• Host of the award-winning podcast, Bartender at Large
• Proprietor/bartender of multiple U.S. cocktail bars
• Co-Founder of Bartender’s Weekend, promoting the bartending profession’s “Spirit of Hospitality”

Erick began his cocktail empire at San Francisco’s Rickhouse and Bourbon & Branch, served as Brand Ambassador for Plymouth and Beefeater, and co-created New York City’s Boilermaker. This bartending behemoth has created unique beverage programs that have earned a place on some of the nation’s most coveted lists, including Esquire's Best Bars in America, Food & Wine’s “World’s Top Bars” and countless nominations at the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards in New Orleans.