Najlepsze podcasty z kategorii: Bar Cocktail (2024)

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Episode 21: On the Anniversary of the Covid Shutdown & The Risk to Bars of Reopening 47:59

3+ y ago47:59

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Season Two opens on the Anniversary of the Covid-19 shout down of bars all across the world, and coincides with the decision of the Governor of Texas lifting all restrictions and mask mandates, essentially putting the entire public at risk. This risk is amplified in bars, and we have a fair amount to say on the subject. This episode channels the ra…

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Episode 20: “On Dive Bars” with Cocktail Historian & Author Dr. David Wondrich 1:13:51

4y ago1:13:51

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For those of you who listen to this podcast, you know that we talk a lot about the importance of bars, what they’re for, and what role they play in hosting communities. Few other types of bars show this more starkly than the good ol’ American Dive Bar. But what is a dive bar? What defines one, and how are they made? These questions aren’t well disc…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery, featuring Modern Bartender ms. franky marshall (Part 2) 33:26

4y ago33:26

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. In our continuing Bartending Masterclass, host & Master Bartender Michael J. Neff, discusses the different phases of mastery with some…

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Episode 19: “On Whiskey” with Nicole Austin, Distiller of George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey (Part 2) 37:13

4y ago37:13

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In this episode, General Manager & Distiller of George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey Nicole Austin talks with us about the traditions in Tennessee Whiskey, the idea of imbibing a place, and why she doesn’t use the title “Master Distiller.” A wonderful primer into the nuances of whiskey-making in general, Nicole offers insights into the art of distilling…

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Episode 18: “On Whiskey” with Nicole Austin, Distiller of George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey (Part 1) 41:18

4y ago41:18

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In this episode, General Manager & Distiller of George Dickel Tennessee Whiskey Nicole Austin talks with us about the traditions in Tennessee Whiskey, the idea of imbibing a place, and why she doesn’t use the title “Master Distiller.” A wonderful primer into the nuances of whiskey-making in general, Nicole offers insights into the art of distilling…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery, featuring Modern Bartender ms. franky marshall (Part 1) 47:57

4y ago47:57

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. In our continuing Bartending Masterclass, host & Master Bartender Michael J. Neff, discusses the different phases of mastery with some…

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Episode 17: Tequila, Tahonas & Terroir with Jesse Estes of Tequila Ocho (Part 2) 42:39

4y ago42:39

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In this episode, Tequila Ocho Global Brand Ambassador Jesse Estes joins us to talk all about agave spirits, diving specifically into Tequila! This isn’t your average tequila talk—our topics range from the two categories of Tequila and the process of making Tequila Ocho to “What is a diffuser and why is it controversial?” There is something for both…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery featuring Master Bartender Yael Vengroff (Part 2) 44:52

4y ago44:52

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. In our continuing Bartending Masterclass, host & Master Bartender Michael J. Neff, discussed the different phases of mastery. This tim…

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Episode 16: Tequila, Tahonas & Terroir with Jesse Estes of Tequila Ocho (Part 1) 44:59

4y ago44:59

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In this episode, Tequila Ocho Global Brand Ambassador Jesse Estes joins us to talk all about agave spirits, diving specifically into Tequila! This isn’t your average tequila talk—our topics range from the changing definitions in agave spirits generally to how everything about tequila can be thought of in...reverse? There is something for both exper…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery featuring Master Bartender Yael Vengroff (Part 1) 39:10

4y ago39:10

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. In our continuing Bartending Masterclass, host & Master Bartender Michael J. Neff, discussed the different phases of mastery. This tim…

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Episode 15: Bars in Crisis—The Case for a Bailout 41:53

4+ y ago41:53

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In this, the second wave of shutdowns across cities due to the shocking rise of Covid-19 cases, the bars in America are bearing an undue burden and forced to make a terrible choice: shut ourselves down and risk our lives, our livelihoods, and those of everyone who works for or around us; or find some way to skirt the rules, stay open, and contribut…

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Episode 14: Cognac, Crus & Cocktails with Modern Bartender & Cognac Educator ms. franky marshall 1:00:11

4+ y ago1:00:11

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Cognac is a category of spirit that is steeped in history, and has been associated with quality in so many different ways for hundreds of years. To many modern drinkers, it has also been steeped in mystery, with governing bodies and definitions that many people, both bartenders and consumers, don’t always have the experience to understand. To help …

