The Speakeasy
Episodes
Down n' Dirty
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ET (aka Eric Tecosky even though no one calls him that) wants to talk olive brine! The founder of Dirty Sue talks about his early days as a bartender ...
From Cognac With Love
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fourth generation cognac distiller Guillame Thomas is here to shake up the industry in the tastiest way possible! The founder and CEO of Martingale Co...
What's Not to Like?
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cocktails so likable you won’t be able to look away! That’s what Kaitlyn Stewart makes on her instagram channel, “Likeable Cocktails” and we’...
Good Publicity
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
So you’ve put together a great bar, a great team, an awesome drinks menu… how do you let people know about it? Rachel Harrison of Rachel Harrison ...
Spring Break!
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The band is off for the next two weeks on spring break but to hear some bonus content in the meantime head on over to patreon.com/bottledinbond to bec...
Look At You!
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Max Reis of Mirate wants us to look at what he’s doing and we’re all too happy to oblige, especially when it’s so sustainable and oh-so-tasty. T...
No Laws When You're Drinking... Whiskey!
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Damon sits down with Al Laws from Laws Whiskey House in Colorado to talk about micro-distilling, the Colorado whiskey scene, and what it’s like to t...
Hospitality Comes In Many Flavors
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If two thirds of all cocktails are made at home, how come we only ever read about people who make cocktails in bars? That’s the question that Dr. Ni...
What the People Want
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A non-alc portfolio you say?? Yuna Asriyan sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about the consumers driving this trend - for once! - and what they w...
99 (Year-Old) Bottles of Booze on the Wall
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bottles may be dusty but the conversation sure isn’t! Aaron Goldfarb, author of the new book "Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits”, sits...
Come As You Are
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tiffanie Barriere, the drinking coach herself sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about her long and storied career behind - and in front of - many...
Spinning Plates of Caviar
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The one and only Ms. Franky Marshall sits down with the band to talk about a singular career in the drinks industry. Cognac, events, behind the bar, i...
Homecoming
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aaaaand we’re back! You are listening to The Speakeasy on Heritage Radio Network where Greg, Sother, and Damon have all gathered for the first time ...
Under the Influencers
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elliott Clark, you’ve made it to eighty thousand followers! What are you gonna do now? That’s the question on everyone’s mind as Elliott, aka Ap...
The Right Blend
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
I Did Not Get ChatGPT to Name This Episode
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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… wel...
Whyn?
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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?...
Year of the Rabbit
19 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
Singani's 63
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy New Year Everybody! The band rings in 2024 with very special guests Luis Granier and Steven Soderbergh of Singani 63. The conversation ranges fr...
‘23 and Me
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 tre...
Rox and Roll
01 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 wil...
Bringing in the Staves
17 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 thi...
This Life
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
(smooth) BRRRAAAAAAINNSS!!
03 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Mag...
Preach Baby!
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 fir...
Classical Jazz
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Ne...
Enjoy Your Stay
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
Not a Ton of Fire, but Still Some Fire
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 cockta...
The Pop-up From the Black Lagoon!
22 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Decorative Gourd Season, Motherfuckers! Kelsey Ramage and Erin Hayes, the creative forces behind the spooky season popup Black Lagoon pop by to...
A Grand Old Time
15 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Coc...
Unboxing
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a podcollaboration! Anna Gorovoy and Mike Milyavsky of Shaker & Spoon swing by the studio to talk about their latest cocktail box, which ju...
January Spirits
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 inclu...
Not the Last Word
04 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a special on-location dispatch episode from New Orleans, Sother sits down with Karl duHoffmann and Regan Doughty of Preiss Imports to investigate p...
Not to Brag, But...
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elayne Duff, Director of Advocacy for Samson & Surrey, founder of the Beverage BA Academy and all around bar all-star (and former rescuer) sits do...
The Oslo-down
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 mea...
Tropical Standard
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
B Good
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Whey Cool
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Spiri...
We All Need Space
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 dwindli...
In Good Taste
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wondered why certain smells make you think of different flavors? How certain colors and even music affect flavors? Or whether Dijon mustard would...
One Drink Hill
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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? ...
