How To Be A Better Drinker

It's our first live show! Matt & Megan take their show on the road, setting up in Seattle's infamous Whiskey Bar, for a bit of history on the negroni, a stories about the Biebs running into trouble, a round of What Would They Drink, plus some fun with the crowd!

With Megan back in the studio, Matt brings in a beautiful bottle of Ardbeg 10-year old scotch to welcome her back from her weeks of adventure. We get the back story on one of the finest bottles of whiskey plus Megan's report on what exactly went down when the weather went crazy at this year's Sasquatch festival.

With Megan out of town, Matt James brings in reinforcements! Local cocktail whiz Erik Hakkinen and local nightlife magnate Marcus Johnson. They talk mezcal, why opening a bar is risky, and how to be a better mezcal drinker.

Who loves you baby? Matt James & Megan Ternes, that's who. Which is why they're taking on the Chairman's Choice, aka Jack Daniels, aka what Sinatra swears by (or would if he weren't dead). There's also some good advice on how to be a better festival drinker!

Veteran cocktail slinger Justin Godsey of Kirkland, WA's Bottle & Bull stops by to talk about his life behind a bar and how he turned smoked salmon into a cocktail. Drink up!

It's a deep dive in to the history of whiskey as Matt & Megan take a look at the why's and wherefore's of that most popular of spirits, Jameson Irish Whiskey.

Matt & Megan sample some exquisite port, ponder St. Germain and Ancho Reyes and whip up a concoction they've dubbed El Murado, "The Purple One."

Matt James and Megan Ternes welcome Meg Bragg of Pike Brewing Company to the studio to talk beer, micro-brewing in the pacific northwest and all things hop related. It's a doozy.

This episode Matt & Megan explore the joys of port, the weirdness of wifi wine bottles, and the stupidity of John Taffer.

With Megan Ternes on special assignment to find out exactly what makes her a better drinker, Matt James sits down with Luca Collia, the US rep for Distilleria Caffo, an Italian purveyor of fine liquors and tasty alcoholic beverages and Patrick Caffall from American Northwest Distributors.