Oaxaca returns! Carlos Moreno and Txomin Alcorta join Greg live from Mexico to talk mezcal (and rum, and gin, and whiskey, and vodka) as well as what it means to create, innovate and reinvent, whether it’s a business that’s been in your family for generations or an entire spirit. And of course there’s lots of geeking out over agave. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range o...
Apr 22, 2021•55 min•Ep. 430
Aaron Polsky and Erin Hayes sit down with the band to talk Livewire drinks , a new line of canned cocktails with the heart of rock n’ roll. What can Led Zeppelin and Guns n’ Roses teach us about making great cocktails and building a more equitable industry? Tune in to find out. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world ...
Apr 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 429
Sother sits down to talk with Mark Schettler of Bar Tonique in New Orleans. Mark is a longtime advocate of the hospitality, tourism, service and nightlife sectors spanning issues of abuse, mental health and, now governance over topics that directly impact how we do business in a post pandemic landscape. Check out his work at ShiftChange.NGO Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide...
Apr 08, 2021•44 min•Ep. 428
The one and only Caroline Rosen joins the band for the Speakeasy’s first semi-live recording in over a year! Cocktail conferences have changed forever and she has some pretty good ideas about keeping the best parts and building back better. Tune in to hear about the future of festivals as well as some dope ideas for events when we can all meet and drink and hug someday soon. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and ...
Apr 04, 2021•54 min•Ep. 427
Cachaça pioneer and sustainability beacon Dragos Axinte joins the band to talk distilling, going carbon negative and how Novo Fogo is saving the planet one bottle at a time. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sothe...
Mar 24, 2021•53 min•Ep. 426
It’s a very special pandemic St. Patrick’s Day! Again! Jillian Vose of Dead Rabbit joins Greg and Sother to talk about the big day last year, what’s changed since then and what it’s like to run a bar and write a book in lockdown. For more of Greg’s thoughts on losing a second St. Paddy’s Day in a row you can check out his writing here: 100proofgreg.medium.com/losing-st-patricks-day-again-6be805f8e85 Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry l...
Mar 17, 2021•51 min•Ep. 425
Live from Reykjavik Teitur Riddermann Schiöth joins the band to talk traditional Icelandic spirits, (mmm, aquavit!) building an iconic bar on the edge of the Arctic circle and what he’s working on next. Plus, The Speakeasy has been nominated for the Taste Awards! Check out all the finalists at http://www.thetasteawards.com/12th-annual-taste-awards-nominees-finalists-and-honorees/ Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte...
Mar 10, 2021•58 min•Ep. 424
The band sits down to talk about life, the shit it throws at you and the joys of living boldly with industry luminary Chris Patino . As well as founding Simple Serve, owning Raised by Wolves in San Diego, organizing Bartender’s Weekend and partnering to produce Termana Tequila with The Rock Chris is leading a charge against cancer with https://thistshirtfightscancer.com/ Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Soth...
Mar 03, 2021•55 min•Ep. 423
Eight generation Beam Distiller Freddie Noe joins the band to talk about growing into the family business and how his Little Book series lead to experimentation within that legacy. The Speakeasy is nominated as a Taste Awards "Viewer's Choice" finalist. Help us win by voting today ! 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW U...
Feb 24, 2021•56 min•Ep. 422
Bertha González Nieves , co-founder and CEO of Tequila Casa Dragones talks about crafting a unique and inspiring tequila by doing things the hard way. Plus a US/Mexico bartender exchange program, because who doesn’t love a little friendly competition? Check out @casadragones on instagram to learn more.Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits expert...
Feb 17, 2021•54 min•Ep. 421
Bottomless: The Bloody Mary, and the curiously counter-culture history of brunch. This is a special presentation of Back Bar , hosted by our very own Greg Benson. Back Bar is a rollicking deep dive into the events, phenomenon, relationships and human foibles that shaped the world’s most iconic drinks. Each episode features industry luminaries like Derek Brown, Robert Simonson and, of course, Sother Teague. Enjoy! And if you do, please subscribe to keep up with new episodes as they launch ( Apple...
Feb 16, 2021•52 min
Elizabeth McCall, Assistant Master Distiller at Woodford Reserve joins the band to talk, what else, whiskey and chocolate AKA the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for that special someone. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonB...
Feb 10, 2021•55 min•Ep. 420
Italicus founder Giuseppe Gallo talks about his journey from making lemoncello beside his mother as a child to speaking to his grandmother about Rosolio and reviving the lost category. Plus the design and making of his incredibly beautiful bottle! Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impa...