Be Proud
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 differe...
Good To-Go
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ma...
Health, Care
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Yes Please!
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 al...
Fifty Best Wishes!
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Mountain Due Diligence
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Polsky, founder of the original alcoholic RTD brand Livewire sits down with Greg and Sother to talk entrepreneurship, the weird things you find ...
An Exchange of Ideas
12 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 o...
"Don't Start a Mezcal Company"
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“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 ...
Old Family Recipes
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bea Bradsell - drinks professional, author, lifelong hospitality enthusiast, and little sister to the espresso martini - sits down with Greg and Damon...
Chocktails
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The one and only Chockie Tom - Indigenous activist and bartender extraordinaire - sits down with Greg and Damon to talk about bartending in a post-col...
Burger Royalty
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Live from Durham, NC, Greg and Sother sit down with Sean Umstead and Michelle Vanderwalker of Kingfisher, QueenBurger, and Queeny’s to talk about bu...
Dive Hard
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
A Show Which Will Live In Vinfamy
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Greg and Damon geek out about wine, storytelling, podcasts, and murder with Ashley Smith, host of the new podcast Vinfamous from Wine Enthusiast and P...
Make the Jump!
22 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tennessee native Alex Jump joins us to discuss fearlessly leaving her position as bar manager at Death & Co Denver to start her own consultancy ca...
Turn It Up to 500!
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Speakeasy number 500 comes rocking onto the airwaves with Chad Solomon of Slow & Low. Between him and the band we cover the history of rye whiskey...
Laird of the Rings
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ninth generation brandy professional and company president/global ambassador/living legend Lisa Laird Dunn joins the band to talk about all things app...
Under the Influenc(er)
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what it’s like to be an internet influencer in the spirits field? Tune in as YouTuber Leandro Dimonriva of The Educated Barfly joins Sot...
Martini Shot
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Documentary filmmaker David Mayne joins us to talk about his new streaming series Happy Hour History where he traces the origins of cocktails and conn...
Catch '22
16 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On another long-awaited installment of The Speakeasy’s multi-platinum year-end wrap-up show Greg, Damon, and Sother look back on what the hell just ...
The Mighty Ampersand
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
USBG Presents World Class Sponsored by Diageo 2022 US Bartender of the Year (say that three times fast) Jessi Pollak sits down with Greg and Sother to...
Back to Basik with Jay Z
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What does it feel like to operate the Best Neighborhood Bar in America according to Liquor.com? We sat down with our friend and Basik owner Jay Zimmer...
Portlandia
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Live from the Pacific Northwest, Brett Adams and Jacob Grier join Greg and Sother to talk about Mentorship, Aquavit, and Secret Vodka. Oh, and their n...
Balance
10 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On a surprisingly serious (and seriously good) episode of The Speakeasy, the band sits down with Chris Elford of Navy Strength and Here Today in Seatt...
Master of Cocktails Making the Drinks
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The title works if you sing it to the tune of “Master of Puppets”... or, you could just tune in and listen to the band interview Lauren Paylor O’...
Nick, Nora, & Zane
19 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Are you tired of glassware that doesn’t fit your ice cubes? Sick of coupes that dump cocktail all over your bartop? Don’t want your rocks glasses ...
Sugar & Bitters
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ektoras Binikos, co-founder of Sugar Monk, jumps into the studio with Damon and Greg to talk about the joint he runs up in Harlem and a new line of bi...
Classic, But Make it Modern
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Renowned cocktail writer Robert Simonson returns to claim his five-timer red velvet, beef jerky-stained jacket and chat about his new book “Modern C...
The Apiary
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Bee’s Knees Week and the air is buzzing! Sam Nelis of Barr Hill joins Greg and Sother to talk about how they’re helping the pollinators and...
Black Mixcellence
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tamika Hall, co-author of “Black Mixcellence - A Comprehensive Guide to Black Mixology” sits down with the band to talk about the long lost legaci...
Keep the Porchlight On For Me
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The band catches up with Samantha Reiner, the General Manager of Porchlight in New York’s Chelsea neighborhood. Is it a neo-dive? Is it New York wit...
