podcast – Simple Cocktails: recipes & reviews for home bartenders

podcast – Simple Cocktails: recipes & reviews for home bartenders


Latest Episodes

Podcast 123- International Scotch Day
February 22, 2017

We celebrate International Scotch Day. We learn of “The Tish” cocktail. We drink Usquaebach Old Rare. “Days” are important to Jackson and Tish. “What costs a lot is interesting, not delicious.” Babies make you drink? We

Podcast 122- Deviation Dessert Wine and Valentini
February 15, 2017

Happy Valentine’s Day! White stag or unicorn? Jackson and Tish! How we met. We taste Deviation Dessert Wine. “What makes a Valentine’s Day Cocktail?” The -Tini Ratio. The Valentine’s date. We make a Valentini. Vodka flavor p

Podcast 121- Moonlight EXpresso and Russian
February 08, 2017

Mighty big bottles. What Simple Cocktails is all about. If you don’t like it, Greg will drink it. We taste Moonlight EXpresso Coffee Liqueur. “He’s like our Julia Child.” We make the Russian cocktail. Breakfast, lunch and dinner co

Podcast 120- Seersucker Gin and Bittersweet
February 01, 2017

“How do you do it at a cocktail conference?” Pork belly tacos. We taste Seersucker Gin. We make a Bittersweet Cocktail. Download Episode 120.

Podcast 119- “Whiskey right now is the place to be” (Jeff Arnett Interview)
January 18, 2017

We make a Tennessee Manhattan and interview Jeff Arnett, Master Distiller of Jack Daniel’s. Download Episode 119.

Podcast 118- San Antonio Cocktail Conference 2017
January 16, 2017

Our San Antonio Cocktail Conference episode includes interviews with Qwesha Byrd plus Marco Montefiori and Elliott Montero of Amaro Montenego. Oh, and we ate gator meat sausages in a church. Cheers, ya’ll! Download Episode 118.

Podcast 117- Afrohead Rums and (Aged) Daiquiri
January 11, 2017

We’re headed to SACC this week! Rum as beard oil? We taste Afrohead aged rums. Bringing your own Booze onto an airplane. We make Morgenthaler’s Daiquiri. Download Episode 117.

Podcast 116- Magnum Cream and Journalist
January 04, 2017

“If something tragic happens….” Greg mentions the lavender fiend treehouse. We taste (and hear) Magnum Cream Liqueur. Greg mentions the Savoy Cocktail Book. We make a Journalist Cocktail. When to shake and when to stir. Italy talk. Downl

Podcast 115- Happy New Year 2017!
December 28, 2016

Chip and Shonna join us for a New Year’s celebration! We taste Tamworth Sweetlips Cherry Bounce Liqueur. We make the Orange You Glad it’s New Year’s? Cocktail. “It’s going to look like the Rio Grande.” HAPPY NEW YEAR

Podcast 114- Merry Christmas 2016!
December 21, 2016

Steven uses sugar cookie body spray. What is Cognac? We taste Pierre Ferrand 1840 Cognac. Look for Greg’s pairings in Cigar and Spirits Magazine. Lisa’s got some tasting words. Last year we made a Casino Cocktail, and this year we make the ver