Feb 03, 2021•57 min•Ep. 419
Chris and Camila of Volley Tequila Soda join Greg and Sother to talk natural flavors, the natural world, and how sneakily often one doesn’t come from the other. Plus, our friend the Rhum Bishop needs your help! Support Eugene’s amazing mission on his sustainable farm by going to gofundme.com/f/bishop-botany-farm to donate. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospital...
Jan 27, 2021•52 min•Ep. 418
Entrepreneur, rum pioneer and former coconut smuggler Dani Zig joins Greg and Sother to talk about innovation in spirits, respecting your ingredients and how fortunate it is that the US government considers a certain plant nuts, not fruit. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our ...
Jan 21, 2021•56 min•Ep. 417
David Vitale of Starward in Melbourne, Australia joins the band to talk eating, drinking and finding a sense of place in a world of whisky. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sother Teague @ CreativeDrunk Greg Bens...
Jan 13, 2021•45 min•Ep. 416
Damon, Greg and Sother look back on the past ten years of bartending, and a year that felt like a decade. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sother Teague @ CreativeDrunk Greg Benson @ 100ProofGreg Speakeasy Podcas...
Dec 17, 2020•52 min•Ep. 415
Jordis Unga , the metaphorical and literal rock star of Katana Kitten talks service, music, the need to perform and reinventing yourself. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sother Teague @ CreativeDrunk Greg Benson...
Dec 09, 2020•45 min•Ep. 414
From chef to critic to bartender to farmer Eugene Nyaundi has seen a lot and he sits down with Greg and Sother to talk Rhum , botanicals and cultivating respect for the food we eat. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoel...
Dec 02, 2020•46 min•Ep. 413
Natalie Bovis of The Liquid Muse sits down with Sother and Greg to talk about getting started in the bar blogosphere, her latest steps with her new brand Organic Mixology and of course, Taco Wars. Plus, the missing gluten-sniffing dog! A harrowing tale with a happy ending. ____________________________ Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits expert...
Nov 23, 2020•48 min•Ep. 412
Industry luminaries Lynnette Marrero and Jessica Gonzalez join Greg and Sother to talk about their latest adventures upstate with Wonderbar Beacon and Dutch’s Spirits and what it’s like to only kind of trade in the New York City hustle. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our bus...
Nov 18, 2020•48 min•Ep. 411
Patrick Miller of Faccia Brutto sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about tasting, experimenting, and what it takes to move your bitters-making operation out of your kitchen. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte S...
Nov 16, 2020•49 min•Ep. 410
The one and only Joaquin Simo descends through the maelstrom of the past week and the past year to discuss what bars, clubs and venues bring to their communities and what we can do to save them. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOL...
Nov 11, 2020•59 min•Ep. 409
It’s Cider Season! Ryan Burk, Head Cider Maker at Angry Orchard joins Sother and Greg to talk history, fermentation and the not-so-humble apple. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte So...
Nov 10, 2020•49 min•Ep. 408
Tristan Willey, spirits polymath and co-founder of Good Vodka talks creativity, sustainability, and the contours of his truly unique career. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sother...
Nov 05, 2020•52 min•Ep. 407
Bridget Firtle of Owney’s Rum and Rockaway Seltzer joins Sother and Greg to talk about running a distillery, starting a health-focused brand, and staying sane while doing everything in between. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLL...
Oct 28, 2020•52 min•Ep. 406
Whiskey, Cheezits and Rock n’ Roll! Paul Hletko of F.E.W. sits down with the band to talk guitars, distilling, and when it’s the right time to break the rules. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @...
Oct 25, 2020•51 min•Ep. 405
The band sits down with Allison Varone from Belvedere Vodka and talks about what it means to innovate, both inside and out of a mixing glass. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sothe...
Oct 22, 2020•49 min•Ep. 404
Greg Benson - the Dewar’s brand ambassador for India - joins Greg Benson - the podcast host - and Sother to talk distilling, highballs and what it is about Scotch whisky and coconuts that just... works. Please SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. Join us each week as we sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Damon Boelte @ DamonBoelte Sother Teague @ CreativeDrunk Greg Benson ...
Oct 18, 2020•49 min•Ep. 403
Missing cocktail festivals this year? Us too. Good thing we’ve got Carlos Rodriguez here from Global Bar Week to talk about building a hands-on community in a virtual age. #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE and RATE the show if you can. 🔥🔥Join us each week as industry leaders, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague, sit down with a wide range of hospitality and spirits experts from around the world to discuss everything that impacts our business. FOLLOW US ON INSTAGRAM: Da...
Oct 14, 2020•49 min•Ep. 402