A Joni of a Thousand Miles
07 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Speakeasy is back! The band catches up with each other and with Claire Matern, founder and CEO of Joni, a new 0 ABV RTD. The quartet talks about t...
A Balancing Act
03 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Davis of Brown and Balanced shares his thoughts on creating welcoming spaces in the hospitality industry, growing up competitive, and creating op...
Murdering It
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Murder, Mayhem and Whiskey! What else do you need? Steph Shen, the Global Brand Ambassador for the Dublin Liberties Distillery sits down with the band...
Sustaining Sustainability
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Cockson, owner, proprietor and industry veteran joins Greg and Sother to talk about sustainability - what it really means, how to put it into pra...
Balance, Texture, Aroma, Temperature
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
An overdue episode with noted bartender and newly minted author Toby Maloney. He's here to talk to us about the need for differentiation in the bar wo...
No More Dr. Nice Guy
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Nicola Nice is back on the show to talk about what she’s been up to with her gin and her ongoing fight to give women the primacy they deserve in...
Vodka is HOT right now
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Travis Tucker from Ketel One pops in to chat with Greg and Sother about botanical vodka, RTDs, innovating in a very traditional category and how there...
Jewel of the South
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Fire up a cigar and mix yourself a Creole Cocktail as Chris Hannah joins us from the crescent city to talk about spending 14 years behind the bar at A...
Happy Accidents
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Gerwin sits down with the band to talk all about the happy accidents that brought her bar in Albuquerque its name - how she wound up with a disti...
Fine Drinking
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Speakeasy gets fancy this week when Austin Hennelly from LA’s Michelin Starred restaurant Kato joins the band to talk about all the things you n...
Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of Fun
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bartender, distiller, rum enthusiast, NYC native and man about town Jelani Jah Johnson joins the band to talk about his illustrious career, share some...
Cole Newton's Big Fat Cocktails!
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cole Newton, owner of Twelve Mile Limit and the Domino in New Orleans joins the band to talk about his new bar, his new book and his new job as the Pr...
Reverend Saint Dr. Brother Cleveland (dough/nut) Dunkin Esquire Jr. from the Church of the SubGenius and Harrison Snow
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Harrison Snow and Brother Cleve sit down with the band to talk about their new venue, Lullaby; what it’s like to get a concept up and running during...
It Wears A Lot of Hats
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Derby season is upon us, and this week Elizabeth McCall and Chris Morris join the band to chat about all things bourbon, horses and what they have in ...
Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It takes a solid guest to make some solid wiggles and that’s exactly who the band sits down to talk with today. Jack Schramm, head bartender at Pern...
Lifting Spirits
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Alejandro Russo from Candela Mamajuana joins the band to talk about a Caribbean drink that may or may not have… interesting health benefits. Hear ho...
Like a Good Neighbor
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Philip Duff (with one L) joins the band from Old Duff Genever to talk Dutch spirits, the next class of bartending conferences, Rip Van Winkle, porn st...
No Labels
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chrissy Wittman from The Prisoner joins Damon and Greg from wine country to talk about winemaking, labelmaking and how to make tasting and tasting roo...
Remixicles
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jen Morales and Jason Stitt dial in from Cincinnati, Ohio to talk Mixicles, the world’s first frozen home mixology kit (that we know of anyway): how...
Oxford Companions
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum recently released their weighty tome, The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, and we had the opportunity to di...
F.E.W. - Federation of Evanston Wrestling
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Whiskey enthusiast and wrestling producer (not necessarily in that order) Lolo McGrath joins the band to school everyone on the weird parallels betwee...
Double Album Crossover Spectacular! - Disc 1
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On a special double album of The Speakeasy the band teams up with Lou and Chava from our sister podcast Agave Road Trip for a very special addition of...
Dry February
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Dry January draws to a close - and Greg’s Dry February heats up - the band welcomes Derek Brown, author of “Mindful Mixology” and Director of...
Off the Beaten Path
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
The '21 Club
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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. Vaccin...
Baby It's Cold Outside
08 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Assemble!
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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, h...
Another Christmas Miracle
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Doomtown
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
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 c...