Dan enjoys some delicious red and white wines from Chile with famed entertainment reporter Stuart Brazell, of ABC's On the Red Carpet, along with a host of shows from Dick Clark Productions (The Golden Globes, American Music Awards, and Independent Spirit Awards). Also on the show, another installment of "Outside the Zone" in which Dan and WWD's roaming correspondent Brad Japhe try and figure out just what in the hell an NFT is and what it has to do with cognac. Oh, and they dig deep into chocol...
Jan 18, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 158
For the first time ever, we feature a drink for the sole purpose of canceling it. And that drink is the Irish Car Bomb. Invented by a pub owner in Connecticut who named it after an act of terrorism that has haunted generations of Irish citizens, needless to say this was not the American bartending community’s finest moment. Ah, but you know the old saw about dark clouds and silver linings... in the early-aughts, sales of Irish Car Bombs blew up stateside (sorry, couldn’t help ourselves) paving t...
Jan 13, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 18
We begin 2022 with the always charming Zane Lamprey, former host of "Three Sheets" and "Drinking Made Easy," and the guy with whom we kicked off this whole podcast thing way back in the summer of 2019 B.C. It's a conversation focused on, but certainly not limited to, beer. Dan and Zane also make fun of each other a lot. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Ou...
Jan 11, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 157
Yo, ho, ho! In the time it takes to sing an ol' sea shanty — and who doesn't love an ol' sea shanty? — Dan walks us down the plank and dives into the Dark 'n Stormy, an invigorating coalescence of Gosling's Black Seal Rum and ginger beer that hails from Bermuda and derives its name from one of the worst opening lines in literary history. A kissing cousin to the Moscow Mule, it's an inviting drink with an ominous hue once described as "the color of a cloud only a fool or dead man would sail under...
Jan 05, 2022•5 min•Season 1Ep. 17
In the time it takes to unwrap a few presents, Dan presents everything ya need to know about the history and preparation of eggnog, the dairy-est of drinks. And that's it from us for the year 2021. Have a safe and happy holiday, and we'll be back in January! Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 23, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Dan bids farewell to the sh#t-show of a year that was 2021, with a hopeful poem about the future... oh, and another ribald rhymer about getting soused on Christmas. Ho, ho, ho! Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Dec 21, 2021•20 min•Season 1Ep. 156
In the thrilling conclusion to our two-part holiday wine extravaganza, Dan and celebrated wine whiz Claire Coppi of SommTV slurp and review five ridiculously good red wines. They are: Loveblock Pinot Noir, Primus Cabernet Carmenere, Beronia Gran Reserva 2012, Hanna Cabernet Sauvignon and Caduceus Airavata Garnacha. Recorded at Baby Blues BBQ in Venice, CA. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redc...
Dec 16, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 155
Dan and acclaimed wine expert Claire Coppi of SommTV take the show on the road to Baby Blues BBQ in Venice, CA, where they enjoy amazing, affordable white wines paired with all sorts of delicious down-home food. Wines showcased on this episode include Wairau River Sauvignon Blanc, Riondo Prosecco, Scharffenberger Cellars Brut Excellence, Enrico Serafino Oudeis Alta Langa Brut and Banshee Sauvignon Blanc. Also, Claire puts her knowledge of wine terminology to the test. Our Sponsors: * Check out D...
Dec 14, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Dan sips The Singleton Single Malt Scotch whisky with Andrew Rea, aka Babish, host of the wildly popular YouTube cooking show "Binging with Babish" — the realization of Rea's dream to combine his love of film and cooking, and to have some fun in the process... and boy, do we have some fun on this episode. We mentioned the Scotch, right? That always helps! Also, Dan answers listeners' voicemail about Picklebacks and teetotaling celebs. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20...
Dec 07, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 153
Things get as real as real gets on this podcast, as Dan sits down for a WhistlePig Rye-fueled chat about life, the universe and everything with Bob Menery and Tim Bader. Topics discussed include homelessness, drug addiction, relationship woes and depression dens... oh, and lots of funny, happy, shiny things too. Football anyone? Podcasters Digest declared this one an "instant classic!" And People Magazine opined "it's the next best thing to listening to the Kardashians!" Our Sponsors: * Check ou...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 152
This jam-packed episode features NFL Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe and spirits industry veteran Jay Bradley, founders of a just-launched cognac brand called Le Portier. Also, a special report on a whole bean coffee shortage in America with our newest correspondent, Marc Dent of House Cup Coffee in Philly. Plus, comedian and frequent guest Joe Derosa stops by with some exciting news about a new sandwich shop/cocktail lounge opening this week in Manhattan's Lower East Side. Our Sponsors: * Check ou...
