Soused Podcast #012 - The Mad Scientist and 1806
Listen Here! 66 mins - 46.1 mb.
[audio:http://soused.thepodcastnetwork.com/audio/tpn_soused_012_03052008.mp3]
Hi y’all!
As a lead in to World Cocktail Week (May 8th - 13th), I decided to interview Melbourne’s pre-eminent Cocktail Historian and all round nice-guy, Sebastian “The Mad Scientist” Reaburn (kinda sounds like a wrestling name doesn’t it?). Sebastian is proprietor of Melbourne’s 1806, a wonderful bar dedicated to cocktails through the ages. Seb and I talked at length about various topics ranging from the academic; Molecular Mixology and Cocktail History, through to more practical matters like the dire need for stronger training in the Australian Bar industry.
Sebastian is a joy to talk to, and he’s got a lot of time for anyone who is eager to explore cocktails beyond disco-drink mistakes such as Illusion shakers and B-52s (although I imagine that some day 1806, as a bar dedicated to the history of the cocktail, may seriously explore this period. I know I’ll be there!).
Enjoy the show!
Cheers,
Kev.
May 22nd, 2008 at 1:43 am
That was such an in depth, informative, inspiring interview. Absolutely fantastic. Great questions. Sebastian Reaburn has such a vast array of knowledge and such a passion for the industry.
Just out of interest, you guys weren’t snorting Charlie were you? Haha, few times during the interview it sounded as if you were getting on it.