Drinks experts Sother Teague and Greg Benson with everything you didn’t know you need to know about booze

About this episode

Sother Teague and Greg Benson share their extensive knowledge of alcohol, discussing trends and unique drinks.

Sother Teague and Greg Benson have boundless knowledge of all kinds of alcohol. Between them, they have experience bartending; brewing; and owning bars, restaurants, and an agave importing company. They host their own podcast, The Speakeasy, and here on Culinary Characters Unlocked they discuss everything in the booze universe, including what’s trendy right now, drinks you’ve probably never heard of, and what’s behind the rise of PBR. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Culinary Characters Unlocked

Guests: Sother Teague, Greg Benson

Topics covered

• alcohol
• bartending
• brewing
• trends in drinks
• PBR

Keywords

• booze
• alcohol knowledge
• drinks trends
• bartending
• brewing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Speakeasy

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