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
Off the Beaten Path
New Year, Same Smartasses. Greg, Sother and Damon are back to talk about what’s changed and what hasn’t since we’ve rolled over into 2022, plus our guest Kraig Rovensky talks to us all about his non-…
00:43:25 |
Thu 27 Jan 2022
The '21 Club
On their internationally acclaimed annual wrap up show Damon, Sother and Greg talk about what the hell just happened and where we go from here. Vaccines, variants, parcades and passing conversations,…
00:55:32 |
Thu 16 Dec 2021
Baby It's Cold Outside
Andrew Meltzer joins the band from snowy, snowy Poland to talk all things winter - how to make a spicy, delicious cocktail, where cinnamon and nutmeg all came from in the first place and how to winte…
00:56:26 |
Wed 08 Dec 2021
Assemble!
On a Speakeasy first, Greg and Sother sit down with Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner of the state legislature to talk about where our to-go drinks went, how we can get them back, and what’s gonna happen …
00:57:51 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Another Christmas Miracle
Founder of new Brooklyn spot Thief, John McNulty joins us to talk about the trials of opening a bar during a pandemic and how he's hoping we can steal back lost time with the aid of a 12 foot inflata…
00:44:57 |
Thu 18 Nov 2021
Doomtown
Indigenous visibility advocate and Doom Tiki co-founder Chockie Tom sits down with the band to talk about the troubled past of tropical drinks, what can be done about it and how we can move forward w…
00:41:10 |
Thu 11 Nov 2021
Can’t Wait For Sally
Industry veterans and long time friends Matt Friedlander and Zak Snyder are finally realizing their dreams of Midori laced Miami Vice’s, Cubano sandwiches and late night sing-alongs in New York’s Low…
00:52:10 |
Thu 04 Nov 2021
Branding Brandy
Jennifer Querbes of Brandy Sainte Louise dials in with Greg and Sother to talk about launching a brand to 19th century specs, women in distilling and starting a French brandy label as a blond lady fr…
00:43:48 |
Wed 27 Oct 2021
Mountain Dews and Mountain Don'ts
Tad Carducci of Gruppo Montenegro sits down with the band to talk amaro, Italian spritz culture and the endless quest to discover the secret recipes behind amari. Plus, Mountain Suze! The lowbrow hig…
00:52:37 |
Wed 20 Oct 2021
The Queen of Queen's Park
Laura Newman joins the band live from Birmingham, Alabama! The US World Class presented by Diageo winning bartender talks building a brand in a smaller city, opening a new bar in a pandemic, and the …
00:54:05 |
Thu 14 Oct 2021
A Little Turkey
Greg, Sother and Damon finally find a spirit that shuts them up, courtesy of Roberto Rosa and Maestro Dobel’s new Pavito pechuga tequila. Listen in as they chat about meat in a still, creating someth…
00:54:58 |
Thu 07 Oct 2021
Off-Centered
Brewer, innovator and creative ADD enthusiast Sam Calagione of Dogfish Head sits down with the band to talk about the future of craft beer, pumpkin spiced everything and how a modified vibrating foot…
00:49:58 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
Cleopatra, and Other Famous Party Animals
Author, screenwriter, historian and the best kind of nerd Mallory O’Meara sits down with Greg and Damon to talk about her new book “Girly Drinks,” which details the long, long history of female drink…
00:50:16 |
Thu 23 Sep 2021
Easy Like Monday Morning
Chris Boyd of Drink Monday joins the band to talk about the rise of nonalcoholic spirits, the market for healthy choices and how many distillers you have to call before one of them agrees to make a b…
01:00:42 |
Fri 17 Sep 2021
It Means "Really Good"
Tetsuro Miyazaki of Iichiko Shochu joins the band to talk about the history of this wonderful and unique spirit, how hard it is to get Americans to drink distilled spirits with a meal, and how he’s f…
00:46:06 |
Wed 08 Sep 2021
Still Teaching, Still Learning
Grab some sunscreen and join us as founder of Bahamian craft cocktail bar Bon Vivants, Kyle Jones, joins us from the islands! We discuss the slow rise of cocktail culture on the island and talk abou…
00:54:39 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Bitters n' Eggs
Lauren Mote, the Diageo Global Cocktailian and founder of Bittered Sling, joins the band all the way from Amsterdam to talk martinis, bitters, dating a chef, and the relative merits of Waffle House. …
00:54:43 |
Thu 26 Aug 2021
Shawnathon
Shawn Soole takes some time off of being a podcaster and TikTok celebrity to talk mental health, fighting burnout and how you can make money making drinks in less than a minute.
Don’t forget to …
00:53:29 |
Thu 12 Aug 2021
The World's Your Oyster
Georgette Moger-Petraske sits down with the band and talks oysters. Did you know a single oyster can filter 40 gallons of water over its lifetime? Did you know oysters are still technically alive whe…
00:52:07 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Well, Here We Go Again
On a special bonus episode of the Speakeasy Greg, Damon and Sother sit down to talk about some breaking news in the industry. As cases rise again and mask mandates loom a number of restaurateurs have…
00:29:01 |
Wed 28 Jul 2021
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