{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62ed3db4b03b170013bea68e/6a1db74c626f8869c3a3176f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Cocktails in the Desert? Scott Gardner of Water Witch","description":"<p>Salt Lake City shouldn’t be home to one of America’s best cocktail bars. And yet, despite Utah’s strange liquor laws and its distance from traditional cocktail meccas, that’s exactly what makes <a href=\"https://waterwitchbar.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Water Witch</a> so interesting. After the Blister team stumbled across <a href=\"https://waterwitchbar.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Water Witch</a> on a recent trip, Eli wanted to find out how owner / operator Scott Gardner built something so special in such an unlikely environment.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>We Want to Hear from You!</strong></p><p>Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? <a href=\"mailto:info@blisterreview.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Email us at: info@blisterreview.com</a> to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>About Scott (2:54)</p><p>Alcohol Laws &amp; Culinary Deserts (7:18)</p><p>James Beard Award (13:16)</p><p>Changes in Cocktail Competitions (17:51)</p><p>Finding Mentors (21:12)</p><p>Building Water Witch (24:11)</p><p>Defining the Concept (31:06)</p><p>Operations Management (39:14)</p><p>Control State Woes (47:04)</p><p>The Future of Utah’s Bars (53:14)</p><p>Why Stay In Salt Lake? (57:10)</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://waterwitchbar.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Water Witch</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.barnohm.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bar Nohm</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/blister-craft-collective\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Craft Collective</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/shop/blister-plus-spot\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Become a BLISTER+ Member</a></p><p><strong>SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/blister-cinematic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Cinematic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bikes &amp; Big Ideas</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GEAR:30</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/blister-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Podcast</a></p><p><strong>ENTER OUR WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/gear-reviews/subscribe-to-our-blister-newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Enter Our Free Weekly Giveaways</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"BLISTER"}