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Episode 13: Bars Are Like Churches & What We’ve Been Asked to Sacrifice 28:37

4+ y ago28:37

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This is a live-stream podcast, taken from our nightly “Virtual Bar” on Instagram @thecottonmouthclub. The threat of Covid-19 is existential, which is pretty clear, but the risk to the rest of society isn’t always. Here, we have a conversation that breaks down why this time is different. For the second time, we’ve been closed down, but this time, it…

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Episode 12: Reopening in a Pandemic (Spoiler Alert: It’s Not Great) 1:00:24

4+ y ago1:00:24

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To support what we’re doing, you can leave a contribution in our virtual tip jar on Venmo at theCottonmouthClub-staff, or at www.paypal.me/michaelneff. Thanks so much. The city of Houston is the first major city in the United States to reopen its bars and restaurants. Despite the best intentions of many operators and many patrons, there are enough …

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Episode 11: On Tiki Culture with Sly Augustin of Trailer Happiness in London (Part 2) 31:20

4+ y ago31:20

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In Part Two of our conversation with Sly Augustin, we discuss the place his bar, Trailer Happiness in Notting Hill, has in the grand scheme of the Modern Tiki Revival. "Is the bar that sparked the Modern Tiki Revival in the UK allowed to be a tiki bar?” - Sly Augustin “What’s more important for tiki: the drink and the philosophy, or the flotsam?” -…

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Episode 10: Seeing the Future—The Current & Future State of the Bar Industry with Sly Augustin of Trailer Happiness in London (Part 1) 47:19

4+ y ago47:19

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The current Covid-19 pandemic has hit the bar industry particularly hard. Bars are gathering places, and people gathering is the threat that necessitated quarantine and sequester orders all across the United States and around the world. This crisis is international, and we wanted to find out if the challenges facing bars in America were similar to …

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Episode Nine: Lessons For Bartenders That All Humans Should Remember In These Troubled Times 57:15

4+ y ago57:15

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This episode is one in a series of podcasts from our Live Stream Virtual Bar, in which we discuss how the bar industry is really the business of humanity, how that relates to the current social and economic unrest in America, and how bartenders should be trained to insist on the idea that we are all responsible for the lives of every person who com…

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Episode Eight: The First Night Back Open—An Audio Diary 40:19

4+ y ago40:19

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Friday, May 22nd was the day the Governor of Texas declared that bars in the state could re-open after the mandated COVID-19 shutdown up to 25% capacity. We at The Cottonmouth Club thought long and hard about whether or not to do that, and ultimately decided we would, though the safety protocols we instituted were above what was recommended. In thi…

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Episode Seven: American Single Malt Whiskey with Westland Distillery’s Chris Riesbeck 55:37

4+ y ago55:37

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The Cottonmouth Club Presents promotes bars, bar culture, cocktails and spirits. In this episode, we do a deep dive into American Single Malt Whiskey with Westland Distillery’s Chris Riesbeck. Our discussion starts with Westland Whiskey, but we ended up talking about so many aspects of whiskey, how it’s produced, and the idea of provenance as it ap…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery featuring Master Bartender Toby Maloney (Part 2) 45:55

4+ y ago45:55

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If you would like to leave a virtual tip for the bar staff who helped produce this podcast, you can go to Venmo and contribute to TheCottonmouthClub-Staff. All proceeds go to the staff for food & essentials until we all have some clarity as to how this will all play out. Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain p…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery featuring Master Bartender Toby Maloney (Part 1) 49:55

4+ y ago49:55

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If you would like to leave a virtual tip for the bar staff who helped produce this podcast, you can go to Venmo and contribute to TheCottonmouthClub-Staff. All proceeds go to the staff for food & essentials until we all have some clarity as to how this will all play out. Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain p…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 10 12:56

4+ y ago12:56

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part ten of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right hand…

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Episode Six: What Bars Are For, The Future of Bars, and How to Create a “Virtual Bar” That Scratches the Same Itch 56:38

4+ y ago56:38

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What is a bar for? How about a bartender? And now, in the interstitial space between what was and what will be, how can a person be a bartender when we can’t have people in our bars? This episode does a few things: it gives a direct insight into our specific training style, we speculate on how to make a bar experience virtual, all of which culminat…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 9 11:19

4+ y ago11:19

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part nine of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right han…

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Behind the Scenes: Soundscape #1 9:47

