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
The Right Blend
Blending. Distilling. What does it mean to “make” whiskey? Eboni Major joins Greg and Sother live from Birmingham, Alabama, to break down a day in the life of a whiskey blender (spoiler alert, there …
00:52:05 |
Mon 12 Feb 2024
I Did Not Get ChatGPT to Name This Episode
It’s a three-on-three pod-off as Rob, Greg, and Ariana from the “Drinking With Robots” podcast sit down with Greg, Sother, and Damon from… well, you know. The DWR team is getting ready to launch a se…
00:55:56 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Whyn?
Live from the future (and Australia) Aaron Trotman sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about Non, his zero-proof… wine? Wine alternative? Liquid? Beyond the failure of the English language to disc…
01:00:32 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Year of the Rabbit
All the way from South Korea, Bran Hill joins the band to talk about Tokki Soju - what it is, how it’s made and most importantly, how it’s being sold these days to a customer base that’s just getting…
01:00:27 |
Fri 19 Jan 2024
Singani's 63
Happy New Year Everybody! The band rings in 2024 with very special guests Luis Granier and Steven Soderbergh of Singani 63. The conversation ranges from what the heck Singani is anyway, to getting it…
01:16:42 |
Sun 14 Jan 2024
‘23 and Me
In the return of their multi-platinum end-of-year wrapup show, Damon, Sother, and Greg look back on 2023, the year that… sort of was? From labor trends to increasingly odd spirits to the seemingly in…
00:50:11 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Rox and Roll
From microscopy to distilling and back again, Rox Tiburolobo has had quite the life. This week he sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about the wild, winding path that led him to Corning & Company…
00:51:59 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
Bringing in the Staves
Today Damon sits down with Joe Giildenzopf and Brad Neathery, founders of Texas-based custom whiskey company Oak and Eden, to discuss a new way of thinking about influenced, infused, and inspired whi…
00:38:27 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
This Life
Danielle Goldtooth of the Diné nation and her husband Alan Moore sit down with the band to talk about land: what grows there, what can we do with it, and how can we undo some of our ingrained and dam…
00:44:32 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
(smooth) BRRRAAAAAAINNSS!!
It’s Day 5 of Halloweekend and The Band is holding it together… barely. Fortunately the illuminating Éva Pelczer is in the studio to talk Del Maguey, the rise of mezcal, and dia de los muertos! In th…
00:52:27 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
Preach Baby!
Jordan Hughes, aka the High Proof Preacher sits down with Greg to talk about how exactly a youth pastor winds up publishing a cocktail book in the first place. From photography to a well-traveled ins…
00:51:18 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
Classical Jazz
Han Suk Cho has an impressive set of titles. Founder of Zero Proof. Lead bartender of Kato's boozy and non-alcoholic offerings. Punch’s 2023 Best New Bartender of the year. And classical music compos…
00:49:21 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Enjoy Your Stay
Imagine running 6,700 different properties on six continents. Okay, now pick yourself up off the floor and tune in to this week’s Speakeasy where the band sits down with Adam Crocini, the senior vice…
00:56:16 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
Not a Ton of Fire, but Still Some Fire
Nicolas O’Connor of Apotheke (say that one out loud) sits down with the band to talk about building a distinctive brand identity, being an OG cocktail bar down an odd little side alley in Chinatown, …
00:41:00 |
Thu 05 Oct 2023
The Pop-up From the Black Lagoon!
It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers! Kelsey Ramage and Erin Hayes, the creative forces behind the spooky season popup Black Lagoon pop by to chat inspiration, metal bars, franchising a takeov…
00:54:01 |
Fri 22 Sep 2023
A Grand Old Time
Kailee and Jason Asher from Century Grand in Phoenix sit down with the band to talk about their recent “Best Cocktail Bar” win at Tales of the Cocktail, building a sustainable (and profitable) bar pr…
00:54:34 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
Unboxing
It’s a podcollaboration! Anna Gorovoy and Mike Milyavsky of Shaker & Spoon swing by the studio to talk about their latest cocktail box, which just so happens to have been designed by the guys behind …
00:55:15 |
Thu 07 Sep 2023
January Spirits
Lucky Preksto and Jon Langley from the newly established January Spirits share with us the the path they’ve taken to bring a spirit brand that includes a gin, genepy, and an amaro to market.
Photo …
00:48:17 |
Thu 31 Aug 2023
Not the Last Word
In a special on-location dispatch episode from New Orleans, Sother sits down with Karl duHoffmann and Regan Doughty of Preiss Imports to investigate possible alternatives to the now dwindling availab…
00:52:34 |
Fri 04 Aug 2023
Not to Brag, But...
Elayne Duff, Director of Advocacy for Samson & Surrey, founder of the Beverage BA Academy and all around bar all-star (and former rescuer) sits down with the band to talk brand ambassadorship, keepin…
00:56:04 |
Thu 03 Aug 2023
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