Today, he is able to blend his educational training and passion by working as a spirits advocate and educator, consultant, brand ambassador and journalist. While developing his knack for identfying flavors on the plate he excelled when it came to working with spirits from distillation to the creation of cocktails.

His passion, interest, and curious nature about food and spirits remained powerful influences. He then went on to graduate school at the University of California at Santa Cruz, where he earned his Masters in Education, as well as the credentials he needed to be an English teacher. Here he had the opportunity to work with and learn from world-renowned chef Cal Stamenov, and sommelier Mark Jensen, formerly of the Highlands Inn. It wasnâ€™t long, though, before he was recruited to open the Bernardus Lodge in Carmel Valley. He worked as a bartender through college at the award-winning Montrio in Monterey, CA. John went from dish washer, to busser, to waiter before finding his stride at the bar. Bitten by the hospitality bug in high school and continuing through college, he used his skills to move ahead when others may have thrown in the towel â€“ literally. John Pomeroy is the epitome of balance â€“ in life and in his cocktails. And after trawling through shelves, boxes, and stacks of paraphernalia, it's my pleasure to present you with these warm-weather selections from my climate-controlled archives!

Liquor companies have long been aware of the emotional appeal of summer, so I decided it would be clever to kill two birds with one stone, and feed my sense of nostalgia while spending a few blessed moments away from the hot sun. It's a season of vacations and picnics, baseball and fireworks – tailor-made for relaxation and reflection. There's just a mellow vibe to the summertime months that nothing else comes close to matching. It's time to fire up the air conditioner, finalize vacation plans, and prepare for a few months of non-stop leisure – sipping chilled cocktails by the pool, enjoying an icy cold beer at the ballpark, drinking mimosas on the beach, or swigging straight from a bottle of Rum while sitting beneath a coconut tree. Position:$ 2,100 for 49.Though it's been shorts-and-short-sleeves weather for a good few weeks already, this weekend we finally reach the officially decreed beginning of of summer.Position:$ 14,937 for 101.84, $ 148 + 52 No Limit Hold'em - Sunday Special w/ $100 Add-OnOrleans Summer Open, Las Vegas.

Bay 101 summer madness 2018 results