The Speakeasy
Episodes
Episode 66: Denizen Rum
11 Jul 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon chats with Marshall Altier and Nick Pelis of Denizen Rum. Learn what makes different rums unique and how each acts d...
Episode 65: Steve Schneider Returns!
27 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is re-joined by friend of the show Steve Schneider of Employees Only and Macao Trading Company. Steve has been a bus...
Episode 64: Cask Store
13 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon chats with Amanda Womack, manager at Caskin San Francisco. Cask sells artisanal beverages and is part of the Future ...
Episode 63: Craft Distilling
06 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon chats with Michael Kinstliek, CEO of Coppersea Distilling. Michael talks about the rise of craft distilling in New Y...
Episode 62: Van Brunt Stillhouse
30 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte chats with friend and distiller at Van Brunt Stillhouse, Daric Schlesselman. Tune in to hear what it’s like...
Episode 61: Rocky Yeh
16 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Fresh off the Manhattan Cocktail Classic bender, Damon Boelte sits and chats with bartender Rocky Yeh from Vessel Lounge in Seattle. Hear some wild st...
Episode 60: Speed Rack
09 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon sits and chats with the ladies of Speed Rack. Speed Rack is a competition created for and by female bartenders to pr...
Episode 59: Clover Club
02 May 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte sits and chats with Tom Macy & Jesse Wohlers of The Clover Club. Find out what makes bartending such a gr...
Episode 58: Makers Mark
25 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by Adam Harris, brand ambassador for Maker’s Mark. Hear about the history of the company and what...
Episode 57: Justin Noel
18 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon hangs out and chats with Justin Noel, bartender at 1534 and rep from Prestige Brands. Damon and Joel talk about ever...
Episode 56: Drunk Diet with Lüc Carl
11 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Who says you can’t lose weight while getting wasted? Not Lüc Carl. Tune in to this week’s episode of The Speakeasy as Damon Boelte chats with L...
Episode 55: Betto & Kanon Vodka
04 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte catches up with Matt Carr and Tom O’Neil of Betto with Johnny Gaffney of Kanon Vodka. Tune in as they celeb...
Episode 54: Michael J. Neff
28 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon sits and chats with Michael J. Neff of Ward III & Rum House. Tune in to hear how he and his journeymen bartender...
Episode 53: Toby Maloney of The Violet Hour
21 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte checks in with celebrated bartender Toby Maloney of The Violet Hour, a pre-Prohibition era-inspired speakeasy...
Episode 52: Hospitality & Rum with James Menite
07 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon sits and chats with James Menite of Don Q Rum. Learn how James went from a normal job to becoming one of New York Ci...
Episode 51: Dutch’s Spirits
22 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte returns to the airwaves with the man behind The Dutch’s Spirits, Jonathan Forester. Tune in and learn more ...
Episode 50: The Tiki All Stars
08 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What does Tiki mean to you? Damon Boelte is joined by “The Tiki All-Stars” on a deliciously rummy episode of The Speakeasy. Tune in as they talk a...
Episode 48: Seersucker
25 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon sits down and chats with friend Robert Newton of Seersucker in Carroll Gardens. Hear why he thinks it’s important ...
Episode 47: Rye Whiskey with Nick Jarrett
18 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
What’s the difference between blended whiskey and spirit whiskey? What are the origins of rye whiskey? If you’re at all interested in the history ...
Episode 46: Jordana Rothman
11 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy Damon Boelte welcomes Time Out New York’s infamous food and drink editor, Jordana Rothman. Jordana shares her defining, i...
Episode 45: The Dizzy Fizz
04 Jan 2012
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon sits down and chats with Selena Ricks-Good, the woman behind the popular blog, The Dizzy Fizz. Tune in to hear how s...
Episode 44: New York Distilling Company
21 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On the year-end episode of The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by Allen Katz and Nate Dumas, partners in the New York Distilling Company. Tune in to...
Episode 43: The Bourgeois Pig
14 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Trust your barender! Especially if his name is Frankie Cocktails. Tune in to a friendly episode of The Speakeasy as Damon speaks with Frank Cicneros, ...
Episode 42: Ba’sik
30 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon chats with childhood friend and owner of Ba’sik Bar in Wiliamsburg, Jay Zimmerman. Hear what made him want to expa...
Episode 41: Jim Meehan
23 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon has a great conversation with friend and bartender Jim Meehan, author of “The PDT Cocktail Book: The Complete Bart...
Episode 40: Avery and Janet Glasser of Bittermens
16 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Speakeasy, Damon welcomes an old duo to the studio: Avery and Janet Glasser, the founders of Bittermens. They talk about their reviva...
Episode 39: Mayur Subbarao
09 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Speakeasy host Damon Boelte is joined by Rennaissance man Mayur Subbarao. Not only is Subbarao a cocktail afficianado, a bartender, a...
Episode 38: Bitters w/ Brad Thomas Parsons
02 Nov 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon takes a break from the bar songs and speaks with Brad Thomas Parsons, the author of “Bitters: A Spirited History o...
Episode 37: Bartenders Playlist Part 2
26 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Back by popular demand! Damon Boelte continues the Bartenders Playlist, a selection of great drinking songs for great drinking times. Press play, pour...
Episode 36: Bartenders Playlist
19 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On a special episode of The Speakeasy, Damon takes a moment to highlight some of his and his bartender friends favorite drinking songs. Tune in for a ...
Episode 35: Jim Ryan of Hendrick’s Gin
12 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by Jim Ryan, brand ambassador for Hendrick’s Gin. Learn more about the popular spirit brand and which co...
Episode 34: Abigail Gullo
05 Oct 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by none other than the “Rye Girl” herself, Abigail Gullo. Abigail talks about her experience working w...
