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Mar 2024
34m 45s

Episode 280 - Cocktail Futurism

Eric Kozlik
About this episode

What will cocktails and bars look like in 100 years? 200 years? What about 500?

In this introductory survey episode, Eric explores what "cocktail futurism" might look like and how we can start thinking NOW about how our drinks will evolve in the future. This isn't about projecting what cocktail will become "cool again" next year -- it's about understanding what long-term trends might totally re-write the beverage landscape in ways that will surprise and (hopefully) delight us.

Some of the topics we'll explore include:

  • The rise of AI (Artificial Intelligence) in the cocktail space.
  • How emerging beverage technologies may eventually change the way we drink
  • What bars and bartenders might look like in a speculative (and even space-voyaging) future

This is meant to be a high-level, introductory appetizer for several episodes I'll release down the road, so come at it with an open mind and let yourself become curious about this new way of thinking that I'm calling "cocktail futurism."

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