Podcast Episodes

Dear Irving

Season 1 Episode 6

Today, Meaghan Dorman is rightfully considered one of the OGs of New York’s craft cocktail movement—but breaking into the scene wasn’t always so straightforward. Her entry point? Answering a Craigsli…

Published on 5 hours ago

Sunken Harbor Club

Season 1 Episode 5

What began as a weekly pop-up inside the now-shuttered Fort Defiance slowly evolved into one of Brooklyn’s most imaginative cocktail destinations. The Sunken Harbor Club charted its own unlikely cour…

Published on 1 week ago

The Long Island Bar

Season 1 Episode 4

Ask most drinks writers to name their favorite New York City bar, and chances are you’ll hear the same answer: The Long Island Bar. But the story of how Toby Cecchini and Joel Tompkins finally opened…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Maison Premiere

Season 1 Episode 3

In 2011, industry veterans Joshua Boissy and Krystof Zizka quietly opened Maison Premiere on a then-sleepy stretch of Bedford Avenue—far from the bustling hotspot it would later become. The bar didn’…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Dead Rabbit

Season 1 Episode 2

In 2013, two celebrated bartenders from Belfast arrived in New York with a single goal: to open the world’s best bar, proudly rooted in Irish heritage. Adam sits down with co-founder Jack McGarry to …

Published on 4 weeks ago

schmuck.

Season 1 Episode 1

They built one of Europe’s most celebrated bars. But when it came time to open in New York City, how did Moe Aljaff and Juliette Larrouy make sure the follow-up didn’t just live up to the original — …

Published on 1 month ago

Introducing VinePair’s Newest Podcast The Buildout

Season 1

Introducing The Buildout — launching next week.

Every great bar has a story. We’re going behind the scenes with the people who built them: the founders, dreamers, and industry legends shaping the worl…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The McKirdy Martini

Season 1 Episode 213

After hundreds of cocktails, countless techniques, and one unforgettable journey through the art of mixology, Cocktail College is closing the tab. For our final session, we’re doing something a littl…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

The (Re)Gibson

Season 1 Episode 212

Is the Gibson a garnish, a riff, or a true standalone cocktail? In this episode, Sother Teague returns to Cocktail College to unpack his favorite pickled-onion Martini. From origins and oddities to t…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

The Corpse Reviver No. 1

Season 1 Episode 211

Not all Corpse Revivers are created equal. No. 1 is dark, stirred, and elusive — a Cognac, apple brandy, and vermouth build codified in the Savoy but often overshadowed by its brighter sibling. Ben H…

Published on 2 months ago