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
Easy Squeezey
Is the world ready for a Southside RTD? How are you gonna handle the minty flavor? What the hell is a southside supposed to taste like anyway? These were all questions Meredith Mills-Merritt wrestled…
00:50:55 |
Fri 02 May 2025
Barrelling Forward
Ever wanted a barrel of whiskey delivered directly to your living room? George Koutsakis can’t provide that exactly, but he can definitely find one for you to buy. The writer, serial entrepreneur and…
00:56:54 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
That’s Wonderous Bruv
Speakeasy fave (and let’s be honest, everybody fave) Colin Asare-Appiah returns to the show to talk about Ajabu, the cocktail and spirits festival he’s been building in South Africa for the past few …
00:42:24 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
Barely Ilegal
Gilbert Marquez, the literal face of Ilegal, remembers a time when it was gauche to mix Mezcal into a cocktail. Today he sits down with Greg to talk about Ilegal’s new Caribbean rum cask expression, …
00:56:22 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
A Whiskey Investment
The fundamental nature of whiskey poses a problem for new distillers - namely that you can’t sell it for at least three years after you make it. Enter Rob Robillard and Ryan La Valle of ASM Capital P…
01:01:11 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Bitterwater
“You can’t deny climate change when you live in New Orleans” So says Christa Cotton, CEO of El Guapo bitters as she describes her company’s commitment to doing good while being, well, all her product…
00:52:45 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
Double Doubling Down
In 2015 a happy accident at the Woodford Reserve rickhouse led to the first batch of their coveted Double Double Oaked bourbon. Ten years later, newly appointed Master Distiller Elizabeth McCall was …
00:50:44 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Classically Trained
Alba Huerta has seen a lot over the past eleven years in Houston. She sits down with the band to discuss the evolution of her bar Julep, from a foundation built on classic cocktails in the 2010s to m…
01:06:46 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
46 Years in a Barrel
In 1978, whiskey makers at Bushmills laid down two barrels. 46 years later, they’re ready to taste. Alex Thomas, the Master Blender at Bushmill’s Irish Whiskey sits down with the band to talk about s…
00:58:07 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
Mummy Amaro or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Dirty Fig Leaves
Ektoras Binikos has had quite a life in the New York cocktail scene. From Sugar Monk up in Harlem (which was recently named a 50 Best Discovery) to Bitter Monk in Industry City, the boozy entrepreneu…
01:08:23 |
Tue 04 Mar 2025
Take the Money and Rum
Shannon Mustipher, VP of Brands and Trade Development at Privateer Rum has a lot on her mind when it comes to the state of the industry and the state of sugarcane spirits. She sits down with Greg and…
01:08:46 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
Live from Chicago!
Sother goes on the road to the Windy City to talk to Jeremy Barrett of Lemon, Judy Velez from Diageo and Josh Davis of Brown & Balanced. Tune in for a special live on the road discussion of all thing…
00:45:30 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
I Can Be Your Hero Baby
Five years ago, Hero opened its doors in Nairobi Kenya as the first bar with a dedicated cocktail laboratory in east Africa. The idea was the be the sort of place superheroes (and supervillains) woul…
00:58:43 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
A Pisco My Heart
What does it take to launch a Pisco brand in a country that looooooves Pisco, vs. a country that’s still figuring out what to make of it. That’s what Alex Hildebrandt, founder of Suyo Pisco is here t…
01:03:34 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Seasn’s Greetings!
When Ben Branson started Seasn Bitters he knew what he wanted to do: get intense, complex, very specific flavors into a bottle of bitters without using alcohol. He sits down with the gang to talk abo…
00:55:38 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
Cuckoo for Coconuts
Dani Zig is back for the first time since the pandemic to talk about what she’s been working on at Coconut Cartel! Since last we left our hero she’s been working on a blanco rum to compliment the age…
00:54:26 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Bonus! What You Can Do To Help LA
We've all seen the news, now what can we do to help? Amanda Gunderson, CEO and founder of Another Round Another Rally and native Angeleno sits down with Greg to talk about her experience with the LA …
00:47:08 |
Sun 19 Jan 2025
God of Thunder
Chris and Damola from Spearhead Spirits stop by to talk about their quest to bring African spirits out of obscurity and onto the back bar. With a vodka, a gin made with African botanicals and an agav…
01:08:38 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
I Left My Heart in Des Moines, Iowa
New Year, Same Show, New Apologies! There’s a certain city we’ve been picking on a lot on this show and it’s time to set the record straight, and hear what Des Moines, the greatest city in the entire…
00:49:29 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
One For ‘24
It’s time once again for the Speakeasy’s multi-platinum critically acclaimed year end wrap up show! Greg, Sother & Damon sit down with each other to talk about the year in review, the trends they saw…
00:44:40 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
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