Happy Hour: The Secrets Behind Manhattan Mixology

Kennedy Saves the World

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🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Matt Burkhardt, the founder of Manhattan Mixology, joins Kennedy at her bar to shake up a strawberry-basil cocktail that’s as fun as it sounds. He shares how he fused his marketing background with a passion for mixology, and why pushing flavor boundaries is part of the fun. Plus, Kennedy and Matt dive into the art of balancing flavors, break down the viral “fat washing” trend, and explore how he incorporates unique Middle Eastern ingredients into his drinks. Kennedy Now Available on YouTube: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@KennedySavestheWorld⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@kennedy_foxnews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Join Kennedy for Happy Hour on Fridays! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWlNiiSXX4BNUbXM5X8KkYbDepFgUIVZj⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to this episode of Kennedy Saves the World.
0:12.5	It is so rare in the Kennedalia universe that someone beams in to make me a cocktail.
0:20.0	And today is one of those days.
0:21.5	We have a professional mixologist here.
0:24.2	Matt Burkart, who is the founder of Manhattan Mixology.
0:28.0	Matt, welcome to Kennedy, saves the world.
0:29.8	Thanks for having me.
0:30.7	You have a job that I aspire to.
0:32.6	You have tubs of goo and creations.
0:37.0	It looks like you are basil, and you are here to save the world with a cocktail.
0:43.3	I am.
0:43.9	How long have you been a mixologist?
0:45.7	Mixologist is a loose term.
0:47.3	I've been working in bars and restaurants on and off the last 18 years.
0:51.6	Okay.
0:52.1	Since I was a kid.
0:53.2	Yeah.
0:53.7	Working in bars and restaurants put food on the table
0:55.6	when I was younger. I had a whole corporate career in marketing and I missed it so much I came back to it
1:00.4	and started my own thing. Oh, good for you. So Manhattan Mixology. That's the American dream.
1:04.2	It's about two and a half, three years old now, the actual company and the focus for my career.
1:09.7	And do you train bartenders?
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