Austin’s Glenn Boiles is seemingly around every corner waiting to freshen your drink. He is at every event with a smile, warm glow, and the finest spirits from across the globe care of The Backbar Project. From Texas, to PDX, back to ATX, Glenn has acquired massive knowledge and experience in the hospitality industry; often as the result of flipping a coin. From Park Cognac to Estancia Raicilla, the various marks in the Back Bar project reflect different places, different traditions. Much like Glenn, they express the beauty this world has to offer. We chat fatherhood, argument styles, and the perfect boilermaker.
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Ep 377 – Cesar Garcia: Back to the Land
Cesar Garcia grew up in mezcal country. He was surrounded by the culture, the land, and the drink itself. However, the realities of alcohol consumption sometimes eclipse the romanticized category. After decades in corporate life, Cesar experienced a life changing event that forever changed the trajectory of his life and coincidentally brought him back to the world of Mezcal. The resulting project Puntiagudo Spirits, spotlights various regions of Mexico and brings Cesar back to the land. We chat diagrams, family, childhood, and more.
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Ep 374 – Sebastian Cajas: Never Met A Stranger
Austin’s Sebas Cajas has had an interesting journey through the jungle, basketball courts, and mezcalerias of Ecuador. After a fateful gap in gigs, and motherly advice, he left Quito to start a new chapter in Austin. Here he has found love, friends, and most recently of all a deeper love of agave. After many years working behind the global spirits specialty restaurant/bar Veracruz, Sebas now takes on his biggest challenge yet with La Mezca, an intimate mecaleria style cocktail bar with lovely ambience and intimacy. We chat NBA GOAT, Nike’s, feeling part of a community, and more.
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Ep 371 – Aidan Marengo: Oh The Places We’ll Go
Aidan Marengo is a staple in the San Francisco hospitality scene. His reputation as a nice guy has opened countless doors for his career. And, one fateful evening in Oaxaca caused a new and exciting door to open. Aidan has made the move from SF to Oaxaca to lend a hand for the team at Quiote Mezcaleria Looking for love in all the right places, we chat about rom coms, music, humor and more.
