The Philip Duff Show
Episodes
#154, Andrew Merinoff, Co-founder & Investor Chinola Liqueur, Coconut Cartel, Empirical Spirits, Matchbook Distilling, Seven Rooms, & more
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
I met Andrew several years ago when he came to hang out at an Old Duff Genever evening I was hosting at Berlin’s marvellous Zyankali Bar, and the go...
#153, TJ Lynch, co-founder Mother’s Ruin (NY, Austin, Nashville, Chicago), Lowlife Bar and Lost Isle restaurant (South Carolina)
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TJ Lynch is one of the most genuinely hilarious people I know, but the success he and business partner Richard Knapp have had with cocktail dive bar M...
#152, David Vogel, founder, Badger Bevs premium mixers, 9 March
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
David’s a great guy I met through Jillian Vose, ex-supremo of mixology at Dead Rabbit and all-round bar goddess. Badger Bevs is a gorgeous range of ...
#151, Stephan Berg & Alexander Hauck, founders, The Bitter Truth cocktail bitters, liqueurs & spirits
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Bitter Truth cocktail bitters launched in 2006, after German bartenders Stephan Berg and Alexander Hauck visited London Bar Show, had a drink in S...
#150, Jeff Bell, owner-partner PDT, Crif Dogs, Tacos 1986, Mixteca and Kees, New York City
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jeff's best-known for being a mainstay of New York's world-famous speakeasy-behind-a-phone-booth Please Don't Tell (PDT), where he was ...
#149, Marcio Silva, founder, Eximia bar Sao Paolo, 16 February 2026
16 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Marcio is very much Our Man In Brazil, an old friend and (during Bar Convent Brazil) I’ve visited his previous, much-vaunted bar Guilhotina. Marcio...
#148, Tom Dyer & Marco Canova, flair champions and authors of “The Flair Bartending Book”
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom and Marco are legendary flair competitors, multiple-times world champions, teachers, contest judges - and now, authors of the 501-page (!) “The ...
#147, Paul Mathew, founder, Everleaf non-alcoholic aperitifs 02 February 2026
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Paul's been a a friend for ages; he's former London bartender and bar owner, taught seminars for the WSET and Diageo, has lived all over the...
#146, Ruben Maduro, founder, Spirited Union Rum Distillery (Amsterdam), Pineapple Drinks Club distribution (Netherlands)
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ruben’s an old friend from Amsterdam, a native Aruban who bartended in Amsterdam and London, and whose life was changed by a Diplomatico rum trainin...
Brendan Bartley, GM Bathtub Gin, co-owner Hello Hello, co-founder Silent Alibi Distillery, all NYC
19 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan's a hell of a cool guy: Australian, learned distilling in parallel with his university medical and science studies back home, got a Phd f...
#144, Tony Sachs, Manhattan drinks writer and man-about-town
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's never dull when I drop round Tony's, even during Dry January, and this session was no exception. After chowing down on sushi and sashi...
#143, Kurt Schlechter, Our Man In Africa, owner, Cause + Effect Cocktail Kitchen Cape Town
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
,Kurt's back! His last appearance on the 'pod was November 2023, so we sat down to catch up on everything that's been going on since t...
#142, 2025 Yead End Round Up - with Philip!
29 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Well, what a year it's been!I added Kazakhstan to my "list of countries I got drunk in", hit all the usual suspects on the global bar s...
#141, Gareth Howells, North American Single Malt Whisky Ambassador, Bacardi
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gareth's been a mate and fellow expat-in-New-York for a longish time, but I ran into him again recently when he hosted a mega-fancy private dinne...
#140, Daniyel Jones, global brand ambassador, Angostura
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Daniyel is, in my opinion, the most naturally gifted brand ambassador I've ever met, but the reason he's been nominated for so many awards a...
#139, Michael Neff, bar owner, consultant, podcaster and bartender’s bartender
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Neff, like so many of us, fell sideways into hospitality and now 27-odd years later, he's still in it, opening bars across the USA, consu...
#138, Robert "RFR" Furniss-Roe, co-founder of Samson & Surrey, board member at Filthy Foods, OG liquor baron
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robert's a swashbuckling figure even by liquor biz standards: son of a fighter pilot, he grew up in England, set up a chain of radio stations acr...
