The Speakeasy
Hosts Damon Boelte, Sother Teague, and Greg Benson sit down to talk cocktails, spirits, wine, beer, tea, coffee, and all the other exciting liquids in the universe. With each episode, learn from some of the world’s experts in mixology, bar history, distillation, and brewing. Bringing on guests ranging from bartenders and brewers, alchemists and ambassadors, roasters and regulars, and every expert and enthusiast in between, The Speakeasy introduces listeners to all the unique ways we enjoy imbibing today.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 45 minutes
- Episodes
- 631
- Years Active
- 2011 - 2025
Tricky Methods, Smooth Juice
Bertha González Nieves, co-founder and CEO of Tequila Casa Dragones talks about crafting a unique and inspiring tequila by doing things the hard way. Plus a US/Mexico bartender exchange program, beca…
00:55:14 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Presenting Back Bar: Bottomless
Bottomless: The Bloody Mary, and the curiously counter-culture history of brunch.
This is a special presentation of Back Bar, hosted by our very own Greg Benson. Back Bar is a rollicking deep dive …
00:52:56 |
Tue 16 Feb 2021
Chocolate Covered Bourbon
Elizabeth McCall, Assistant Master Distiller at Woodford Reserve joins the band to talk, what else, whiskey and chocolate AKA the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone.
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00:57:26 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Entrepreneurial Spirits!
Italicus founder Giuseppe Gallo talks about his journey from making lemoncello beside his mother as a child to speaking to his grandmother about Rosolio and reviving the lost category. Plus the desig…
00:58:03 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
A Volley of Ideas
Chris and Camila of Volley Tequila Soda join Greg and Sother to talk natural flavors, the natural world, and how sneakily often one doesn’t come from the other. Plus, our friend the Rhum Bishop needs…
00:51:47 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
You Put the Rum in the Coconut
Entrepreneur, rum pioneer and former coconut smuggler Dani Zig joins Greg and Sother to talk about innovation in spirits, respecting your ingredients and how fortunate it is that the US government co…
00:57:23 |
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Breakfast Whisky
David Vitale of Starward in Melbourne, Australia joins the band to talk eating, drinking and finding a sense of place in a world of whisky.
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00:45:16 |
Wed 13 Jan 2021
Hindsight is 2020
Damon, Greg and Sother look back on the past ten years of bartending, and a year that felt like a decade.
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00:54:32 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
Reinvent
Jordis Unga, the metaphorical and literal rock star of Katana Kitten talks service, music, the need to perform and reinventing yourself.
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00:46:25 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
The Bishop Wears a lot of Hats
From chef to critic to bartender to farmer Eugene Nyaundi has seen a lot and he sits down with Greg and Sother to talk Rhum, botanicals and cultivating respect for the food we eat.
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00:46:55 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
Animals > People
Natalie Bovis of The Liquid Muse sits down with Sother and Greg to talk about getting started in the bar blogosphere, her latest steps with her new brand Organic Mixology and of course, Taco Wars. Pl…
00:50:13 |
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Upstate Update!
Industry luminaries Lynnette Marrero and Jessica Gonzalez join Greg and Sother to talk about their latest adventures upstate with Wonderbar Beacon and Dutch’s Spirits and what it’s like to only kind …
00:47:42 |
Wed 18 Nov 2020
Making Bitter Ends Meet
Patrick Miller of Faccia Brutto sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about tasting, experimenting, and what it takes to move your bitters-making operation out of your kitchen.
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00:50:08 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
Sweet, then Salty
The one and only Joaquin Simo descends through the maelstrom of the past week and the past year to discuss what bars, clubs and venues bring to their communities and what we can do to save them.
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00:58:55 |
Wed 11 Nov 2020
How D'ya Like Them Apples?
It’s Cider Season! Ryan Burk, Head Cider Maker at Angry Orchard joins Sother and Greg to talk history, fermentation and the not-so-humble apple.
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00:49:25 |
Tue 10 Nov 2020
Good Job!
Tristan Willey, spirits polymath and co-founder of Good Vodka talks creativity, sustainability, and the contours of his truly unique career.
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00:52:19 |
Thu 05 Nov 2020
Where the City Meets the Beach
Bridget Firtle of Owney’s Rum and Rockaway Seltzer joins Sother and Greg to talk about running a distillery, starting a health-focused brand, and staying sane while doing everything in between.
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00:52:50 |
Wed 28 Oct 2020
A F.E.W. Good Ideas
Whiskey, Cheezits and Rock n’ Roll! Paul Hletko of F.E.W. sits down with the band to talk guitars, distilling, and when it’s the right time to break the rules.
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00:51:56 |
Sun 25 Oct 2020
We've All Gotta Chip In
The band sits down with Allison Varone from Belvedere Vodka and talks about what it means to innovate, both inside and out of a mixing glass.
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00:49:33 |
Thu 22 Oct 2020
Got Any Gregs?
Greg Benson - the Dewar’s brand ambassador for India - joins Greg Benson - the podcast host - and Sother to talk distilling, highballs and what it is about Scotch whisky and coconuts that just... wor…
00:49:24 |
Sun 18 Oct 2020
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