4+ y ago9:47

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Here, for your listening pleasure, we’ve arranged all of our stings into one soundscape. Do not listen to this if you’re looking for anything that makes sense, but put it on while you’re doing the dishes, and remember what it feels like to be in a bar watching a bunch of idiots have a really good time. Support the show…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 8 9:48

4+ y ago9:48

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part eight of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right ha…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery featuring Master Bartender Julian Cox (Part 2) 34:12

4+ y ago34:12

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. Before we start, an ask for you. If you would like to leave a virtual tip for the bar staff who helped produce this podcast, you can g…

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Bartender Masterclass: On Mastery featuring Master Bartender Julian Cox (Part 1) 47:42

4+ y ago47:42

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. If you would like to leave a virtual tip for the bar staff who helped produce this podcast, you can go to Venmo and contribute to TheC…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 7 13:35

4+ y ago13:35

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part seven of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right ha…

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Episode Five: On Vodka Sodas & First Dates (Redux) 1:09:20

4+ y ago1:09:20

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In 2011, The Cottonmouth Club’s own Michael J. Neff wrote an article for Serious Eats in which he described a blind date through the lens of the Vodka Soda. The reaction to it was strong, which was most evidenced by the back-and-forth conversations and flames in the comment thread. Those comments are definitely more entertaining than the article it…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 6 7:58

4+ y ago7:58

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part six of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right hand…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 5 7:44

4+ y ago7:44

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part five of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right han…

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Bartender Masterclass: The Three Phases of Mastery 41:32

4+ y ago41:32

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Training for Mastery takes years of work and dedication, and after a certain point there is no road map in any industry that helps the novice graduate to the journeyman, and the journeyman transform into the master. In our first Bartending Masterclass, host & Master Bartender Michael J. Neff, discusses the different phases of mastery. Walking a pat…

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Episode Four—Cocktail Menus & How They’re Made, With Special Guest, Designer Greg Swanson 1:01:35

4+ y ago1:01:35

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In this episode, we dive into the ins and outs of not just creating cocktails, but the menus and programs on which they’re featured. We talk to the man who designed our own graphics and menus, Mr. Greg Swanson. You can flip through the actual menu he designed at our website, www.cottonmouthhouston.com. Highlights include: - Neff loses all of his no…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 4 11:17

4+ y ago11:17

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part four of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right han…

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The Cottonmouth Book Club — A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. LeGuin 26:06

4+ y ago26:06

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In which Michael Neff and Adam Scott recommend a book they love, with context and some light reading. In this, our first book club, Neff and Scott discuss A Wizard of Earthsea, by Ursula K. LeGuin. Ostensibly for a younger reader, this fantasy classic by one of the masters will stay with you well longer than your first read. We do have a tip jar! I…

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Episode Three—In Which We Podcast Live On Instagram & Facebook! Special guest: Nathan Whitehouse of Avuá Cachaça 58:12

4+ y ago58:12

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Live podcasts are a different sort of thing. In this episode, we talk about many things, some of which come through questions from our live audience! We also have a very special guest: Nathan Whitehouse, Co-Founder of Avuá Cachaça comes on to talk sugar cane spirits, tiki culture, and some resources available for people to survive this pandemic eco…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 3 9:32

4+ y ago9:32

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part three of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right ha…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part 2 8:02

4+ y ago8:02

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Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part two of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right hand…

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Episode Two—In Which We Discuss The Future & Determine That It’s All Going To Be Okay 58:10

4+ y ago58:10

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In this episode, we’ll give you an insight into what it’s actually like to train here at The Cottonmouth Club, which is much more conversational than you might think. At the same time, you’ll get a pretty in-depth conversation about what bars are for, how good Castlevania really is, and the commonality between where we are now and the bubonic plagu…

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Episode One—Bars, Community & What To Do When You Can’t Do Anything Else 14:52

4+ y ago14:52

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Almost Live from The Cottonmouth Club in Houston, Texas! This, our first episode, provides a bit of context in these isolated times. Our contention is that bars are more than just bars—they are conduits through which society contextualizes how we deal with each other. This is no more apparent than now, when most of us are isolated and alone. If you…

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Cowboy Story Time: Gunman’s Bluff Part One 12:26

4+ y ago12:26

12:26

Cowboy Story Time, in which The Cottonmouth Club’s own Danny Furness reads old western stories in his Texas twang and cowboy voice. Here you’ll find part one of Gunman’s Bluff, a short story by Max Brand about a gunman who loses the ability to use his shooting hand. He must navigate a world full of enemies without the ability to fill his right hand…