The Philip Duff Show
Episodes
#54, Damon Boelte, owner Grand Army Bar, founder The Speakeasy podcast, bartender
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with the extravagantly-hatted Damon Boelte himself, founder of the longest-running bars & cocktails podcast The Speakeasy as well as ow...
#53 DNN Duff News Network!
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, we did it all. Awards? 50 Best? Alternative agave?We got it all, and this was fun - plus discounts for awesome gin and the world's best sp...
#52, Sid Patel, founder of Beverage Trade Network and a TON of spirits contests worldwide
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sid's a fascinating chap; coming from a family background of East Coast (USA) liquor stores, he created Beverage Trade Network to operate spirits...
#51 Greg Benson, podcast co-host (The Speakeasy), co-founder Ancestral Agave Syrup
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greg's a top chap and I first met him years ago when he had a brief stint as GM at one of my local bars here in NY. A hospitality refugee, Greg ...
#50, Nick Vrielink, IBA World Cocktail Championships 2023 Gold Medal Winner, bar manager Fitz's Bar (Amsterdam), Best New Cocktail Bar 2023
22 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The champ is here! Dutchman Nick Vrielink is definitely on a roll: Fitz's Bar, which he set up in Amsterdam's Pillows Hotel, won Best New Co...
#49, Chris Tunstall, co-founder A Bar Above, superior barware, online mixology training & education
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chris and www.abarabove.com which he founded with his wife Julia, is a bit of a legend. They've been cranking out top-notch online education cent...
#48, Tim Etherington-Judge, Founder Healthy Hospo, co-founder Avallen Calvados, recovered brand ambassador
08 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tim's company Healthy Hospo is at the forefront of bartender health, both mental and physical, but it took a crisis in his career to put him on t...
#47 2023 In Review with Tony Sachs (and some live distilling)
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Always fun to sit down with Philip Duff Show stalwart Tony Sachs and go over all the happenings of the year! We covered AI, ChatGPT's cocktail s...
#46, Colin Field, former head bartender (for 3 decades!), The Hemingway Bar at the Ritz, Paris.
25 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colin is a legend, an English native who doggedly pursued his dream of being head bartender at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, a position he achieved and dom...
#45, Forest Collins, French cocktail blogger and author, "Drink Like A Local In Paris"
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Forest is the O.G. cocktail blogger in France, since she moved there from the US in 2001 and started the 52 Martinis blog, adding a podcast a decade a...
#44, Rachel Harrison, New York City PR powerhouse for bars, hotels and liquor brands
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I fucking love Rachel Harrison. We caught up over drinks and went for three hours straight! Her firm Rachel Harrison Communications is a serious mover...
#43, Derek Brown, author of "Mindful Mixology", wellness coach, and bartender
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Derek is a hospitality lifer who, after decades of being a bartender, sommelier and founding groundbreaking cocktail bars like The Colombia Room in Wa...
#42, Kevin Armstrong, Owner Satan's Whiskers (London), co-author "Roundbuilding", and bar consultant
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It was great to finally catch up with Kevin; I’ve been chasing him to come on the podcast since earlier this year, when I read “Roundbuilding” a...
#41, Kurt Schlechter, owner Cause + Effect (Cape Town) and bar trainer throughout Africa
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Great chat with my old friend Kurt Schlechter, who has trained bartenders in every country on his continent from Cape Town to Cairo, and splits his ti...
#40, Jeff "Beachbum" Berry, Tiki Historian, Author and Bar Owner
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, this was a pure delight!Jeff is an old friend and we sat down to talk about Sippin' Santa's Surf Shack, rum ,tiki cocktails, bar owner...
#39, Kimberly Fisher, Travel Writer, Journalist, Spokesmodel, Brand Ambassador
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I've been bumping into the glamourous Kimberly Fisher at cocktail events here in New York for years now so it was high time we sat down together....
#38, Robert Simonson, Award-Winning Drinks Writer & Author
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Robert might just be the best-known drinks writer in our whole industry; his articles on spirits, bars and cocktails appear frequently in grown-up new...
#37, Oron Lerner, Group Bars Manager, Imperial Group, Tel Aviv
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
No way this wasn't going to be unusual, but I wanted to talk with Oron, a friend, and see how he was doing. It's a good talk - not as light-...
