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
Episode 310: Eamon Rockey
This week on the Speakeasy, Damon and Sother host Eamon Rockey from the remote studio inside Blue Quarter. Eamon made his mark as a NYC bartender known for making clarified milk punch. Now he's got a…
00:24:42 |
Wed 21 Nov 2018
Episode 309: Hospitality beyond identity
Today on The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother talk to an activist, a trans woman and a female general manager to discuss hospitality in the new culture of gender fluidity, activism and the #metoo movement…
00:59:34 |
Wed 14 Nov 2018
Episode 308: Enrique De Colsa
Today on the Speakeasy, Damon and Sother talk to to Master Distiller Enrique De Colsa from tequila Don Julio.
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Wed 31 Oct 2018
Episode 307: La Penultima
Today on the Speakeasy, Damon and Sother talk to Penelope Roussetzki, Stephen Hoppe, Chris Hoppe about beer, working in the food industry and more
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00:55:16 |
Wed 24 Oct 2018
Episode 306: Johnny Schuler & Pisco
Damon and Sother get the opportunity to talk with Johnny Schuler, Master Distiller for Caravedo Pisco and all around Pisco advocate.
He has dedicated much of his life to setting the standards for ex…
00:57:02 |
Wed 17 Oct 2018
Episode 305: Healthcare & Hospitality with Paul Finn and special guest William Pineapple
Today on The Speakeasy, we talk to Paul Finn and special guest William Pineapple. Paul started his career in music and movies, producing his first feature film at age 21 for Kevin Smith’s View Askew …
00:48:14 |
Wed 10 Oct 2018
Episode 304: Service at Scale with Kevin Beary
On Today's Speakeasy Damon talks with Kevin Beary, Beverage Director at Three Dots and a Dash in Chicago. Kevin Beary his first taste of bartending while shaking and pouring colorless liquid as a min…
00:54:56 |
Wed 03 Oct 2018
Episode 303: Rocky Yeh & Danny Ronen
Rocky Yeh is the Gardien des Chais (keeper of the cellar) at Maison Ferrand and Danny Ronen is the proprietor of Academia in Austin and partner at Unlimited Liabilities. Tune in as Sother chats with …
00:51:31 |
Wed 26 Sep 2018
Episode 302:
Aaron Goldfarb is a writer who lives in Brooklyn. He’s written the novels “How to Fail: The Self-Hurt Guide” and “The Guide for a Single Man/Woman.” He writes about beer, whiskey, and drinks culture …
00:50:27 |
Wed 19 Sep 2018
Episode 301: MiniBar's Jeremy Allen
This week, Damon sits down with Jeremy Allen, the GM of MiniBar in Hollywood, CA. Allen has done time under James Beard Award winning chefs in both LA and Mpls, and is a CMS Certified Somm with a Win…
00:49:03 |
Thu 13 Sep 2018
Episode 300: Nightcaps with Kara Newman
The Speakeasy turns 300! Joining Damon and Sother to celebrate is Kara Newman, author of the forthcoming book NIGHTCAP: More Than 40 Cocktails to Close Out Any Evening. Tune in to hear them talk nigh…
00:50:03 |
Wed 05 Sep 2018
Episode 299: The History of Drinking with Diana Pittet and Scott Rosenbaum
This autumn, Asbury Park resident Diana Pittet, who grew up in Atlantic Highlands, is teaching a pioneering, one-of-a-kind graduate seminar at New York University on “The History, Culture, and Politi…
01:00:02 |
Wed 29 Aug 2018
Cleveland Rocks!
Your hosts travel to the southern shore of Lake Erie to investigate the hospitality scene in Cleveland. Guided by native Stefan Was of the Porco Lounge and Tiki Room, Damon and Sother zig zag across …
02:15:17 |
Tue 28 Aug 2018
Jabin Troth - Founder - Licensed To Distill
Sother went down to this year's Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans, armed with a recorder and a dream...a dream to cover the entire festival in-depth. However, due to his jam-packed schedule, only …
00:08:06 |
Mon 27 Aug 2018
Episode 298: Salute the Cucumber
On Today's show Damon and Sother talk with Charlotte Voisey, Director of Advocacy at William Grant & Sons USA. They discuss the rise of gin in America, respect for cucumbers, and travel tips. Plus, w…
00:53:22 |
Wed 15 Aug 2018
Episode 297: Rob Morton of Voltaire
Rob Morton spent 17 years in the music business running marketing departments for record labels and Virgin Megastores, and 6 as a production manager for live action music videos and commercials, befo…
00:55:35 |
Wed 08 Aug 2018
Episode 296: Cocktails 201
This week Damon and Sother chat with Freddie Sarkis, Chief Cocktail Officer at Liquor Lab in NYC. They chat about his journey from coffee to cocktails, teaching the basics of bartending, and how to p…
00:54:04 |
Wed 01 Aug 2018
Episode 295: Gatekeepers
On this episode of The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother share their experiences of Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. Then they welcome two NYC gatekeepers - Josh Polina, a doorman at Death & Company a…
00:50:12 |
Wed 25 Jul 2018
Episode 294: Threesome Tollbooth
Today on The Speakeasy we're talking with Jesse Sheidlower, a lexicographer and bar manager of a very small, high-end cocktail bar in Brooklyn called Threesome Tollbooth. Before bartending he authore…
01:02:06 |
Wed 18 Jul 2018
Episode 293: Hospitality with Matt Kourie of NY Cocktail Expo
Today on The Speakeasy we talk with Matt Kourie. He's a cocktail enthusiast, turned home bartender, turned guest bartender, who had turned his one bedroom Queens apartment into a speakeasy, home bar …
00:55:35 |
Wed 11 Jul 2018
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