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Just before one last winter snowstorm rolled through Washington D.C. I sat down with Dave Delaplaine, the General Manager and Chief Brew Guru of Roofer’s Union in Adams Morgan (just...

What happens when you mix Rye, Dates, Arabian Bitters, and “Sharqtreuse”? You get a Saz’Iraq and a cocktail bar that’s breaking all the molds of what we think about cocktail...

This week’s special guest, Richard Seale, needs little introduction in rum circles. He’s a fifth-generation rum purveyor, the master distiller and owner of Foursquare Rum Distillery in Barbados, a champion...

We’ve talked about Hampden Estate and Rum Fire with Nick Feris on a previous show, but today we’ve got a really special roundtable. Join in as Ed welcomes Christelle Harris...

Matt and Mason Lamping started their distillery just after Indiana opened the doors for craft distilling. While they were both in their 20s, they set about to learn everything they...

Cities often look to entrepreneurs in the food & beverage community when mapping out a plan for economic growth. All factors have to be considered when weighing out the positives...

As usual, we’re always thinking about wine during the holidays. This week we had the pleasure of sitting down with Mary Taylor of Mary Taylor Wines to discuss her mission...

Manny Pena dropped through Indianapolis this week to talk about rum, the political environment in Venezuela, cocktail competitions, and how bartenders are helping to shape the spirits world. Unfortunately, there...

Kevin Beary and the crew from Three Dots and a Dash in Chicago dropped through Indianapolis on their way back from the Woodford Reserve Distillery to check out The Inferno...

Jake Parrott from Haus Alpenz returns to talk about Maderia – what it is, how it’s made, and what makes it so unique. Per usual, Jake gets a little geeky...

Ed Hamilton needs no introduction in rum circles, and he’s a longtime friend of our co-host, Ed. Hamilton can be polarizing to people that don’t share his opinions, but is...

Every now and again we run across true kindred spirits. And Rick Edwards is definitely one. Join us as we chat about how the “brand ambassador” job has changed over...

Jim Meehan needs little introduction in cocktail circles. He was part of the legendary team at Pegu Club, helped the rebirth of Gramercy Tavern, and started a hidden bar craze...

It’s been two years since we started this show, and we’ve had a lot going on behind-the-scenes in the past few months. So today we sat down with our producer...

Mark Swartz has seemingly done it all – aviator, train conductor, world traveler, and FedEx box handler. But two years ago he realized his dream of opening his own nanobrewery,...

Though she may only be 31-years-old, Kendall Lockwood has been operating one of Indianapolis’ first and finest craft cocktail bars, has traveled the globe visiting distilleries, and has won cocktail...

From insurance to importing, Raj Sabharwal of Glass Revolution Imports has quickly become one of the country’s respected importers. Today we’re talking about Indian Whisky, Scottish whisky regulations, Mahon Gin,...

This week we’re broadcasting live from Indy PopCon where we won Best Food & Beverage Podcast for 2018. So, as a special treat, we brought back one of our listeners’...