About this episode

Nathan Elliott discusses his journey from musician to bartender at Scotch Lodge in Portland, Oregon.

Nathan Elliott can be found behind the bar at Scotch Lodge in Portland, Oregon, which just racked up James Beard semifinalist nomination but has been deeply appreciated by its community since opening in 2019 (Esquire magazine has already recognized it as one of their best bars as well). Nathan got into bartending the old fashioned way - trying to support his music habit. From his start playing in a No Doubt cover band in junior high, he made it all the way to LA and an official music industry break playing bass and singing with the group National Product. Once the tours ended, he stopped just picking up shifts and went for the full time bar thing, mastering craft cocktails and letting the music become a beloved hobby. Rock out with him here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55WvNsHNR8JEn8FVTKBJ9d?si=guRfyMnVSq-z5psFvx8a2w

People in this episode

Host: Mo Herms

Guest: Nathan Elliott

Topics covered

• bartending
• music
• craft cocktails
• community
• James Beard
• Portland bars

Keywords

• bartending
• craft cocktails
• music industry
• James Beard
• Portland
• No Doubt
• National Product

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scotch Lodge, Esquire

Books & works: No Doubt, National Product

Places: Portland, Oregon

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