{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-the-drink.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2F2d020bef-2d020bef","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 18: Spirits & Cocktails with Simon Ford","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/562c57/562c57fb-571e-4d36-90cd-ff28579b36ab/96ae2195-fe82-4fb3-8fc8-e777134db04b/1458150731artwork.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/96ae2195-fe82-4fb3-8fc8-e777134db04b\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 18: Spirits &amp; Cocktails with Simon Ford\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"This week on In the Drink, Joe Campanale sits and chats with renowned bartender and co-founder of The 86 Company, Simon Ford. From running a wine shop to opening some of Englands most lauded cocktail bars, judging spirits in competition and marketing some of the biggest brands on the planet have made Mr. Ford a highly respected voice in the spirits industry. Simon reflects on his experiences through the years in the industry and how things have changed since he helped re-launch Plymouth Gin. Find out why he thinks Pisco could be the new Mezcal and follow along as Joe and Simon taste a few spirits on air and talk shop. This program was sponsored by Fairway Market Whoever thought that from being a bartender youd be flown to places like Sydney and Hong Kong to teach people how to stir a martini? [2:15] Bartenders by their general nature always want something they cant have.[13:58] --Simon Ford on In the Drink\n\n"}