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 92: Great Gatsby Inspired Cocktails
Tara Wright is the head bartender at 21 Club, the historical speakeasy located on 52nd street in New York City. During our time speaking with Tara, she explained to us the special cocktails she creat…
00:29:44 |
Wed 08 May 2013
Episode 91: Julie Reiner & The Great GoogaMooga
Holy GoogaMooga! Julie Reiner, owner and operator of the Clover Club and Flatiron Lounge, chats with Damon Boelte on The Speakeasy about her role as VIP Cocktail Experience coordinator of the Great G…
00:31:19 |
Wed 17 Apr 2013
Episode 90: Attaboy
Same spot, new look! This week on The Speakeasy, Sam Ross and Michael McIlroy drop by to talk with host Damon Boelte about their new bar, Attaboy. The two took over the former location of Lower East …
00:35:55 |
Wed 10 Apr 2013
Episode 89: Thomas Waugh / Major Food Group
Old school Italian New York is alive and well. This week on The Speakeasy, get to know Thomas Waugh, the bar director for Major Food Group – the people behind Torissi Italian Specialties, Parm and th…
00:31:17 |
Wed 03 Apr 2013
Episode 88: Tristan Willey of Booker & Dax
Booker & Dax is like a mad scientists lab… just with more booze. On today’s episode of The Speakeasy, hang out with Damon Boelte as he chats with bartender at Booker & Dax, Tristan Willey. Hear how h…
00:32:37 |
Wed 27 Mar 2013
Episode 87: Giuseppe Gonzalez (Explicit Content)
Giuseppe Gonzalez joins Damon Boelte for a raunchy, raw and real episode of The Speakeasy. Giuseppe was the head bartender at Julie Reiner’s well-known Flatiron Lounge and her more recent Brooklyn en…
00:34:45 |
Wed 20 Mar 2013
Episode 86: Nick Jarrett LIVE From New Orleans
Nick Jarrett is calling in to The Speakeasy all the way from sunny New Orleans! Damon checks in with Nick and talks shop about cocktails in NOLA, the Big Easy mentality, dive bars and beyond. Find ou…
00:33:04 |
Wed 13 Mar 2013
Episode 85: Beer!
For the first time, Damon Boelte is talking BEER on The Speakeasy. Tune in as he’s joined by Tristan Colegrove for a conversation about session beers, beer cocktails and other interesting things happ…
00:35:16 |
Wed 06 Mar 2013
Episode 84: Nico de Soto
Nico de Soto has traveled the world in the name of cocktails. This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte invites Nico into the studio to talk about his positions as Bar Manager and General Manager at T…
00:31:24 |
Wed 13 Feb 2013
Episode 83: Bridget Firtle
What goes into opening a distillery? From troubleshooting boilers to priming pumps, Bridget Firtle has gotten a lot of training she never expected to while opening “The Noble Experiment”, a distiller…
00:32:11 |
Wed 06 Feb 2013
Episode 82: Kings County Distillery
Who’s in the mood for whiskey? Tune into the Speakeasy and hear from “master blender” Nicole Austin from Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn. Find out how the small distillery has evolved over the pa…
00:34:00 |
Wed 23 Jan 2013
Episode 81: The Third Man
Damon Boelte is back and so is The Speakeasy! On the first episode of 2013, Damon is hanging out with friend and fellow bartender J Rosser Lomax, of a brand new NYC bar called “The Third Man”. Tune i…
00:32:28 |
Wed 16 Jan 2013
Episode 80: Cripple Creek Holiday Spectacular!
It’s The Speakeasy Cripple Creek Holiday Spectacular!!! By that, we mean Damon Boelte, Aaron Polsky and Mike O’Rourke are hanging out, drinking bourbon and talking shop. Cripple Creek is a pop up bar…
00:32:14 |
Wed 19 Dec 2012
Episode 79: Happy Repeal Day!
Today, Damon Boelte is celebrating the 79th anniversary of the repeal of the 18th Amendment, and his two year anniversary on Heritage Radio Network! Joining Damon in the studio is Garret Richard, als…
00:31:51 |
Wed 05 Dec 2012
Episode 78: Seersucker Returns!
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by two friends from Seersucker Brooklyn, chef/owner Robert Newton and bartender Matt Hopkins. Tune in and hear three professionals talk shop and highlight …
00:33:04 |
Wed 28 Nov 2012
Episode 77: New York Bartenders Ball
This week on a special episode of The Speakeasy, Damon checks in with bartenders Nino Cirabisi and Frank Cisneros who have helped organize the New York Bartenders Ball Benefit to help those affected …
00:32:50 |
Wed 21 Nov 2012
Episode 76: Jan Warren
This afternoon on The Speakeasy, host Damon Boelte is joined by Jan Warren, the head bartender at Dutch Kills Bar and the co-host of the web series Animals Eating Animals. Jan talks about his experie…
00:31:21 |
Wed 14 Nov 2012
Episode 75: Brooklyn Gin
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by co-creator of Brooklyn Gin, Emil Jattne. They’re obviously talking gin – from distilling to bottling and everything in between. Learn why Brooklyn Gin m…
00:32:42 |
Wed 24 Oct 2012
Episode 74: Fernet
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon gets to chat about his favorite spirit in the world – Fernet-Branca! He’s joined in studio by Jennifer Corrao, brand ambassador for Fratelli Branca, a distillery tha…
00:36:30 |
Wed 17 Oct 2012
Episode 73: Donna BKLYN
This week on The Speakeasy, host Damon Boelte is joined by Leif Huckman and Jeremy Oertel of the new Williamsburg bar Donna. Leif explains the concept behind the bar’s feminine and welcoming design a…
00:35:58 |
Wed 26 Sep 2012
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