Nov 23, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 151
With the help of Jon Snow, Rob Schneider and KC & the Sunshine Band, Dan spends 180 seconds or so warming you up to the grandmommy of cold weather cocktails, the Hot Toddy. It's a drink that begs to be experimented with — a blank canvas, inviting its maker to mix and match and mess around. It is, simply, a most pliable potent potable, and one most definitely worth acquainting yourself with during the long, hard winter ahead. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a...
Nov 18, 2021•6 min•Season 1Ep. 15
For our 150th episode, we return to The Stand Comedy Club in Manhattan for a riotously funny live panel in front of a sold-out crowd featuring Big Jay Oakerson, Nacya Marreiro, Joe DeRosa, Justin Silver and Brad Japhe. What we're drinking throughout is Suntory Toki Japanese Whisky, and what we're doing throughout is having a wild time. Please, come join us! Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://red...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 150
NHL Hall of Famer Chris Chelios checks in — "checks"... get it? (cuz, hockey) — along with former Green Bay Packer Jim Bob Morris. They've got their own tequila brand called El Bandido Yankee, and Danny likey! They talk booze, hockey, football and Mexico. A swell time is had by all. Plus, WWD's Official Travel Correspondent Scott Alexander joins us to discuss the rash of booze-related incidents on airplanes. And we've got another installment of "Outside the Zone," where we take big swings at bad...
Nov 09, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 149
What we're drinking is Paul John Single Malt from Goa, India; where we're drinking it is the Lost Property Bar in Hollywood, CA; and the folks we're drinking it with are author, TV personality and renowned bon vivant Joel Stein, along with Lost Property's owner (and the pride of Wales) Rhino Williams. Myriad subjects are covered, from sheep shearing to sheep shagging to the preferred soft drink of the Philadelphia Flyers. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great ...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 148
With help from the podcast's roving correspondent Brad Japhe and Natalie Compton of The Washington Post, Dan lays out all you need to know to effectively counteract the unpleasant physiological effects of acetaldehyde, the hangover-inducing substance that alcohol becomes after holding court in your liver for a while. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: ...
Oct 27, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 147
When Dan is alone and angry, he sometimes drinks to quell his exquisite inner angst. This episode is one of those times. Among the things driving Dan to drink are CNN, Shatner in space, and shifting gender roles in the cocktail world. Special appearances from the cast of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," Motorhead and the late Marlon Brando as The Godfather. Strap in, it's a wild ride. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Ad...
Oct 19, 2021•25 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Actor Willie Garson recently passed, and on this episode we honor his memory by paying tribute to the Cosmopolitan, a drink made famous on the show that made Willie famous too — "Sex and the City." A combination of vodka, orange liqueur, cranberry juice and lime juice, the Cosmo was the world's most popular libation in the 90s... and then it wasn't. Why? Well, as Carrie explained to Miranda in the 2008 SATC film when asked why they'd stopped drinking them, "because everyone else started." Our Sp...
Oct 14, 2021•4 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Friend of the show Joe Beatrice, founder of Barrell Craft Spirits, joins Dan for a lively discussion about the ins and outs of producing award-winning whiskey blends. Also, another installment of our wildly popular new feature, "Outside the Zone," in which our host takes swings at bad PR pitches. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com...
Oct 12, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 145
Dan is joined by "Regarding Cocktails" author and renowned oyster expert Georgette Moger-Petraske for a Talisker Scotch-and-bivalve mollusks pairing. This one's got everything you ever wanted to know about Isle of Skye whisky and oysters... two great tastes that taste great together. Also, the debut of a new segment called "Outside the Zone," in which Dan and our Chief Brooklyn Correspondent Scott Alexander review the worst of the worst booze PR pitches... rum in your morning coffee anyone? Our ...
Oct 05, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 144
In his latest tippled tutorial, Dan devotes 180-odd-seconds extolling and explaining the Gold Rush, a honey-tinged riff on the whiskey sour invented in the early aughts in NYC, that is widely hailed as a modern mixological classic. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy...
