The Cocktail Scientist - Ep 42 Joel Lackovich, Co-founder of Rock Sound Rum

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Where the backbeats meet the spirits.
Episode #42 .  On this podcast get your Bunsen burners and beakers out as we have the Cocktail Scientist, Joel Lackovich . Joel is also the  co-founder of Austin, Texas based Rock Sound Rum and also a writer for the Got Rum magazine.

He talks about going to school at University of Florida for chemistry and biology to bartending at Washington DC's largest nightclub to taking his education and bartending experience to create his own rum company. Rock Sound Rum has quite a few flavor profiles with their Smoke Coconut rum that is pretty amazing. Rock Sound rum's brand embraces the great times and vibe of the 80's. 

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Also on the mid show rum review Jame' from Ready Set Rum reviews the 12 year aged Jamaican rum Worthy Park Single Estate 2006.

Here's what you will hear in this podcast :

• How Joel went from going to school at the University of Florida to bartending at a DC nightclub where Moby was DJ'ing to starting his own rum company
• Their product line that includes a Smoked Coconut rum, a spiced rum, key lime rum, grapefruit rum and a light rum
• We find out his favorite cocktail to make, the "Love Shack"
• A bio-chemical affect of  the interesting topic regarding sugar, rum and diabetics. As well as how carbonated drinks make you hungry
• How Joel applies his chemistry background to making rum and cocktails.
• A white paper that he wrote about rum which lead to writing for "Got Rum"
• Upcoming plans for Rock Sound rum.
• Find out if he spills the beans on what musicians he ran into while working at the Toll House Hotel in California
• His answers to "In four sips or less"
  • On the rocks or neat?
  • Which car KITT, General Lee or the A-Team van?
  • Did you ever own a pair of parachute pants? 
  • As a bartender what’s your most important tool?

Show support and visit Joel and Rock Sound Rum's links:
Rock Sound Rum - Website, Instagram,  FaceBook
The Cocktail Scientist - Website
Got Rum Magazine - Website

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