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Rob Scott

Beverage Director of Almanac, the acclaimed Japanese-American cocktail bar in Old City Philadelphia, and partner on its upcoming Rittenhouse expansion.

Oct 5, 2026

17:45
Right, right, right.
17:46
But it was, it was fun.
17:47
And the one thing I do remember about that meeting in particular, the specifics of the drinks and all are a little hazy, um, but I remember when they were getting ready to go and they stood up and she, Vi extended her hand and said, um, "I look forward to this partnership that we're gonna build together." And I mean, given...
18:07
I, I, I come from a background, before I bartended and did food and beverage full time, I worked in like the corporate sector.
18:13
Um, and I was used to people using buzzwords like, you know, be a partner and all that.
23:00
Yeah
23:00
... is, like, f- two s- I keep saying two sides of the same coin.
23:04
Um, and I don't wanna spoil too much because there's a lot of intimate sort of very detailed design work and things that are going into it.
17:45
Right, right, right.
17:46
But it was, it was fun.
17:47
And the one thing I do remember about that meeting in particular, the specifics of the drinks and all are a little hazy, um, but I remember when they were getting ready to go and they stood up and she, Vi extended her hand and said, um, "I look forward to this partnership that we're gonna build together." And I mean, given...
18:07
I'm, I, I come from a background, before I bartended and did food and beverage full time, I worked in like the corporate sector.
18:13
Um, and I was used to people using buzzwords like, you know, be a partner and all of that.
23:00
Yeah
23:00
... is, like, f- two s- I keep saying two sides of the same coin.
23:04
Um, and I don't wanna spoil too much because there's a lot of intimate sort of very detailed design work and things that are going into it.

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