Episode 233: Cocktail Month 2018 Episode 1 with Mama Cutsworth

Cocktail month is back! For the first episode, we’re joined once again by Sarah Michaelson, a.k.a. Mama Cutsworth. In addition to her DJing career, improv and running a DJ academy, she’s also been  bartending at Forth Bar in the Exchange District. Given our shared love of music, we chose +1 (the First Avenue Beer) by Surly Brewing to enjoy while we chat about cocktails and music and so much more.

Sarah made a gorgeous “Roasty Toasty” cocktail using the Corsaire Brown Ale & bourbon, while Colin created a reverse milkshake IPA using Crafty Radler and some dry-hopped gin.

Show Notes

00:00 – Introduction
01:45 – The legend of First Avenue
12:00 – Donald Glover
19:25 – Getting into cocktail making
24:20 – This years beer selections
28:25 – Our cocktail – dry hopped gin and radler (reverse milkshake IPA)
32:25 – Milkshake IPA, the new hotness
35:20 – The next cool thing? (Probably-wrong predictions)
37:55 – Travelling with beer: key-keg in a duffle bag
39:45 – “I love packing”
45:30 – The privilege of a Canadian passport
52:20 – Sarah’s cocktail (Corsaire Brown + maple syrup + creaminess)
58:20 – Treat time!
1:00:15 – Keeping the beer integrity
1:02:00 – Martinis?
1:07:20 – Wrap-up