The Curious Bartender Podcast

The Curious Bartender Podcast

Conversations on food and drink through history, science, culture and geography with bestselling author and bar person Tristan Stephenson

Latest Episode

#43 Nick Strangeway - Dick Bradsell, Martinis, Punches, Hawksmoor, Restaurant Bars, Hepple Gin, Absolut Craft, No Regrets Bar (15.09.2025)

Previous Episodes

  • #42 Henrietta Lovell - Tea Masterclass, How To Brew Tea, Tea Agriculture, Economics, Communities, Rare Tea, Matcha 08.09.2025
  • #41 Dale DeGroff - King of Cocktails, Bars & Restaurants, Rainbow Room, Jazz, NYC History 01.09.2025
  • #40 Alexandre Gabriel - Planteray, Maison Ferrand, WIRD, How Cognac is Made, Jamaican Rum, Barbados, History, Brand Building 25.08.2025
  • #39 Sandor Katz - How to Ferment, Koji, Sake, Lactic Acid Bacteria, Wild Fermentation, Kefir, Kombucha, Cultures 18.08.2025
  • #38 Toby Cecchini - Inventing the Cosmopolitan, NYC Bars, Andy Warhol, Long Island Bar, Guest Shifts 11.08.2025
  • #37 Joy Spence - World's First Female Master Blender, Jamaica Rum, Appleton Estate, Rum Chemistry 04.08.2025
  • #36 Esteban Morales - Agave Spirits History, Mezcal, Raicilla, Challenges, Community, Tequila 28.07.2025
  • #35 François Thibault - Creator of Grey Goose, Maître de Chai, Vodka Market, How Vodka is Made, Wheat, France, Cognac 21.07.2025
  • #34 Dr. Anastasia Miller & Jared Brown - Rewriting Gin History, G&T's, History of Distillation, The Gin Craze, Female Distillers, London Dry Gin, Old Tom 14.07.2025
  • #33 Professor David Mabberley - Citrus Fruit, The End of Citrus, History, Citrus Hybrids, Cultivation, Morphology, Medicine, Biology 07.07.2025
  • #32 Kevin Armstrong - Satan's Whiskers, Drinks Knowledge, Match Bar Group, Cocktail Gripes, Awards 30.06.2025
  • #31 Dr. Iván Saldaña - Agave Biology, Mezcal & Tequila Production, Lewis Hamilton, Lenny Kravitz, Mexican Whisky 23.06.2025
  • #30 Luca Gargano - Godfather of Rum, Classification, Haiti, Caroni, Nomad Project, Velier 16.06.2025
  • #29 Desmond Payne MBE - Beefeater Master Distiller, 50 Years Making Gin, How To Make Gin, Gin Category 09.06.2025
  • #28 Jonathan Downey - Milk & Honey London, Sasha Petraske, Dick Bradsell, Success, Disaster, Street Feast, Vodka 02.06.2025
  • #27 Jaime Orendain - Tequila, Regulation, Family History, Tequila Arette Production, Agave Economics 26.05.2025
  • #26 Ed Hughes - Beer Sommelier, Beer Styles, Sharps Brewery 19.05.2025
  • #25 David Gluckman - Inventor of Bailey's, Tanqueray Ten, Smirnoff Black, The Singleton, etc. Innovation, Non-Alc, Design 12.05.2025
  • #24 Jake Burger - Who/What is the Greatest Bartender, Bar, Cocktail Book & Cocktail Of All Time? 05.05.2025
  • #23 Jamie Baxter - 100+ Distilleries Built, How To Make Gin, Baijiu 28.04.2025

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