The Philip Duff Show #148, Tom Dyer & Marco Canova, flair champions and authors of “The Flair Bartending Book”
Tom and Marco are legendary flair competitors, multiple-times world champions, teachers, contest judges - and now, authors of the 501-page (!) “The Flair Bartending Book”.
Its unquestionably the most definitive tome ever written on this chapter in bartending, from flair’s origins in the 1600s to Jerry Thomas & co.’s flamboyant 1800s mixology to TGI Friday’s Bartender Olympics in 1984, THAT movie in 1988, the rise of well-run contests, the emergence of a professional contest circuit, and the state of play nowadays.
If you have any interest in bartending at all, you have to own this book.
We talked about all things flair, Marco and Tom’s own routes into bartending, the oft-forgotten speed and freepouring elements of major contests, and a whole bunch more - enjoy!
Buy the book (rest of world): https://www.flairbartendingbook.com/
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Marco on IG: https://www.instagram.com/marcocanova_83?igsh=cDJkbDc3bXI2OGpk
Shaken And Stirred - The Flair Bartending Movie: https://www.shakenandstirredthemovie.com/dash#:~:text=Flair%20Bartending%20Documentary%20%7C%20Shaken%20and%20Stirred%20The%20Movie
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