#36: DNN (Duff News Network)
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, it's been a minute!This is a solo Duff ep, where I catch up on a whole bunch of stuff, including: - Launching Old Duff Genever in Riga, ...
#35, Guy Brennan, CEO & Co-Founder of Procera Gin
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Guy and some friends started Procera gin after discovering Juniperus procera trees in Kenya, where he lives. Native to Africa, these trees tower 8...
#34, Kimi Winkler, New York City Liquor Salesperson Supreme
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kimi's one of the best salespeople in the city, and has been since she kicked off her careerin liquor back in 2011. She's been an educator, ...
#33, Mark Maynard: 30-Year New York City Hospitality Veteran turned Consultant & Coach
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mark's the best! He walked into Union Square Cafe more than 30 years ago and only left what became the Danny Meyer-founded Union Square Hospital...
#32, Kirsten Holm, Matriarch of Copenhagen's cocktail scene, owner K Bar (founded 2002!)
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I caught up with the magnificent Kirsten Holm, who I've known for decades, in Amsterdam recently, when we were both in town for the Perfect Serve...
#31 Chris LeBeau, Mixologist & Podcaster, St. Louis, Missouri
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Chris LeBeau is a St. Louis-based mixologist whose workshops are primarily aimed at cocktail-curious home bartenders and corporate events. He also run...
#30, Ivan Villegas, Spanish Bartender in London (now Mountain, ex-NoMad London, ex-Davies & Brook, ex-Swift) & CAP
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I've known Ivan since 2013, when, still a fulltime photojournalist, he moonlighted bartending at the seminal O'Clock bar in Madrid (90 gins ...
#29, St. John Frizell, owner of Fort Defiance and Gage & Tollner, Brooklyn, NY
21 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down with St. John Frizell, who founded Fort Defiance bar in Brooklyn's Red Hook neighbourhood back in 2009, and brought Gage & Tollner...
#28 Matt Pietrek, author of "Modern Caribbean Rum" Tales Spirited Awards "Best New Book On Spirits"
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The champ is here! It was a delight chatting to Matt Pietrek, the Rumwonk himself; Matt's responsible for some of the deepest and most illuminat...
#27 What Phil Did On His Summer Holidays
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The eagle-eyed among you will see I didn't post any episodes in July, and that's because I was based in Lisbon, but also flying around Europ...
#26, Tales of the Cocktail 2023 roundup with Australian drinks & bars writer Sam Bygrave
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We both - barely - just survived Tales 2023, and as he lives in Sydney we don't get to sit down to share a drink often, so on his NY stopover I g...
#25 Crafting Success: Inside the World of January Spirits with Co-founders Lucky Preksto & Jon Langley
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered about the nitty-gritty of running a craft spirits company? Join us in this eye-opening episode as we chat with John and Lucky, co-founde...
#24 Spirits, Sustainability, and Personal Growth: The Journey of Stephanie Jordan and Avallen Calvados
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready to embark on an incredible journey through the world of spirits, sustainability, and personal growth? Join us for a captivating conversa...
#23 Sother Teague, bartender, beverage director, reformed chef, author and bitters tycoon
05 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This was so much fun we forget we were recording! After fuelling up a starving Sother with one of Will Wyatt's preposterously good Electric Burr...
#22 Unlocking the Benefits of Alcohol: Creativity, Bonding, and Cultural Connections with Dr. Edward Slingerland
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered how alcohol can actually be beneficial in fostering creativity, bonding, and even lie detection? Join our intriguing conversation with a...
#21, Giacomo Giannotti, From Gelateria to Global Acclaim: The Journey Behind Paradiso, the World's Best Bar and the Future of Bartending
29 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
How did growing up in an Italian ice cream shop lead to owning the world's best bar? Join us as we chat with Giacomo Giannotti about his incredib...
#20 Chris Maffeo, On Trade Sales Strategist & Founder of Maffeo Drinks
22 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This one's for the industry people!I first came across Chris on LinkedIn, where he posts short, GOLD pieces of advice almost every day for small ...
#19 Julio Bermejo, Creator of the Tommy's Margarita, Bartender, Agave God
15 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I nabbed Julio Bermejo while he was in town for the launch of Campari's new luxury (and tasty) tequila, named Mayenda, and Campari generously let...
