With Tales of the Cocktail 2018 right around the corner, on today’s podcast,

 we’ll meet one of the most inspirational cocktailians I’ve ever encountered

 at Tales — that’s Kate Gerwin. Kate was the first American and first female

 Bols Around The World bartending champion. She and I discussed her

 illustrious career owning and operating award-winning establishments, as

 well as her journey to become a mentor to female bartenders.