Episode 33: Island Creek Oysters
28 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon drinks some 50 year old cognac and eats oysters with Dana Hale of Island Creek Oyster Farm. Tune in to learn more ab...
Episode 32: Pernod Ricard
21 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Leslie Pariseau, New York Brand Ambassador for Pernod Ricard & Ria Soler, Bar Smarts Manager join Damon Boelte on this week’s episode of The Spe...
Episode 31: Jill DeGroff & Dale DeGroff
07 Sep 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On a very special episode of The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by artist and author of “Lush Life, Portraits from Behind the Bar”, Jill DeGrof...
Episode 30: Brian Floyd
31 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by bartender Brian Floyd of The Vanderbilt in Prospect Heights. Damon & Brian talk about making the tr...
Episode 29: Cabell Tomlinson
24 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy Damon is joined by Cabell Tomlinson, bar director of Frankies Spuntino. Cabell discusses her philosophy behind the cocktail...
Episode 28: Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenology
17 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on the Speakeasy Damon has on an old friend, Alie Shaper of Brooklyn Oenology. They talk the growing of Greenpoint and Red Hook as well as f...
Episode 27: Bushwick Country Club
10 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, the studio is packed with the crew from Bushwick Country Club. Tune in for an especially raucous episode of the best cockt...
Episode 26: Maharlika
03 Aug 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by the crew at Maharlika, a Filipino “pop up” restaurant that features traditional cuisine and an outs...
Episode 25: Tales from Tales of the Cocktail
27 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s episode of The Speakeasy sees Damon Boelte sitting down with Steve Schneider of Employees Only, fresh off their award winning weekend at...
Episode 24: Bittermens Very Small Batch Bitters
13 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by Avery & Janet Glasser of Bittermens Very Small Batch Bitters Company. Tune in to learn more about t...
Episode 23: Combier
06 Jul 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon sits down with Romain Guille, brand rep for Combier USA. Tune in to learn the history of the worlds first triple sec...
Episode 22: Sam Ross & Michael McIlroy
29 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by Michael McIlroy and Sam Ross of the world renowned members only bar Milk & Honey. They discuss how ...
Episode 21: St. John Frizell
22 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte sits down with St. John Frizell, head of the Red Hook boîte, Fort Defiance. Tune in to learn more about ho...
Episode 20: 42Below
15 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by Paul Franich, brand rep for 42 Below Vodka. Learn more about the New Zealand-based vodka and how it all...
Episode 19: Happy Birthday Damon!
08 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Damon Celebrates his 30th birthday on a heady episode of The Speakeasy with friend, bar manager and reggae/dancehall DJ Shane Feirstein. Tune in as th...
Episode 18: Norwegian Invasion!
01 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
The studio is packed as Damon & Brian Miller invite from friends from Oslo, Norway to The Speakeasy to remiss on drunken nights, discuss the brill...
Episode 17: Tanqueray
18 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by Angus Winchester, Global Brand Ambassador for Tanqueray Gin. Damon & Angus share their love for gin...
Episode 16: Santa Teresa Rum
12 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week Damon Boelte invites the team from Santa Teresa Rum to speak about the current rum industry and their new Venezuelan rum products. The main ...
Episode 15: Ari Form Returns
04 May 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Ari Form returns to The Speakeasy with a strange strange bottle of Irish Liqueur that tastes like Malibu. What does this mean? You’ll have to listen...
Episode 14: Steve Schneider & Vincent Vitek
27 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Things get rowdy on this week’s episode of The Speakeasy as host Damon Boelte hangs out with Employees Only’s wild bartenders Steve Schneider and ...
Episode 13: Frank Cisneros
20 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week’s guest on The Speakeasy is Frank Cisneros, aka Frankie Cocktails. Frank and Damon discuss how music can influence cocktails and spirits, ...
Episode 12: Maxwell Britten
13 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Maxwell Britten is this week’s guest on The Speakeasy. Tune in to hear how he became the Beverage Director and Marketing Manager at Maison Premiere ...
Episode 11: American Gin Company
06 Apr 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On today’s episode of The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by Scott Krahn, 1/2 of the American Gin Company. Scott talks about the return of gin, an...
Episode 10: Phil Ward
30 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by former head bartender of Death & Co. Phil Ward, currently of Mayahuel. Phil discusses his in...
Episode 9: Nic Cowles
23 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by Nic Cowles of Minibar. Nic talks about the community vibe of Minibar and how it serves as a warm...
Episode 8: USBG
09 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into the latest episode of The Speakeasy hosted by Damon Boelte. This week he highlights the United States Bartenders Guild. Tune in and hear fro...
Episode 7: Nick Jarrett
02 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on a special one-hour long episode of The Speakeasy, host Damon Boelte sits down and chats with friend and bartending troubadour Nick Jarret...
Episode 6: Brad Farran
16 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon is joined by Brad Farran of The Clover Club. Brad explains how he went from running a record label in North Carolina...
Episode 5: Ian Wolff
09 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy Damon is joined by Ian Wolff, Wine & Spirits editor at La Cucina Italiana. They discuss the collaborative nature of wri...
Episode 4: Ari Form
02 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by Ari Form of the JakeWalk. Ari & Damon discuss everything from Damon’s huge hands to Ari’...
Episode 3: Adam Kolesar
26 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On the third installment of The Speakeasy, Damon sits down with Adam Kolesar, tiki drink expert and proprietor of Brooklyn Orgeat Works. The two sit d...
Episode 2: Thomas Waugh
19 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte is joined by guest Thomas Waugh, head bartender at NYC’s Death & Co. Damon and Thomas discuss the simil...
Episode 1: Brian Miller
12 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
On the innaugral episode of The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte overcomes a brief power outage in the studio and chats with friend & colleague Brian Mille...