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 episode, learn from some of the world’s experts in mixology, bar history, distillation, and brewing. Bringing on guests ranging from bartenders and brewers, alchemists and ambassadors, roasters and regulars, and every expert and enthusiast in between, The Speakeasy introduces listeners to all the unique ways we enjoy imbibing today.
Latest episodes
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44 min
An Island Girl with Kate Perry
How do you go from a bartender to building a career and an identity around a type of rum you’ve grown to absolutely fall in love with? And then, once that’s done, how do you walk a…
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33 min
Rum Through the Jungle with Brad Parkes
What comes first in a premium brand? A great product, or a market niche? That’s the question Brad Parkes, the Co-Founder of Palm Republic Rum is sitting down with us to resolve. He…
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37 min
Drinks Shoots & Leaves with Iain McPherson
When you’ve already pioneered two advanced techniques that take the bartending world by storm, and been called Cocktail Menu Innovator of the Year by The 50, where do you go next?…
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52 min
A Little Schooled with Tiffany Hernandez & Juliana Manzanarez
There are times when we all need a lawyer. Tiffany Hernandez, the founder of Escuelitas and Juliana Manzanarez, the founding attorney of VIA law group sit down in the studio to dis…
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47 min
All the Booze That's Fit to Print with Ryan Foley
Running a print magazine in the year 2026 is a choice to say the least. Ryan Foley, Publisher of Bartender Magazine sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about how the magazine ha…
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52 min
The Gin Twins with Ektoras Binikos
No one in this industry’s mind works quite like Ektoras Binikos. The man behind Atheras Spirits, the distillery that gave us a shisho mastiha and fig leaf liqueur is back on The Sp…
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46 min
Make Cocktails, Not War with Jena Ellenwood & Lily Chun
How is a bartending competition different from a regular shift? What if there are cameras beaming that competition out to a national audience? And what if NSYNC is in the room watc…
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41 min
A Bartender Prepares with Nic Hamilton
Are you playing a character behind the bar? Or just being yourself? Actor, author and CocktailTok celebrity Nic Hamilton joins Greg and Sother to talk about his stage and film care…
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51 min
The Best of 50 Best with Emma Sleight
What does it take to be one of the 50 Best bars? And what does “Best” mean anyway? Emma Sleight from 50 Best sits down with Greg and Sother to discuss how a bar makes the list, whe…
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30 min
A Book and a Library with Brett Adams
Brett Adams just finished writing his second book. Good thing he had a lot of time since his day job is curating a bar with thousands of different bottles. Brett, author of “Raisin…
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53 min
The Most Sustainable Bar This Side o' the Mississippi with Fred Beebe
“Sustainable” and “Farm-to-Table” sound good on a business plan, in a press hit and on social media. But what does it actually mean for a bar to be sustainable? Fred Beebe has take…
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41 min
Re: Mixers with David Vogel
Mixers have to fight an uphill battle to make an impression. They’re not as sexy as whiskey or gin, and if you’re starting a new company one question inevitably comes up: Does the…
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50 min
The Tree of Life with Damola Timeyin
When Damola Timeyin co-founded Bayab Gin he set out to “put Africa on the world’s back bar.” Greg and Sother chat with Damola about what that entails, how his company is aiming to…
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49 min
Nod in the Direction of Barcelona with Raj Nallapothola & Àlex Cardona
What does it take to get consumers to try Vermouth straight? Not in a Negroni, or a Manhattan or a Martini, but by itself? And would it be any easier if you told them hey, that’s t…
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2 min
Something Cool Is Coming...
We're on summer break this week but we've got an announcement about the community we're building.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at ht…
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50 min
What We've Ginned Up with Karl Finegan & Philip Duff
The minds behind World Gin Week, Philip Duff and Karl Finegan sit down with Greg and Sother to discuss the inaugural festival which took place this summer in New York City. They di…
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37 min
From Chardonnay to Sake with Nikki McCutcheon
Nikki McCutcheon started working with Tao Group Hospitality when she was eighteen. Now she's the VP of Beverage in New York and her career has progressed from passing the level two…
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31 min
Tales of the Cocktail 2026 - The Spirited Awards
Greg and Sother are live on the red carpet at Bartending’s Biggest Night! They speak to the winners of the 2026 Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, including Amanda Gunderson an…
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40 min
Monkey Business with David Muhs
Next week David Muhs is going to open his cocktail bar Monkey Thief for the third time. He sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about the different incarnations of his concept, w…
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38 min
Poolcasting at Tales of the Cocktail! - Day 4 with Shawn & Vay from Vandell
Greg and Sother are back in the pool at Tales of the Cocktail 2026! On Day Four they’re joined by Shawn Lickliter and Vay Su, the owners of Vandell in Los Angeles which is up for b…