Drinking With Robots

In this episode, we're talking about the longest running science-fiction television show in history, Doctor Who. We sit down with Cam Byrley, bartender at the Durham, North Carolina location of Weldon Mills Distillery, to talk his life-long love of Doctor Who, how his love of cooking informs his cocktail crafting, and why he cried while eating in the dark.---Links:Cam Byrley:Instag

In this episode, we're talking about one of the most important symbolic moments in the Cold War - The Fall of the Berlin Wall. We sit down with Tyler Fernberg, bartender at Salt Lake City, Utah's Quarters Sugerhouse, to talk about how Utah is way cooler than it sounds even though it has weird cocktail laws, his love of crafting cocktails with often neglected bottles from the backba

In this episode, we're digging up the history of everyone's favorite spooky holiday! We sit down with Brianna Neville, general manager and cocktail crafter at Weldon, North Carolina's Weldon Mills Distillery, to talk about her love of the holiday, her passion for cocktails, and how being behind a bar and working in EMS aren’t really that different. ---Links:Weldon Mills Distiller

In this episode, we're diving into the American Folk hero Johnny Appleseed! We sit down with Sharfiq "Sharq" Cosby, cocktail Jedi at Clayton, North Carolina's Revival 1869, to talk about his love of making cocktails, his theory on how Johnny Appleseed knew where to go, and how he can love Billy D. Williams but not Lando Calrissian!---Links:Sharfiq "Sharq" Cosby:Instagram: @fiqezspe

Join us for the full episode premiering on September 20th, 2023. We'll be talking all about Johnny Appleseed, folk icon, shrewd real-estate entrepreneur, and the man largely responsible for frontier hard cider consumption.Credits:Sharfiq Cosby has a career in hospitality that spans the gamut from senior living facilities in Philadelphia to high volume Florida beach bars to one of C

In this episode, we're exploring the burgeoning trends of the "Sober Curious" and "Mindful Mixology" movements. We sit down with Ian Murray, bartender at Raleigh, North Carolina's Foundation Bar, to talk about getting sober, why alcohol free cocktails are worth the money, and why he loves watching folks drive fast in big circles.---Links:Ian Murray:Instagram: @ian__murrayFoundation

Join us for the full episode premiering on September 6th, 2023. We'll be talking all about the "Sober Curious" and "Mindful Mixology" movement.Credits:Ian Murray, bartender at Raleigh's own Foundation, has been serving up delicious cocktails, with and without alcohol, for ever a decade. He stops by to talk about cocktails, whether robots can really take bartender's jobs, and his li

In this episode we’ll be talking about the history of, arguably, the most well known of the New York City boroughs, Manhattan, as well as the history of The Manhattan cocktail! We sit down with Greg Benson, bartender, writer, and co-host of The Speakeasy podcast to talk about his love of New York City, what Manhattan looks like from Brooklyn, and his experiences playing with AI.-

Join us for the full episode premiering on August 23rd, 2023. We'll be talking all about the history of the island of Manhattan as well as everyone's favorite NYC related cocktail - The Manhattan!Credits:Greg Benson says that he can be summed up with the sentence, "I make drinks. And write about them. And drink them." He's also the co-host of one of our favorite podcasts, The Speak

In this episode we celebrate everyone's favorite hot bean juice as part of National Coffee Month! From its discovery in Ethiopia to our current "Third Wave", we're talking all about the history of coffee. And don't worry, we didn't forget about its use in cocktails! We sit down with former barista, now bartender Brianna Pedro of Raleigh, North Carolina's own Killjoy to talk about h