How to Make Your Coffee Spiritual with Martin Hudák of Maybe Sammy and Mr Black

I met today’s guest under pretty cool circumstances. Picture the sit-down dinner of the UK finals for the Diageo World Class competition - one of the hardest cocktail making competitions in the country. There were eleven finalists and each table of ten was served by one of the competitors for the night. At my table was one of the senior bartenders of the American Bar of the Savoy Hotel - it’s tough to get better than that.

I’m Susan Schwartz, your drinking companion, and this is, Lush Life Podcast, every week we are inspired to live life one cocktail at a time by everyone in this industry.

Who knew that under that sharp white jacket and smooth persona, Martin Hudák of Maybe Sammy and Global Coffee Ambassador of Mr. Black, has a passion like no other - for coffee and coffee cocktails. He kept it under wraps until winning the World Coffee in Good Spirits Award in 2017. Since then, he’s gone on to move to Australia, open an award winning bar of his own and win the International Bartender of the Year.

Through the miracles of modern science, I was finally able to interview him in Australia and discover what led him to go down under and how his coffee loving became spiritual.

On today’s program, you’ll discover:

• When he made his first Martini
• Who taught him how to put on a tie
• Where his favorite bars in the world are
• How to get his special blend of coffee

The Cocktail of the Week is the La Finca.

Ingredients:

• 30ml Mr Black Single Origin Colombia
• 20ml Oloroso Sherry
• 10ml Manuka Honey syrup (2:1)
• Dried or fresh fig

Method:

Add all the ingredients to a mixing glass. Stir. Strain into a rocks glass with one big ice cube. Garnish with the fig.

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You can find this recipe, more recipes and all the cocktails of the week at ALushLifeManual.com, where you’ll also find all the ingredients in our shop.

Full Episode Details: https://alushlifemanual.com/how-to-make-your-coffee-spiritual ‎

Always remember the wise words of Oscar Wilde, “All things in moderation, including moderation,” and always drink responsibly!

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