#137, Angus Winchester, legendary spirits educator, brand ambassador, emeritus Director of Education for BCB, Director of Bars, raconteur
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Angus is so old a friend that we can't remember exactly where we met but we're 99% sure it was at a bar show or get-together of some kind, p...
#136, Ben Schott, multi-million-copy best-selling author, (Schott’s Significa), journalist, consultant, designer and photographer
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've been a fan of Ben's since his first book, Schott's Original Miscellany came out in 2002, a collection of quirky facts and insights...
#135, Eddie Rudzinskas, founder, @cocktails_for_you & Old Baile Irish whiskey, global advocacy lead for Thomas Henry mixers
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The irrepressible Edvinas "Eddie" Rudzinskas is a fixture at just about every bar show and party, and the Instagram he created, @cocktails_f...
#134, Jenna Hemsworth (l) & Alexandra Hooker (r), co-founders, Sorry Not Sorry Collective
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've always followed the industry in Australia closely, as in my opinion it is, pound-for-pound, the best mixology nation on Earth; I've vis...
#133, Andrea Marseglia, slow drinks advocate, mixologist, IG influencer, founder of New Zealand Bar Convention, Staffies card game, and Agnes vermouth
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I met Andrea in the End Times, even though we didn't know it, then; he made several delicious cocktails with Old Duff Genever for me, in New Zeal...
#132, Edmund Weil, co-founder, Nightjar, Oriole and Swift bars, London
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Edmund co-founded Nightjar, a speakeasy cocktail bar with live music, in London with his life and business partner, Roisin Stimpson, in 2010, with its...
#131, Steven Yeng, co-founder, Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I met Steve at Cologne Bar Symposium earlier this year, which also hosted the first-ever launch of Skrewball Peanut Butter Whiskey outside the USA. W...
#130, Ken Aufiero, Director of Spirits, United States Beverage and NY liquor-biz legend
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our mutual friend (and PR guru) Laura Peet suggested I have liquor biz lifer Ken on, and he was a great guest! We chatted about the liquor industry, ...
#129, Sarah Morrissey, award-winning NYC mixologist, bar manager and Substack author
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah Morrissey is a little bundle of joy on the NY bar circuit, but also a skilled mixologist who's had her bar programs reviewed in the likes o...
#128, Robin Robinson, liquor brand Sherpa, consultant, spirits expert and author of “The History of Whiskey in 100 Bottles, Barrels and More”
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Return guest and one of my favorite people, Robin Robinson is back! He's a sales & marketing guru, a brand sherpa, a truly gifted storyteller...
#127, Miguel Lancha, global beverage consultant, former head of beverage for Jose Andres Group
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Miguel became a mainstay of the burgeoning Spanish cocktail scene in the early 2000s, and we met in 2008, when he brought a crew of Spanish bartenders...
#126, Christian Balke, founder, SIP Advocacy Program (Pernod-Ricard worldwide), Team Leader, Advocacy & Education, Pernod-Ricard Deutschland
18 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Christian met almost twenty years ago; when I was still living in the Netherlands, my friend Robin Weiss asked me to help judge the Havana Club...
#125, BONUS, Amir Babayoff, beverage director, Ophelia Lounge, NYC (collab dual-cast with The Speakeasy podcast)
14 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last of our Tales-recorded episodes, and our final collab with The Speakeasy!Amir, originally from Tel Aviv, runs the cocktail program at ...
#124, Francois Monti, author, drinks writer, vermouth fanatic
11 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Francois escaped growing up in Belgium and, God help us, working in banking, to become a drinks writer, relocating to his beloved Spain and becoming a...
#123, BONUS, Sahil Beri, master blender (and interim CEO), The Australian Bitters Co. (collab dual-cast with The Speakeasy podcast)
07 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sahil was down in New Orleans to re-launch Australian Bitters Co. in the US, and also because Australian Bitters Co scored both gold and silver medals...
#122, Jake Burger, mixologist, London bar owner, Portobello Road gin distiller, raconteur
04 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jake's one of the OG's of the UK bar scene, first making waves by winning multiple cocktail and bartending contests (including one where he ...
#121, BONUS, Alan Murungi & Guy Brennan, Founders of Procera Gin (collab dual-cast with The Speakeasy podcast)
31 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Down in New Orleans during the Tales of the Cocktail festival, I helped Procera, a luxury gin from Kenya, to run a private hospitality House, which ca...
