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  • Rum Through the Jungle with Brad Parkes

    October 23, 2026 · 33 min

    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 discuss building a premium brand in a category that isn’t…

  • Drinks Shoots & Leaves with Iain McPherson

    October 20, 2026 · 37 min

    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? That’s what Iain McPherson, the owner of Edinburgh’s…

  • A Little Schooled with Tiffany Hernandez & Juliana Manzanarez

    October 16, 2026 · 52 min

    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 discuss of the administration’s immigration crackdown is…

  • All the Booze That's Fit to Print with Ryan Foley

    October 14, 2026 · 47 min

    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 has changed since his dad started it, what it’s like running…

  • The Gin Twins with Ektoras Binikos

    October 9, 2026 · 52 min

    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 Speakeasy because he’s gone and done something really radical…

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  • Make Cocktails, Not War with Jena Ellenwood & Lily Chun

    October 6, 2026 · 46 min

    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 watching you make drinks? Those are the conditions Lily Chun…

  • A Bartender Prepares with Nic Hamilton

    October 2, 2026 · 41 min

    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 career, how his first cocktail video got a million views…

  • The Best of 50 Best with Emma Sleight

    September 29, 2026 · 51 min

    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, whether she’s still impressed with hospitality and what role…

  • A Book and a Library with Brett Adams

    September 25, 2026 · 30 min

    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 “Raising the Bar” and “The Bartender’s Library” sits down with…

  • The Most Sustainable Bar This Side o' the Mississippi with Fred Beebe

    September 18, 2026 · 53 min

    “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 taken one approach, and focuses on sourcing almost everything…

  • Re: Mixers with David Vogel

    September 11, 2026 · 41 min

    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 world really need another tonic water? Fortunately David…

  • The Tree of Life with Damola Timeyin

    September 4, 2026 · 50 min

    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 avoid the mistakes of colonialism, and what that means the…

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About the show

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.