The Speakeasy

The Speakeasy

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The Speakeasy episodes

  • Like a Good Neighbor

    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 star martinis, Teslas and honestly just about everything, including what you shouldn’t say on a podcast. Hilarity ensues. The Speakeasy is not brought to you by State Farm.

    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. 

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    Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk

    Greg Benson @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

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    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

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    #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio

    Photo Courtesy of Buda Photography.

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    1 hr 7 min
  • No Labels

    Chrissy Wittman from The Prisoner joins Damon and Greg from wine country to talk about winemaking, labelmaking and how to make tasting and tasting rooms more accessible to the people. Plus, we’re none of us 22 anymore, unfortunately.

    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. 

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    Greg Benson @100ProofGreg

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    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

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    #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    54 min
  • Remixicles

    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 they made it, what they’re working on now, some R&D tricks of the trade and the wide array of things you can put these frozen little beauties into. Plus, we get to the bottom of the secret ingredient in Erin Rose’s famous New Orleans iced coffee.

    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. 

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    Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk

    Greg Benson @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    51 min
  • Oxford Companions

    David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum recently released their weighty tome, The Oxford Companion to Spirits and Cocktails, and we had the opportunity to dive into some deep rabbit holes with them. Plus, we discuss the dangers of wooden stills, the difficulty of managing dozens of spirits industry professionals' submissions for the book, and the unknown parts of American whiskey history.

    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. 

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    Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk

    Greg Benson @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    54 min
  • F.E.W. - Federation of Evanston Wrestling

    Whiskey enthusiast and wrestling producer (not necessarily in that order) Lolo McGrath joins the band to school everyone on the weird parallels between spirits and wrasslin’, working at a tasting room at the end of an alley and how not to be an asshole when you’re tasting. Plus, turning your job into a sleazy 1970s love motel and the bizarre story of how they met Greg back in the cretaceous period. Tune in!

    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. 

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    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk

    Greg Benson @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    53 min
  • Double Album Crossover Spectacular! - Disc 1

    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 “Stump The Bartender!” What’s in that repurposed juice bottle Lou mailed us? What’s it made with? And what will it do to everyone’s stomachs? Tune in to find out and stay tuned for Disc 2 coming soon from Agave Road Trip!

    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. 

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    Damon Boelte @DamonBoelte

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk

    Greg Benson @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    52 min
  • Dry February

    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 Brand Education at Spiritless to talk low and no ABV drinks. The conversation covers mindfulness, mental health and tracking industry trends, and ends in some surprising places you might not see coming.

    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 @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    48 min
  • Off the Beaten Path

    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 our guest Kraig Rovensky talks to us all about his non-alcoholic amaro! Now who do we know who might enjoy that…

    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 @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio

    Photo Courtesy of @_adventureswithkate.

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    44 min
  • The '21 Club

    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. Vaccines, variants, parcades and passing conversations, what did we love, what did we hate and what stayed more or less the same in 2021. Plus, our in-house tastemakers officially declare lowbrow highballs THE drink trend of the year. You can read all about where this freakish train got rolling here.

    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 @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    56 min
  • Baby It's Cold Outside

    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 all came from in the first place and how to winterize your menu… and your patio.

    For more info from Andrew and to check out his master class head on over the Diago Bar Academy!

    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 @100ProofGreg

    Speakeasy Podcast @SpeakeasyPodcast

    FOLLOW US ON TWITTER: 

    Sother Teague @CreativeDrunk 

    SpeakeasyRadio @SpeakeasyRadio

    #HRN10Years #DrinkingOnTheRadio

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    57 min

About The Speakeasy

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Award-winning bartenders and co-hosts Sother Teague and Greg Benson sit down to talk cocktails, spirits, wine, beer, tea, coffee, and all the other exciting liquids in the universe. With each…

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