About this episode

The episode features a discussion with the founders of Death & Company about their influential bar and its impact on the cocktail scene.

Death & Company is one of the most influential bars of the modern cocktail era. It helped establish the East Village as a true cocktail destination, launched the careers of many of today’s best-known bartenders, and evolved into an internationally recognized brand with locations beyond New York. On today’s episode, Adam sits down with the founders to talk about how it all started. Follow us: https://www.instagram.com/buildoutpodcast Death & Co: https://www.instagram.com/deathandcompany David Kaplan: https://www.instagram.com/dkproprietors Alex Day: https://www.instagram.com/apday VinePair: https://www.instagram.com/vinepair Hosted by VinePair Co-Founder: https://www.instagram.com/adamteeter Produced and edited by: https://www.instagram.com/dolldoctor Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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