Springtime is here—and spring means new flavors on your bar. For this season, a lot of the flavors that come to mind are more floral, herbal, and sweet—especially as we ramp up into summer cocktails.

This week we interview fellow home bartender and part-time cocktail professional Erin Campbell, and talk to her about her experience as a server at 2 Birds 1 Stone, a top-notch DC cocktail establishment, and employee at One Eight Distillery.

Saint Patrick’s Day is a celebration unlike many others—the drinking, the clothing, the merriment—but it has actual historical roots. The Speaking Easy crew looks into the Irish tradition to get to the root,

Entire volumes have been written on it, poetry and literature featuring it abound. Gin--that wonderful, mysterious concoction of distilled grain infused with botanicals creating unique flavors from bottle-to-bottle.

Our friend and fellow home bartender Matt Knutson was kind enough to lend his voice to our podcast—both in terms of his actual voice, and the drinks he’s made during one of our parties. We talk first cocktails, favorite cocktails, and some of the mistakes

A Sour is a family of drinks, but not the mood that you get put in when you have one. Thusly named for the featured citrus, Sours are dynamic, complex, layered drinks that lend themselves well to be shaken hard and poured over ice.

Cocktail bitters, those little tinctures seen in bars all over, are the salt-and-pepper of mixing drinks. They deepen flavors, bring out subtle notes in liquors and liqueurs, and make your drinks just that much more interesting.

Punch is not a cocktail. So does our show “on cocktails and home entertaining” avoid the topic? No, because that would be ridiculous. Punch may very well be the best mixed drink to serve at a party—just pre-batch and party.

Mardi Gras, or “Fat Tuesday”, is February 9th this year, and we’re ready to celebrate. New Orleans is one of the great cocktail cities in the world, the home to many famous drinks, so there’s plenty to talk about.

When the weather is cold, you want to adjust the flavors in your cocktails for a bit more of a warm feeling. Flavors like Nutmeg, Allspice, Cinnamon, Orange, Cloves, Honey, Baked Apples, Maple Syrup, Gingerbread, Star Anise, Rosemary, and Peppermint...