Sep 30, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 13
For years they starred as bloodsucking bros on "The Vampire Diaries," and now Ian Somerhalder & Paul Wesley have taken to a different kind of powerful elixir, Brother's Bond Straight Bourbon Whiskey. Their brand launched earlier this year, and has already become a mega-hit... and with good reason — it's delicious bourbon. The boys tell all about the journey from dream to bottle. Also, roving correspondent Brad Japhe beams in from afar to discuss Yamazaki 55, one of the rarest and most expens...
Sep 28, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 143
Dan chats with Ryan Christiansen, head distiller & President of Vermont’s Caledonia Spirits, famed for crafting Barr Hill Gin, Barr Hill Reserve Tom Cat Gin and Barr Hill Vodka from raw honey. Ryan talks about Bees Knees Week (Sept. 24th—Oct. 3rd), which spotlights the importance of bees in our food and drink system, and gives bartenders and drinks-lovers the chance to work together to save the bees. Also, actors Adam Shapiro and Katie Lowes drop by to tell us about a charitable event they'r...
Sep 21, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 142
Dan is joined in-studio by dear friend of the show Jack Maxwell, former host of the hit Travel Channel series "Booze Traveler." Together they risk getting wicked hangovers in order to sample copious amounts of wine and spirits for the Official "What We're Drinking" Fall Buying Guide, from Champagne to tequila to Scotch. That's right, folks, and they do it all for you. You're welcome! Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20 for a great deal: https://www.dietsmoke.com Adverti...
Sep 14, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 141
Dan is joined by David Prior, owner of Bladnoch, the oldest working distillery in the Scottish Lowlands and a leader in environmentally conscious whisky-making. Also, Dan dishes about some of his all-time favorite single malt Scotches, AND unveils a specialty cocktail created specifically for US by Portland, Oregon-based bartending legend Jeffrey Morgenthaler. Plus, with the NFL season set to begin, Dan and comedian Big jay Oakerson butcher their beloved Philadelphia Eagles fight song. Our Spons...
Sep 07, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo joins Dan for what turns out to be a first on this program — an interview that got cut off by an overzealous publicist who apparently didn't like the subject matter. Up until that point, though, Dan and Olivia, along with her business partner Ryan Laverty, had a good old time talking about Vide, their tasty ready-to-drink canned cocktail. Other topics of discussion include the cello, corruption in Rhode Island politics and — again — the controversial subject tha...
Aug 31, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Dan revisits a PC chat he and pal Emma Patterson had with music superstar G-Eazy at the Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood. And by PC we mean "Pre-Covid," and most definitely NOT "politically correct." Indeed, the conversation gets downright bawdy at times, thanks in no small part to all the Stillhouse Whiskey that was consumed that day... Stillhouse, of course, being the happening hooch brand G-Eazy founded with his good buddy Brad Beckerman, who's also on the show. And there's a Drinking Game!!!...
Aug 17, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Dan throws back some Stolichnaya with actor and WWD's Official East Coast Cohost, Colin Donnell. Topics include classic vodka cocktails, mysterious productions in Australia that Colin may or may not be involved with and aggressive hecklers. Also on the program, journalist Brad Japhe joins us for a lively discussion about the pros and cons of professional booze punditry. Oh, and Dan goes toe-to-toe with Yoda. May the Sauce Be with You! Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code WWDPOD20...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 137
Recorded on location at the Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Venice Beach, Dan is joined by actor and fellow Philadelphian Adam Shapiro ("Never Have I Ever," "Steve Jobs") who started making Philly soft pretzels at home to pass the time during the pandemic, and suddenly found himself the proprietor of LA's red-hot Shappy Pretzel Co. The Philly boys pair Shappy's twisted foodstuff with a variety of west coast beers from legendary brewery Firestone Walker. Also on the show, the man who makes Fi...
Aug 03, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In the time it takes dice a pineapple, Dan reveals all about a tiki classic called the Jungle Bird. While not as famous as the Mai Tai or Singapore sling, it's every bit as tasty and — Dan contends — a more authentically "tropical" libation that the aforementioned. It’s made with rum, pineapple and lime, the holy trinity of tropical tiki drinks. The thing that sets the Jungle Bird apart, though, is Campari, which adds a refreshing bitter edge. Our Sponsors: * Check out Diet Smoke and use my code...
Jul 27, 2021•5 min•Season 1Ep. 12