#18, Dale de Groff, King Cocktail, Maker of Bitters, Amaro & Aperitivo, and Author
09 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The King is here! Me and Dale de Groff taste the delicious new De Groff Amaro and De Groff Aperitivo he's made with Ted Breaux (who won't le...
#17, Erick Castro, Bartender, Bar Owner (Raised by Wolves, SD), & podcaster (Bartender at Large)
02 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Whoa this was great!Who knew Erick was a journalism graduate?I always assumed bartending for him was a work placement after jail (;-)!He made his bone...
#16, Salvador "Chava" Periban, Agave Expert, 24 April 2023
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Agave all day! (Although we were drinking rye whiskey, as it goes). Had a blast sitting down with the one and only Salvador "Chava" Periban...
#15 Danny Ronen, Mixologist and Man About Town
17 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Managed to carve out some time old friend, bar supremo, longtime West Coaster, and dude who sends out thousands of cocktail kits every month with Shak...
#14 Tony Sachs, Debonair Drinks Writer, 10 April 2023
10 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well THIS really was a Springsteen-in-his-prime length episode, a whopping three-and-a-half hour opus chez Sachs where we drink a selection of cocktai...
#13, Dushan Zaric, Co-founder of Employees Only, author & consultant
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This is a MAMMOTH episode with the legendary co-founder of the Employees Only bar empire, co-founder of The 86 Co (famous for Ford's Gin and rece...
The Philip Duff Show #12 News Roundup 2 March 2023
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a few weeks! Time to talk our way through what's been happening. Shitty Serena Williams ad for Superbowl for Remy Martin? Check!Controversy...
The Philip Duff Show #11, Sake and Shochu Mixology with Japanese bar owner and mixologist Kenta Goto
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Here I cover the history and production techniques of sake and shochu at a 101 (basic) level, and then Kenta Goto of the acclaimed New York bars Bar...
The Philip Duff Show Series 2, Episode #3 The Great Non Alcoholic "Spirits" Debate with David Gluckman
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Gluckman is a drinks industry legend, and he reeaalllly doesn't like the concept of the new non-alcoholic "spirits".This from t...
Series 2 Episode #2 - 2022 News Roundup (Double length episode)
08 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back with a bang after a few months off, I thought I'd do a roundup of all the news of 2022: world news, bar & cocktail news, spirits busines...
Podcast Series 2 Episode #1 - Seminar - Say It Ain't So: The Disputed Histories of Genever and Gin
05 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
There's been a lot of debate recently as to whether gin (which was definitely first created in England) descended from Dutch genever - or from so...
S1 E7 Oron Lerner, beverage director for Imperial Group, live from Tel Aviv! (Recorded May 18th)
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I sat down last week with my old friend Oron Lerner in Tel Aviv , where he's beverage director for the World's 50 Best Bars-listed Imperia...
Podcast #6 - Kummel, Tequila & Fifty Year Old Daiquiris with drinks writer Tony Sachs
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I had huge fun taping this epic two-hour episode with the hilarious noted drinks writer and music fiend Tony Sachs, wherein we drink Silver Bullet coc...
Podcast #5 - Drinkin' With Dan Dunn, drinks writer, author, and wild man!
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
FINALLY an episode that's just me hanging out with someone, slurping down drinks and shooting the shit! Me and Dan solve all the world's pro...
Podcast #4 - Seminar - The Prehistory & Evolution of Gin 2022
06 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An OG seminar I first gave way back in 2010, on behalf of the French grape-based G'Vine Gin. It's been really popular and I'm usually...
Podcast #3 - Seminar - The Joy of Citrus 2022
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This is a rebooted version of a seminar named The Science of Citrus that I debuted at the much-missed Manhattan Cocktail Classic in, well, Manhattan...
Podcast #2 - Seminar - How The Global Drinks Business Works
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode started life as a seminar at the Tales of the Cocktail festival many years ago, and the Powerpoint deck on my Slideshare.net acco...
Podcast #1 - Seminar - Genever History & Mixology
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
OK, not every episode will be like this, but we gotta start somewhere! This is the audio for a webinar you can see on my YouTube channel, and its a gr...