In this episode, Shawn Thomas and bartender Dan Sabo of The Ace Hotel explore unique Los Angeles flavors, mango paletas and spicy sriracha, to find inspiration for a brand new cocktail.

In this episode of Local Flight, Shawn and Brian Means of Dirty Habit get a taste of Matcha green tea during a traditional Japanese Tea Ceremony and take what they learned back to the bar to create their own innovative tea cocktail.

In this episode of Local Flight Shawn and Mariena Mercer of the Cosmopolitan venture off the strip and into the wild west for an ingredient that pays homage to the natural desert and lives up to the high standards of Mariena's creative bar program.

In this episode of Local Flight Shawn meets up with Ranjini Bose at the Upper East Side bar, Seamstress. They hit the streets of New York City to find two unusual ingredients that give a new meaning to heat to create a cocktail with a kick.

In this episode Shawn goes back to his hometown, Boston, Massachusetts to meet up with Lou Saban at Oak Long Bar. They head up the coast on a search for something sweet and something salty to mix into their uniquely New England concoction.

Shawn has the privilege of hanging with one of the most innovative cocktail minds in the country, Micah Melton of The Aviary. They'll mix some old school Chicago with some cutting edge kitchen magic to capture a real taste of Chicago.