#120, Alexandre Gabriel & Matt Pietrek, authors of “The Rum Never Sets”, a history of naval rum (collab dual-cast with The Speakeasy podcast) 28 July 2025
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Myself and The Speakeasy Podcast co-host Greg Benson were both in New Orleans last week at the Tales of the Cocktail festival, and so were Alexandre G...
#119, Christian Delpech, 19 x world champion flair bartending, bar director Presidente Miami, bar consultant
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I first met Christian, who is Argentinian, in 2000, at the Quest for the Best world bartending championships in Orlando. I'd competed in Quest a...
#118, Ian Burrell, global rum ambassador, author, “Rum: A Tasting Course”, founder, UK RumFest, co-founder Equiano Rum, EduTainer
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've judged many a cocktail contest with Ian, and he's got a new book out AND just been awarded the Lifetime Achievement award by Tales of t...
#117, Timo Janse: opening bar manager, door 74 bar; owner, Dutch Courage bar, Perfect Serve Barshow and RevolutionCherry; co-founder, Flying Dutchmen Cocktails bar, Belly of the Beast bar, Amsterdam Cocktail Week; VP, the NBC (Dutch national bartender as
07 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Timo has been a friend for almost two decades now: first he was the bartender who served me, then my employee, then my bar's manager, and then a ...
#116, Kristiane Westray, UK-based drinks writer and LGBTQIA+ proponent, who also runs FAR too much
30 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Krissy is a hilarious person that I got to know judging spirits contests together, and an accomplished drinks writer as well as being an outspoken pro...
#115, DNN - Duff News Network
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a minute since we went over the news, and I've been rocketing around the world doing interesting things, so here's a DNN epis...
#114, Lorenzo Antinori, founder, Bar Leone (HK), #2 W50BB 2024, #1 Asia’s 50 Best Bars 2024
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've known Lorenzo since his days bartending at The Savoy in London, and have also had the pleasure of his drinks during his stint at Argo Bar (H...
#113, Hayden “Woody” Wood, cocktail entrepreneur, world champion, author of 10 cocktail books (and Guy Fieri’s tour buddy)
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Woody, a New Zealander, has been a fixture in Australian bartending for as long as I've been in the business, and he built his flair bartending a...
#112, Josh Harris, founder, Trick Dog (San Francisco), Pig & Punch, and forthcoming Quik Dog
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Me, Josh and a bunch of other people (including Julio Bermejo and Mauro Mahjoub) were together in Yerevan for Yerevan Cocktail Week (YCW), so I took t...
#111, Patrick Pistolesi, owner Drink Kong and Nite Kong, Rome, co-founder NIO Cocktails
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Taped live in an annoyingly child-ridden park on a lovely day in NYC, myself and the rock 'n' roll Irish-Italian Rome-based cocktail bar own...
#110, Ektoras Binikos, founder, Sugar Monk, Bitter Monk and Atheras Spirits
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ektoras Binikos opened Sugar Monk cocktail bar in Harlem just 9 months before the COVID lockdowns kicked off, after a career in both art and mixology,...
#109, Tony Sachs, Philip Duff Show regular, drinks writer, bon vivant
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Regular listeners will know New York drinks writer Tony Sachs, who occupies a place in The Philip Duff Show universe somewhere between "henchman&...
#108, Warren Bobrow, creator KLAUS THC beverages, cocktail book author, cannabis advocate
17 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Warren has written six cocktail books - including on cannabis cocktails, as well as more conventional cocktail tomes - and he was way ahead of what is...
#107, Rob Husted, flair bartender, competitor & judge, co-creator “Shaken & Stirred” flair documentary
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Rob have known each other since the early early days, back when I was still a competitive flair bartender in the 1990s, and together with fello...
#106, Hayden Lambert, owner, Above Board (Melbourne), jet-set bartender
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hayden's been a mate for ages, and his bar, a gorgeous, tiny, stripped-back speakeasy-type Mecca in Melbourne, is almost ten years old and has be...
#105, Jonathan Downey, cocktail bar empire builder and hospitality entrepreneur
10 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Without Jonathan and the London-based international Match Bar Group he built, spanning 40+ venues at one time or another, cocktails in the UK would lo...
