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 272: Cane Club Co
On this Valentine's Day edition of The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined by Dani DeLuna, Shannon Mustipher, and Austin Hartman of the Cane Club Collective, a group that organizes experiences a…
00:51:17 |
Wed 14 Feb 2018
Episode 271: The Four Corners of Cointreau
This week, Damon and Sother sit down with Alfred Cointreau, the sixth generation scion of – you guessed it – the Cointreau family, which has been making the French orange-flavored liqueur brand of th…
00:46:21 |
Wed 07 Feb 2018
Episode 270: Shaker & Spoon
Sother is back from Miami, where he was named Mixologist of the Year by Wine Enthusiast. He and Damon are joined today by Mike Milyavsky and Anna Gorovoy, founders of Shaker & Spoon, which is sort of…
00:50:13 |
Wed 31 Jan 2018
Episode 269: Willy Shine of Mast-Jägermeister U.S.
Willy Shine is a proud and dedicated Spirits & Hospitality Professional. Willy has an affinity towards building spirits brands using unconventional marketing, relationships, networking and immersing …
00:43:31 |
Wed 24 Jan 2018
Episode 268: John Tebeau
On the first episode of 2018, Damon is joined in studio by John Tebeau, a Brooklyn writer, artist, and bartender. He began a series of bar illustrations in 2013 out of an appreciation of architecture…
00:36:16 |
Thu 18 Jan 2018
Episode 267: Allen Katz, New York Distilling Company
For the season finale, Damon and Sother welcome back Allen Katz from the New York Distilling Company, who last appeared on The Speakeasy six years ago.
Allen is one of the nation’s leading experts o…
00:51:53 |
Wed 20 Dec 2017
Episode 266: Italicus
Damon and Sother welcome Italian spirits expert Giuseppe Gallo, creator of Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto. Made at a family-owned distillery in Moncalieri, Torino, Italicus is a blend of bergamot pee…
00:46:42 |
Wed 13 Dec 2017
Episode 265: Whip 'Em Out Wednesday with Bianca Miraglia
On today's show, Damon and Sother are joined by Bianca Miraglia of Uncouth Vermouth, who may or may not be wearing a shirt – the magic of radio! Tune in to hear them talk about how vermouth is in fac…
00:57:36 |
Wed 06 Dec 2017
Episode 264: Micah Melton, Beverage Director of The Alinea Group
Micah Melton was born and raised in Davenport, Iowa and began his studies in computer science before finding his calling in the culinary arts. While attending Culinary Arts school he began working in…
01:01:22 |
Wed 29 Nov 2017
Episode 263: Bernie Lubbers
Author, musician, world-traveller, and professor of whiskey—Bernie Lubbers travelled the road for 20 years performing comedy before getting into the bourbon business. Originally hired by Jim Beam to …
00:16:00 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Episode 262: Bay Area Cocktails with Shanna Farrell
Reunited and it feels so good! Damon and Sother are back together again, and this week on The Speakeasy they're joined by Shanna Farrell, an interviewer at UC Berkeley's Oral History Center, where sh…
00:53:15 |
Thu 09 Nov 2017
Episode 261: Liquid Consulting with Claire Bertin-Lang
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is back! He and Sother are joined in the studio by Claire Bertin-Lang, the founder and president of CBL Liquid Consulting.
Claire has over a decade's worth of exper…
00:47:52 |
Wed 01 Nov 2017
Episode 260: Meehan's Manual
This week on The Speakeasy, Sother is taking the reins again, and is joined in studio by acclaimed barman Jim Meehan, whose new book Meehan's Bartender Manual is a magnum opus of mixology. Meehan is …
00:50:07 |
Wed 25 Oct 2017
Episode 259: Smooth Amblin'
This week on The Speakeasy, Sother is flying solo in the host chair. He's joined in studio by John Little, CEO and master distiller of Smooth Ambler Spirits, and Antonia Fattizzi, founder and preside…
00:51:25 |
Wed 18 Oct 2017
Episode 258: The Bourbon Bartenders
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined in the studio by Alla Lapushchik and Jane Danger, co-authors of the new book The Bourbon Bartender: 50 Cocktails to Celebrate the American Spir…
00:51:03 |
Wed 11 Oct 2017
Episode 257: Leslie Feinberg and Brian Grummert
On this week's episode of The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined in studio by bartender and baker Leslie Feinberg of Prohibition Bakery and bartender Brian Grummert of Subject Bar. Prohibition …
00:51:51 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
Episode 256: Andrew Meltzer, 2016 U.S. Bartender of the Year
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined by Andrew Meltzer, who was named 2016 U.S. Bartender of the Year by the United States Bartender's Guild (USBG), following two days of heated …
00:48:39 |
Wed 27 Sep 2017
Episode 255: Luxardo
Damon and Sother are joined in studio by Matteo Luxardo and mixologist and brand ambassador G. Franklin of Luxardo, a family-owned company founded in Zara, a port city on the Dalmatian coast of what …
00:41:40 |
Thu 21 Sep 2017
Episode 254: Distillery Cats with Brad Thomas Parsons
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined in the studio by James Beard Award-winning author Brad Thomas Parsons. His latest book, Distillery Cats, features thirty profiles adorabl…
00:42:56 |
Wed 20 Sep 2017
Episode 253: Sam Gauthier of Boilermaker
On this week's episode of The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined by Sam Gauthier of Boilermaker. Sam is a former audio engineer turned bartender. He talks about his career, bar life in NYC, Boile…
00:52:06 |
Wed 13 Sep 2017
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