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Episode 198: All In With The Well-Traveled Chris Lowder Aug 18, 2016

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Today in the studio, Chris Lowder takes a break from the bar in Seoul, South Korea to tell us all about traveling widely and the constants of good bartending.

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Episode 197: Kansas City Whiskey, The Story Of A Revival Aug 10, 2016

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Today on The Speakeasy, Ryan Maybee joins us in the studio to pour us some Kansas City Whiskey, a name that J. Rieger & Co. pitched to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, and got the thumbs up. Rieger's whiskey blends corn, malt, and straight whiskeys with a bit of 15-year-old Oloroso Sherry from the Williams & Humbert bodega in Jerez, Spain.

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Episode 196: All Aboard The Water Table Aug 03, 2016

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On this week's episode of The Speakeasy, Damon and Sother are joined in the studio by Captain Kelli Farwell, owner of The Water Table, a New England tavern on the water. While cruising through New York Harbor on their intimate and historic WWII ship, guests enjoy focused New England fare with craft beer, cocktails, and wine along with spectacular views of the city.

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Episode 195: Talking Shop And Sipping Rye With Danny Neff Jul 27, 2016

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Today on The Speakeasy, barman Danny Neff joins us in the studio to talk about the revived Holiday Cocktail Lounge, and his favorite meal last week at New Orleans' Tales of the Cocktail.

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Episode 194: Tales Of The Cocktail's Philip Duff Joins Us... From The Future! Jul 20, 2016

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This week on The Speakeasy, things get meta. Tales of the Cocktail's Philip Duff joins us in the studio to record an episode that will air WHILE HOSTS DAMON BOELTE AND SOTHER TEAGUE JOIN HIM IN NEW ORLEANS FOR DRINKS! Phew.

Listen in to learn all about how an Irishman ended up teaching an extraordinary set of cocktail seminars (on shaking, stirring, air, ice, carbon, etc.) down in Nola.

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Episode 193: Chris Barrett of Ludivine Jul 13, 2016

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On today's episode of The Speakeasy, longtime friend of the program Chris Barrett joins us in the studio from Oklahoma City, where he manages (what else?) the bar. On the menu? A few cocktails inspired by The Beatles. We're not talking one drink per member of the Fab Four. Instead, Barrett pours a drink named after each track off of Revolver, the band's seventh studio album.

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Episode 192: Farm or forage, it's all fair game for vermouth-making Jul 06, 2016

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Today on The Speakeasy, the newfound owner of a 16-acre farm in upstate New York joins us to talk about farming, foraging, and vermouth. Bianca Miraglia, the founder of Uncouth Vermouth, is growing all kinds of fruit, barks, and plants to be turned into the fortified wine.

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Episode 191: Eben Freeman On Genuine Mixology... And 'Genuine Liquorette' Jun 29, 2016

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Today, a friend of the hosts' jumps into the studio to talk about his career in mixology. Eben Freeman once stocked bottles of wine at Crossroads Wine & Spirits. Now he's a couple miles farther downtown in Manhattan, with Genuine Liquorette opening last fall. The Little Italy spot does things differently, with black and white tiles, Tecate boxes aplenty, and "The Cha-Chunker," a machine that punches holes in the tops of cans.

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Episode 190: Raising A Glass To Heritage Radio Network Badass Jack Inslee Jun 22, 2016

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It's a bittersweet day on The Speakeasy, as hosts Damon Boelte and Sother Teague bid adieu to longtime Heritage Radio Network producer Jack Inslee, who's moving to D.C. but staying firmly in the radio world. Just before the goodbye party kicking off in Roberta's own backyard, the glasses were already clinking in the studio as Jack told the story of his career and the network's early days.

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Episode 189: Colin Spoelman and Dead Distillers Jun 15, 2016

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This week on The Speakeasy, Damon Boelte and Sother Teague are joined in the studio by Colin Spoelman, co-founder of Kings County Distillery, the oldest and largest whiskey distillery in New York City. He is also the co-author of the new book Dead Distillers: A History of the Upstarts and Outlaws Who Made American Spirits.

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