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 Oslo-down
Adrian Michalcek joins Greg and Damon live from Norway where he’s the head bartender at Pier 42 to talk storytelling, sustainability and what it means to welcome guests in with your hospitality. Plus…
00:53:54 |
Fri 28 Jul 2023
Tropical Standard
Garret Richard and Ben Schaffer have released their book Tropical Standard and it’s a forward thinking look under the hood of everything we thought we knew about tropical cocktails. Together they app…
00:48:35 |
Thu 20 Jul 2023
B Good
Jamie Hunt of Fast Penny Spirits and Kim Harmon of Maker’s Mark sit down with the band to talk B Corps - what they are, how you become one, and what a force for good they can be in the world. Far fro…
00:58:03 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Whey Cool
We all know the nursery rhyme but what exactly is whey? And can you make booze out of it? Greg sits down with Emily Darchuk, founder of Wheyward Spirits to discuss this new category of spirits; where…
00:42:50 |
Thu 06 Jul 2023
We All Need Space
Where have all the lesbian bars gone? Greg sits down with Erica Rose, co-founder and co-director of the Lesbian Bar Project, to talk about the dwindling number of these spaces, and what they represen…
00:52:59 |
Fri 30 Jun 2023
In Good Taste
Ever wondered why certain smells make you think of different flavors? How certain colors and even music affect flavors? Or whether Dijon mustard would be good in a brownie? Mandy Naglich, author of H…
00:57:53 |
Thu 22 Jun 2023
One Drink Hill
John deBary, author of “Drink What You Want” and the upcoming “Saved by the Bellini” sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about, what else? The 90s. Bucket hats, low rise jeans, Melrose Place and h…
01:00:14 |
Fri 16 Jun 2023
Be Proud
It’s Pride Month and Greg and Damon are joined by Chris Cabrera, longtime industry advocate and LGBTQ+ activist. In a year where Pride feels different from previous ones, the guys discuss what it mea…
01:08:23 |
Thu 08 Jun 2023
Good To-Go
Summer is here in NYC and that means boomerangs, nutcrackers at the beach, and sneaky lil flasks and pouches bearing gifts for friends, family, and maybe just yourself. So of course it’s perfect timi…
00:50:03 |
Thu 01 Jun 2023
Health, Care
In a jam-packed episode of The Speakeasy, Sother and Greg sit down with Deborah Brenner and Aaron Gregory Smith to talk about their new joint venture between Women of the Vine & Spirits and the USBG.…
00:52:22 |
Wed 24 May 2023
Yes Please!
Fresh off of scoring Number One on North America’s 50 Best bars, Faye Chen and GN Chan sit down with the band to talk about their still young and already award winning SoHo bar Double Chicken Please.…
00:55:56 |
Thu 18 May 2023
Fifty Best Wishes!
The band’s all here! Damon’s back after someone finally made an honest man out of him! And just in time to sit down with Mark Sansom of World’s 50 Best Bars to talk the origins of the list, how it’s …
00:43:08 |
Thu 27 Apr 2023
Mountain Due Diligence
Aaron Polsky, founder of the original alcoholic RTD brand Livewire sits down with Greg and Sother to talk entrepreneurship, the weird things you find yourself doing sometimes when you make drinks for…
01:00:22 |
Thu 20 Apr 2023
An Exchange of Ideas
Rum! We Love Rum! I mean, uh, Dawn Davies of the Whisky Exchange sits down with the band to talk about all manner of things, rum being very much one of them. Guilty pleasures, flavor inflation, worki…
00:55:29 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
"Don't Start a Mezcal Company"
“Don’t start a mezcal company.” That’s the advice that led Dalton Kreiss, ultimately, to start a mezcal company. Since then Maguey Melate has grown into a monthly subscription box and mezcalero encyc…
00:47:09 |
Fri 07 Apr 2023
Old Family Recipes
Bea Bradsell - drinks professional, author, lifelong hospitality enthusiast, and little sister to the espresso martini - sits down with Greg and Damon to talk about getting started behind the bar at …
00:51:55 |
Thu 30 Mar 2023
Chocktails
The one and only Chockie Tom - Indigenous activist and bartender extraordinaire - sits down with Greg and Damon to talk about bartending in a post-colonial age. In other words, being respectful of wh…
00:58:20 |
Thu 23 Mar 2023
Burger Royalty
Live from Durham, NC, Greg and Sother sit down with Sean Umstead and Michelle Vanderwalker of Kingfisher, QueenBurger, and Queeny’s to talk about building a bar, a cocktail program, and a brand outsi…
00:48:22 |
Thu 16 Mar 2023
Dive Hard
Greg and Sother catch up with Dan Watson and Tommy Shaffner of Never Say Dive in Cleveland to chat about building out that most beloved and elusive of concepts: the upscale dive. Plus, a whiskey fung…
00:54:41 |
Thu 09 Mar 2023
A Show Which Will Live In Vinfamy
Greg and Damon geek out about wine, storytelling, podcasts, and murder with Ashley Smith, host of the new podcast Vinfamous from Wine Enthusiast and Pod People. Her show covers fraud, arson, and even…
00:53:34 |
Thu 02 Mar 2023
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