This week, we sit down with one of the most influential voices in modern drinks journalism — Noah Rothbaum, author, editor, historian, and the man behind some of the most important cocktail publications of the last 20 years.
From bringing a mystery bottle to Dale DeGroff, to co-editing The Oxford Companion to Spirits & Cocktails with David Wondrich, Noah shares his personal journey through the golden age of modern cocktail writing — and gives us a peek behind the curtain at his latest release, The Whiskey Bible.
We talk about the pivotal role of bars like Pegu Club and the Rainbow Room, how Irish whiskey fell (and rose again), and why Black Bush and Redbreast 12 still punch well above their weight.
Whether you're a bartender, bookworm, or spirits nerd — this one’s for you.
Noah Rothbaum is a renowned drinks writer and editor. He is the Chief Cocktail Correspondent for Flaviar, former Managing Editor of Half Full at The Daily Beast, and founding Editor-in-Chief of Liquor.com.
He’s the author of:
He’s won multiple Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, hosted the podcast Life Behind Bars, and continues to shape the way the world writes and thinks about booze.
Listen to the Lock-In bonus episode on www.thecocktailacademy.com — where Noah joins us for a more relaxed chat about drinks trends, undervalued spirits, and the eternal battle between snobbery and hospitality.
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