#104, Nico de Soto, co-owner Mace (NY), Danico (Paris) Kota Pandan Liqueur, globetrotting bartender & consultant
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I've known Nico since his time at Experimental Cocktail Club Paris around 2008, and he's very much the mixologist's mixologist; most pe...
#103, Salvatore Calabrese, bar maestro, The Donovan Bar, Velvet by Salvatore (London), Igiea Terrazza (Palermo), Stravinsky (Rome), author, public speaker
24 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few people in the cocktail world are as well known as Salvatore; you don't even have to say his surname before people begin talking about his man...
#102, Maxwell Britten, award-winning NY beverage director, cocktail book author & documentary producer
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Maxwell is an old friend who came to prominence with the drinks program he curated at Brooklyn's amazing Maison Premiere, winning James Beard awa...
#101, Dolph Lundgren, MA (Chem. Eng.), karate champion, vodka entrepreneur, Hollywood movie star
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's nomination season!If you enjoy The Philip Duff Show, take a minute to throw our hat in the ring for an award that is guaranteed to annoy eve...
#100 David Gluckman, creator of Baileys, Tanqueray TEN, The Singleton, etc., author of “That Shit Will Never Sell” (2nd edition)
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nominate The Philip Duff Show for the Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards - “Best Broadcast, Podcast, or Online Video Series” category: https://...
#99, Adam Montgomerie, former bar manager, Hawksmoor New York
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adam, a native Scot, spent a decade working for the Hawksmoor group, including a five-year stint opening and running the bar at their first-ever US br...
#98, Caitlin Bartlemay, Master Distiller at Clear Creek Distillery and McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Caitlin makes some of America’s best eaux-des-vie, as well as America’s first-ever single malt whiskey, McCarthy’s. (American Single Malt was on...
#97, Oisin Davis, owner, Great Irish Beverages (Ireland), ex-bartender, drinks writer, brand consultant
30 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I'm not sure exactly where me and Oisin met, but we definitely had a drink to hand!Born in New Jersey, he moved to Ireland when he was just 10, s...
96, Steve Schneider, co-owner Sip & Guzzle (NY), Elysian Cafe (Hoboken), Employees Only (Singapore) & The Odd Couple (Shanghai)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered what'd happen if I sat down with Steve Schneider for three hours over half a bottle of whisky and numerous beers?Wonder no more!Ste...
#95, Giuseppe Gallo, ex-London bartender, founder of the Italicus rosolio and Savoia vino aperitivo brands AND Roma Bar Show
16 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Giuseppe's an old friend, so when I heard he'd be in NY we made time to sit down and catch up over a negroni or two. Yet another Italian bar...
#94, Alex Kammerling, London cocktail OG, author, liquor entrepreneur and training consultant
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Difford once described Alex as being an even better mixologist than his mentor Dick Bradsell, and it was in the pages of Simon's print maga...
#93, Mark Reynier, talking about Waterford Whisky and Renegade Rum entering (and hopefully exiting) receivership
04 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark, founder of the ground-breaking terroir-driven Waterford Whisky in Ireland and Renegade Rum in Grenada, is going through the grinder of both bein...
#92, Rob Cullins, liquor industry titan, current CEO of Disaronno and former CEO of Stoli Group
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I've known Rob for several decades now; we met in Korea when he was MD for global liquor distributor Maxxium, and I was doing cocktail seminars t...
#91, Se Busca Barmaid Week (Barcelona) with organisers Bianca Grisolia, Laura Alonso and Meritxell Coll
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An unusual one!My friend, and top-rank bar PR guru Bianca Grisolia organised the first-ever Se Busca* Barmaid Week recently in Barcelona, and I though...
#90, Dr. Nicola Nice, sociologist, entrepreneur and author of “The Cocktail Parlor: How Women Brought The Cocktail Home”
18 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I met Dr. Nicola, an English expat, just a couple of weeks ago, but I'd been hearing about her - and her groundbreaking book detailing the forgot...
#89, Ambre van de Berg, founder of Lala Tequila, wellness consultant & yoga instructor (but definitely not woo)
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I met Ambre at the infamous pre-Bar Convent Berlin networking hosted by Thorsten Husmann a couple of years ago, and learned she had just founded the f...
