
The Cocktail Academy The Carbonation Episode: How Two Bartenders Bottled a Movement
Damian is joined by Bart Miedeksza and Valentino Girotto, longtime collaborators, former bar owners, and co-authors of Bubbles: A Guide to Carbonated Cocktails. In this first half of the episode, they dive into the origins of their partnership, the evolution of Crossroads Bar into a consultancy, and the obsessive research process that led to their groundbreaking book. Expect tales of late-night DMs, deep dives into molecular flavor compounds, and why carbonation is more than just sparkle โ itโs a science.
๐งช What Youโll Learn
- How Bart & Val transitioned from running bars to full-time consulting
- Why they wrote Bubbles โ and how an Instagram post forced their hand
- Collaborating with a Cambridge professor to decode carbonation chemistry
- How they used flavor compound mapping to reverse-engineer cocktails
- Why consistency trumps complexity in modern bar programs
- Tips for designing menus with both guests and GP in mind
๐ Links & Resources
Crossroads Consultancy
๐ www.crossroads.bar
The Book
๐ Bubbles: A Guide to Carbonated Cocktails โ available via their website.
๐ Bonus Content
To hear the exclusive Lock-In Session with Bart & Val โ where we dive deeper into carbonation techniques, common pitfalls, and pro tips โ head to thecocktailacademy.com.
๐ง Hosted by Damian Cole
๐ธ @welovecocktails
๐ www.thecocktailacademy.com
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