The Speakeasy Heritage Radio Network

It’s June and Pride is popping up and popping off! Joining the band live from Mexico City Michael Aredes jumps in to talk about his journey in the service industry as a queer Chicano, his work to create welcoming spaces - including his new queer Latino popup, Noche Traviesa - and what it’s like to work at New York’s Superbueno now that it’s a year old and crushing the awards circuit, even scoring as high as no.2 on World’s Fifty Best. Plus, personalized Campari bottles? It turns out they’re a thing and now everybody’s gonna want one. Tune in to find out more!

Follow Michael on Instagram at @miichael.tr4vieso

Follow Noche Traviesa on Instagram at @n0che.tr4viesa.jaja

Upcoming Dates: Noche Traviesa at JoJo's Beloved in Atlanta: 6/17, 8pm After Dark Confession with Father Greg at Someday in Brooklyn: 6/27, 7pm Noche Traviesa at Superbueno in NYC: 6/30, 7pm

Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond

ET (aka Eric Tecosky even though no one calls him that) wants to talk olive brine! The founder of Dirty Sue talks about his early days as a bartender (and even earlier days as a screenwriter), the lightbulb moment of offering olive brine in a bottle, and how he shifted from bartender to a dirt, salty, entrepreneur! Plus, Greg and Sother saw each other in three dimensions! What a time to be alive. And, congratulations to Krysia Rodak, winner of our Blueberry Mojito recipe contest! Get in touch to claim your prize!

Follow Eric on Instagram at @superhype1

Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond

Fourth generation cognac distiller Guillame Thomas is here to shake up the industry in the tastiest way possible! The founder and CEO of Martingale Cognac sits down with Greg and Sother to talk about doing something different in the world of French brandy and making some very tasty juice in the process. Plus, a beloved New York City icon finally embraces the future and we may not be ready for it.

Then, on Bottled in Bond, what is it like to work with your family… and be the steward of a legacy that goes back over a century. Become a regular to find out!

Follow Guillame on Instagram at @martingalecognac

Do you have a killer Blueberry mojito recipe? Send us your specs for a chance to win a signed copy of “The Cocktail Parlor - How Women Brought the Cocktail Home” and have your recipe featured at Tales of the Cocktail! Contest has been extended through 5/27 so send us your entries on instagram at @speakeasypodcast and @100ProofGreg before it’s too late!

Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond

Cocktails so likable you won’t be able to look away! That’s what Kaitlyn Stewart makes on her instagram channel, “Likeable Cocktails” and we’re here for us. This week she sits down with Greg and Sother to talk being the first Canadian winner of World Class, building a social media presence in lockdown and navigating the attention economy. Plus, Lego! Need we say more?

Then, on Bottled in Bond, how do you deal with trolls and haters online and still keep your sanity? Kaitlyn shares a few of her favorite tips including, surprisingly, popping in to occasionally stir the pot.

Follow Kaitlyn at @likeablecocktails on Instagram and Tiktok.

Do you have a killer Blueberry mojito recipe? Send us your specs for a chance to win a signed copy of “The Cocktail Parlor - How Women Brought the Cocktail Home” and have your recipe featured at Tales of the Cocktail! Contest ends on 5/20 so send us your entries on instagram at @speakeasypodcast and @100ProofGreg!

Plus, if you’ve ever wanted to see Greg embarrass a room full of strangers while dressed as a priest - and let’s be real, who hasn’t - your chance is coming up! After Dark Confessions with Father Greg is debuting Tuesday, May 21st at 7pm at Someday Bar in Downtown Brooklyn. Come out and cleanse your soul!

Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond

So you’ve put together a great bar, a great team, an awesome drinks menu… how do you let people know about it? Rachel Harrison of Rachel Harrison PR (fittingly enough) joins Sother and Greg to talk about the drinks PR game, what it’s like to do her job in the age of cocktail awards and online gossip, how to negotiate with prickly clients, and why public relations and bartending really aren’t all that different. Plus, a travel publicity pro with a fear of flying? How it works, and the one time it actually worked out okay.

Then, on Bottled in Bond, what do you do when the thing your business is most famous for is Led Zeppelin and Guns ‘n Roses trashing it? Become a regular to hear how Rachel spun the PR strategy for one of LA’s most infamous hotels.

Follow Rachel at @fwaychel

Follow her PR firm at @wearerhc

Do you have a killer Blueberry mojito recipe? Send us your specs for a chance to win a signed copy of “The Cocktail Parlor - How Women Brought the Cocktail Home” and have your recipe featured at Tales of the Cocktail! Contest ends on 5/20 so send us your entries on instagram at @speakeasypodcast and @100ProofGreg!

Plus, if you’ve ever wanted to see Greg embarrass a room full of strangers while dressed as a priest - and let’s be real, who hasn’t - your chance is coming up! After Dark Confessions with Father Greg is debuting Tuesday, May 21st at 7pm at Someday Bar in Downtown Brooklyn. Come out and cleanse your soul!

Love The Speakeasy but wish there was more? Check out Bottled in Bond, our new Patreon podcast exclusively for you, our best regulars! Join now for sponsor-free listening, video podcasts, access to pre-sales and drink recipes from all our guests. Higher proof and aged to perfection, check it out now at patreon.com/BottledinBond

The band is off for the next two weeks on spring break but to hear some bonus content in the meantime head on over to patreon.com/bottledinbond to become a regular!