We are exploring a very important issue and, even if you aren’t in the drinks industry, it’s something you need to address if you have a business - how are you prioritizing inclusion in your workplace?Vicky Ilankovan, the Executive Director of
Most people know that sake is made with rice, but did you know that rice might be grown in California? This is the 250th episode of Lush Life Podcast, every week I have been inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by the guests who have be
Yes, we are back with the 9th - how is it possible - season of Lush Life! Where best to begin? Venice, of course! How is it that there weren’t already Venice Cocktail Tours before now? Well, I don’t want to reveal the whole story in this intr
Philip Duff, a true icon in the industry, is on Lush Life. He is a renowned expert on everything drinks related and has a passion for the craft.Thank goodness our guest was not one of the Skerries-born citizens who kidnapped St. Patrick's goat
Did it ever occur to you to ask your friendly bartenders where they like to drink? Because you know they know the best places in town. Well, don’t worry, our guest has. And lucky for us, he’s sharing that info.Sam Gilani was making Sazeracs whe
Who doesn’t want to enjoy a tipple or two in a gorgeous setting? Today, I bring you to one of the most historically important homes in London, which held and is still holding some of the best parties the city has ever seen.On today’s episode, y
Remember a time when asking for a non-alcoholic beverage meant getting a soda or an apple juice? Well, thanks to the brain behind Seedlip, there are now stores filled with No-ABV and Low-ABV spirits. It’s not often one can invent a whole new ca
This March, I was blown away by the creativity of some of the best bars in the world. Not only were they making cocktails, but they were saving the planet. On the 17 and 18th of March 2024, the third edition of the Paradiso Sustainability Summi
The butterfly effect is the idea that small things can have non-linear impacts on a complex system. The concept is imagined with a butterfly flapping its wings and causing a typhoon. Our butterfly, in this case, is one small sip of bourbon. Tha
I think relaunch is the word of the moment. It is Spring, after all. Not only will I be relaunching Season 8 of Lush Life, bringing you exciting episodes about sustainability, horse racing, the Beatles, absinthe, and so much more! But the big n
Few people would have the courage to leave a very secure future in academia for a very uncertain life behind the bar. Our guest did, and he has never looked back.Are you crazy for Thomas Shelby and also have a passion for Japanese Whisky? Do y
You asked for it, and you got it - all of you kind people who filled out my survey asked for more interviews with more legends. Our guest is the world's most-awarded bartender & bar owner. If Mr Lyan isn’t a legend, I don’t know who is.If you c
Throughout history, artists and writers have been drawn to the Northern Italian hill town of Asolo; some say it’s because it’s the “city of a hundred horizons,” I think it’s because it’s the home of Asolo Prosecco!At one time, you might have ca
School is back, and a new season of Lush Life commences! How exciting!I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is the Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time.Yes, next Tuesday, I bring you
Just when you thought my season was over, I’m surprising you with a little mid-summer episode dedicated to a place and spirit I love.If you’ve been listening to Lush Life for a while, you would probably know that I love Venice. If you are a fir
What a great way to start the summer by celebrating with a guest whose job it is to celebrate the best of the best.Mark Sansom has been Director of Content at The World’s 50 Best Bars, 50 Best Discovery, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, and soo
Join Christian Jensen, Founder of Jensen’s Gin on a journey to create a gin that harks back to the vintage gins he revered.Who would have thought that sitting in a bar in Tokyo you might sip a gin that reminded you why you fell in love with the
Are you ready to be comfortable with discomfort? Our guest was. Now after nearly 25 years in the Guinness and beer space, he’s making a name for himself in the spirit world. Jason Kidd, founder of Outcast Brands, spent most of his career trott
As if organizing the biggest cocktail week in the world isn’t enough, my two guests have created the Michelin guide for the drinks industry! More than 10 years ago, Hannah Sharman-Cox and Siobhan Payne joined forces and made London Cocktail Wee
What cocktail combines three days of activities, collaborations, guest shifts, and seminars in Barcelona and bar industry legends from some of the most famous bars in the world with one serious message? That would be the Paradiso Sustainability
How many of us can’t wait to leave home, but then circumstances involving a global pandemic sent us right back to where we began. Joining on this episode, sponsored by Louisiana Tourism, is Olivia Stewart, President of Oxbow Rum Distillery. Af
Do you remember Plato’s work, Symposium? Yep, that took place at a drinks party. Philosopher David Hume said that drinking was an antidote to philosophical depression, and Kierkegaard wrote an entire treatise on wine. Our guest today is another
You’ve finally done it - opened your bar, launched your spirit, won your first cocktail competition. So now what do you do? Time to call today’s guests!Since the moment I met them, Alex Chatwin and Alex Irving, Co-Founders of LX PR, have been L
Our guest today introduced me to a job title I had never heard of before - the maltster. She works for one of the very few distilleries that still floor malts its barley - thus the need for a maltster.In short, a maltster is a maker of malt fo
Before our guest launched his first non-alcoholic spirit, his mission was to make it easy to be a mindful drinker. Now six years later, thanks to his hard work, it is definitely getting easier to be a mindful drinker!Morten Lee Sørenson gave up