment. Set in Las Vegas and featuring rotating guests, who share their own personal experiences with hospitality or their contributions to their craft.
Serious and unserious topics alike for the home bar enthusiast, all the way to seasoned professionals and resort operators. There will be spirits experts, Vegas Performers, and many more.
In our 6th episode, Renato LeBron, known simply as The Wine Guy in Las Vegas, sits down and shares his journey.From Q-Tester, judging green coffee beans, to cheesemonger (a master of cheese making), to Journeyman Chocolatier, then to advanced sommelier. Eventually he uses his major in economy to join Merrill Lynch in San Francisco, before leaving that for Mondavi’s Opus when it was just being built. So how the heck did he end up working for Trader Joe’s? So much to learn from him in such a short time. Find out something about everything with the real “World’s Most Interesting Man”.00:00 Intro to Renato LeBron (teaser)00:26 First Rusty Nail3:03 Drambui 5:00 (The cocktail we couldn’t figure out was the Bobby Burns)6:30 Coffee Bean – Q Grader(1 of Less than 600)9:45 Cheese Monger13:12 Journeyman Chocolatier 17:08 Sommelier (WSET Advanced)19:24 Econ major – Merrill Lynch  20:50 Robert Mondavi and Opus24:15 Trader Joe’s 26:10 Riedel Glassware 27:08 Jitters Coffee before there was Starbucks32:00 The Martinez34:30 Tony Abou-Ganim Modern Moxologist & Johnny Love35:35 Garnish as an afterthought!37:20 Joe Pereira – Blood & Sand,Luxardo cherry Sangue Morlacco38:45 Coffee Talk 46:28 Garnish P2 – PEELS 51:00 First Time Bar Lead52:30 Pisco sour: egg white 53:30 Juyoung 56:00 Cole and sprite is not Gingerale! 59:35 Trader Joe's all employees do all jobs 1:03:00 Old Pal1:06:07 a man's glass1:07:00 Class Jozef Latasi 1:08:29 Butcher and thief1:11:00 The Sommelier is a dying art1:16:00 servers and bartenders should go out and experience other conceptsRusty Nail (Our proportions):2.00 oz Johnny Walker Black1.00 oz Drambui Garnish – Lemon Peel Either Build in glass with regular ice or combine ingredients in mixing glass, add ice, stir, and strain over large cube and garnish with a lemon peel. The Martinez Recipe:1.50 Hayman's Old Tom1.50 1757 Cinzano rosso 0.25 Maraschino Liqueur2 dashes angostura Garnish – Orange peelCombine ingredients in mixing glass and stir with ice. Strain into chilled Coupe glass and garnish with an orange peel.Old Pal Recipe:1.00 Minden Mill Rye whiskey1.00 Campari1.00 Dry vermouthGarnish – Lemon peelCombine all ingredients in a mixing glass. Add ice and stir. Pour into a Nick and Nora glass and garnish with a lemon peel.Special Thank you to Renato Lebron for years of bringing delicious Trader Joe’s Snacks to the many bars I’ve served you at & for taking the time to share some of your story! @C @Coffeewme Created & hosted by Michael GiambroneExecutive producer: Angelo Cabanos

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