#88, Robin Robinson, author, whiskey guru & brand sherpa for craft liquor brands, NYC
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robin's been a fixture of the spirits education world for as long as I can remember - I think we first met when he was still shepherding Compass ...
#87, Emily LaRuffa, New York hospitality veteran and founder of Oracle Hospitality Consultants
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emily LaRuffa has scaled the dizzy heights of Manhattan hospitality business, from bartending to managing and being a GM at every kind of NY joint fro...
#86, Alice Lascelles, award-winning drinks writer and author of “The Martini: The Ultimate Guide To A Cocktail Icon”
21 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alice, an old friend from way back when, is one of the best drinks writers based in the UK, has won multiple awards for her writing about spirits, win...
#85, Kara Newman, award-winning drinks writer & author, New York City
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kara defected to writing about spirits, cocktails and bars after starting out writing about matters financial, and finance's loss is cocktail&apo...
#84, Chris Cardone, sober advocate, founder Continuous Beverage Solutions, Diageo World Class USA winner, NYC (flair) bartender & mixologist
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I've known New York (well, Long Island) native Chris for over two decades, since we met at a flair bartending contest in the Cayman Islands, and ...
#83, Iain McPherson, owner, Panda & Sons, Hoot the Redeemer, Nauticus, Edinburgh.
23 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Cocktail Panda himself comes on The Philip Duff Show!I've known Iain for years - he entered the G'Vin Gin Connoisseur Program which I us...
#82, Marshall Minaya, beverage director Valerie, Madame George and Lolita, New York City.
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marshall - and the three top-notch places he runs the beverage programs for, Valerie, Lolita and Madame George - is one of Manhattan's best-kept ...
#81, Tim McKirdy, managing editor, VinePair, recovering chef, host of the Cocktail College podcast
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Myself and Tim have been threatening each other with a podcast taping for over a year, and we finally found time to sit down, beverages to hand, and m...
#80 Simone Caporale, co-owner Sips & Sips Esencia (#1, W50BB 2023), Amaro Santoni, Canaima Gin, MUYU Liqueurs & The Art of Shaking
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simone has come a long way since his Italian childhood in Como: while part of a legendary double-act with Alex Kratena, he led London's Artesian ...
#79, Mark Pascal & Francis Schott, hosts of The Restaurant Guys podcast, owners of Stage Left Steak and Catherine Lombardi restaurants, New Brunswick, New Jersey
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Francis, and, later Mark, have been friends of mine for a long time; we must have bumped into one another in Manhattan or at a Tales of the Cocktail e...
#78 Erik Lorincz, owner Kwānt (London), Antique American Bar (Bratislava), BIRDY by Erik Lorincz bar tools, ex-head bartender The Savoy, former Diageo World Class global champion.
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Erik go waaaaaay back, to when I taught a class on the IBA's elite John Whyte residential training course in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic,...
#77 Simon Difford, founder Diffordsguide.com, creator Difford's Easy Jigger, chronicler of the Second Cocktail Golden Age
05 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon's been a mate since the late 1990s, when he created CLASS (standing for Cocktail Liqueur And Speciality Spirit) magazine, the print forerun...
#76, Natasha Bahrami, The Gin Girl, The Gin Room (St. Louis, Missouri), Gin World festivals (everywhere), member The Gin Guild
29 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I've known Natasha for ages and it's no exaggeration to say she's changed the landscape of gin consumption in her native Missouri, and ...
#75 Zev Glesta, spirits specialist Sotheby's New York, ex-bartender at The Modern, The Fat Duck/Dinner
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Zev's had one of the most interesting career arcs of any bartender I know, but when we finally sat down to tape an episode, it turned out to have...
#74, Anna Sebastian, UK-based hospitality consultant, founder of #CelebrateHer, ending homelessness with @underonesky
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Anna is brilliant and this episode - taped partly in a hotel lobby in London, and then on Zoom - is just like having a drink with her, which is always...
#73, Ago Perrone, Director of Mixology, The Connaught, co-author, The Connaught Bar book
08 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, I've know Agostino since he was a fresh-faced young buck at Montgomery Place, one of London's best cocktail bars back in the day. I re...
#72 Benji Cavagna, partner, Farmily Bars Group (Milan), co-founder, Bitter Fusetti
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Benji (whose actual name is Fabio), is a friend, and a tremendous host even among his fellow Italian bartenders, which is really saying something. Aft...
#71, David Thomas Tao, Kentuckian, whisky writer, fitness commentator (!), voiceover actor, theatre investor
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I kept bumping into David at events (like Philip Duff Show stalwart Tony Sach's regular get-togethers for writers and other waifs and strays) and...
#70, Gegam Kazarian, founder Yerevan Cocktail Week, Magika Cordials, champion bartender, renaisssance man
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What to say about my old mate Gegam Kazarian? In his native Armenia, he studied biochemistry, then floral design, then silversmithing, started bartend...
#69 (nice!), Shannon Mustipher, tropical drinks guru, bartender, author, consultant
10 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon, a Charleston native, is a powerhouse: an artist who left art due to its restrictions, a New York City bartender who championed rum when no-on...
#68 Jim Meehan, award-winning mixologist, bartender, author and consultant
03 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Me and Jim met in 2006, when he entered the Bols 200 contest I organised, and I dropped by Pegu Club to see him next time I was in New York (I was liv...
#67, Robb Jones, owner, Meteor bar, Minneapolis
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robb's been a mate for a long time - I think we met when he was a Tales of the Cocktail Cocktail Apprentice (CAP) - and the first event we ever d...
#66, Negotiation Book Club with Bianca Grisolia, BG Communication, Barcelona
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another first for the Philip Duff Show!Bianca, a Barcelona-based PR maestra, is a good friend and we were chatting about all sorts of things during th...
#65, Linden Pride, co-owner Caffe Dante, Dante West Village & Dante Beverly Hills
13 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What to say about my mate Linden? He built Caffe Dante, already a decades-old fixture in New York, into the #1 rated on the World's 50 Best Bars...
#64, Mark Reynier, founder of Waterford Whisky, Renegade Rum and former owner of Bruichladdich
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mark is one of the most interesting people you could meet in the liquor business; drawing on his and his father's experiences importing and selli...
#63, Ciaran Smith, founder, The Bottle Cocktail Shop (London), former award-winning cocktail bar owner & hotel executive
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
He was a bit knackered because he just got back from consulting on a banqueting event in the Middle East, but London-based Tallaght* bowsie Ciaran S...
#62, Nick Papanicolaou, founder No Sleep Beverage liquor incubator, former mergers & acquisitions at Pernod-Ricard USA
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
UPDATE SUNDAY 28 April - fixed the audio, which cut out at 15mins on Friday & Saturday. The full 1 hour 45min session is now live!Nick Papanicolao...
#61, Amir Babayoff, Mixologist, Actor & Teacher
20 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I was introduced to Amir a few years back by our mutual friend Oron Lerner, of Imperial Group in Tel Aviv. Amir came to New York decades ago to try hi...
#60, Phil & Tony Sachs Eclipse Special!
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down yesterday with Philip Duff Show stalwart and drinks writer Tony Sachs to catch up, drink some of the colossal amount of booze he has in his...
#59, Jillian Vose, Hazel and Apple (Charleston), Outwalker Whiskey
01 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jillian's an old friend from her acclaimed days heading up storied New York cocktail bars such as Dead Rabbit, Death & Co, and Maison Premier...
#58, Margarita Sader (Paradiso, Barcelona), Bianca Grisolia (BG Communications), Kaitlyn Stewart (Likeable Bartender)
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, I couldn't pass up this opportunity!I was at the third and largest edition of the Paradiso Sustainability Summit in Barcelona recently, org...
#57 Agave Series 3 of 3: Sophie Decobecq, Agave Spirits Production Consultant & Founder, Calle 23 Tequila
18 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
(In my voiceover I say this is episode 2 of 3 for the Agave Series, but we swapped it with last week's episode, to coordinate with the release of...
#56 Agave Series 2 of 3: The Tequila Ambassador V.O., with Jesse Estes, Phil Bayly and Mitch Wilson.
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I first met Tomas Estes, a West Coast American (who opened Europe’s first-ever Mexican restaurants starting in Amsterdam in 1976, and co-founded...
#55 Agave Series 1 of 3: Danielle Tatarin, founder Mezcal Gotagorda, mixologist & entrepreneur.
04 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first in a mini-series of three about agave spirits and the people who make them.(The WiFi wasn’t great, so sound quality is a little ec...