Designated Drinker Show

Get the featured cocktail recipe: "DANG..."

On this episode of the Designated Drinker Show, we find out how Dave Coleman went from home brewing to heading up one of DC's most loved breweries, 3 Stars Brewing. To date, they has released over 40 distinctive beers and cultivated a reputation for pushing the envelope when it comes to creativity. They have been named DC’s Best Local Brewery two years running by Washington City Paper, an...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: "Music Man"

On this episode on the Designated Drinker Show, we learn why they say that it’s good to be the king, and Author, Dale Degroff should know. They call him King Cocktail, but if you ask us he’s got a bit of a jester in him too. Listen to his amazing stories to find out why!

Why wouldn't want to add his books to your library? Order them here: "The Craft Of The Cocktail" & "The Essential Coc...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Always A Lady

On this episode of the Designated Drinker Show, we chat with Charlotte Voisey about living and breathing the hospitality life for more than a decade. Originally starting out as a bartender, this British native quickly climbed the ladder where she eventually became the Director of Brand Advocacy and Mixologist for William Grant & Sons where she looks after the spirits and the brand amb...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: "Zen Overcomes Me"

On this episode of the Designated Drinker Show, meet Ann Tunnerman, the Founder of Tales of the Cocktail, the world’s premiere cocktail event. Her work cultivates and promotes the spirits industry and has made Ann a go-to authority on cocktails and the business behind them. She regularly serves as a source for national and international publications including Fortune, Imbibe, Sav...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: "Cat & Mouse"

On this episode of the Designated Drinker Show, discover how Todd marries the art form of language, food and New Orleans to build a tasty career we all envy. Discover his unique views on NOLA and how her many transformations have changed the food and culture scene. Would you expect anything less from a dining writer who's made Big Easy his home?

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Get the featured cocktail recipe: The Offering

The spirit of this episode is sure to enlighten and entertain. Journey with us as Sallie Ann takes us on her journey of becoming a traditionally-ordained Vodou Priestess and beyond.

Glassman has been practicing Vodou in New Orleans since 1977 and in 1995 became one of few to be ordained through the traditional Haitian initiation. She owns Island of Salvation Botanica, where you'll find...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Vermillion

On this episode, meet a man of two worlds, Jaime Salas. He's a Designated Drinker with a fascinating perspective on life, culture, and heritage, that really speaks to us. It’ll speak to you too, just listen in and see.

Combining passion, charisma and originality with a vast knowledge and reverence for the art of tequila, Jaime is the perfect embodiment of modern day Mexico. Growing up in...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: A Gentleman and A Scholar

On this episode, met a Designated Drinker who believes good food and drink is best served with a side of great service.

From CPA to the head of his own restaurant group, Ralph Brennan knows how to serve up an amazing dining experience. With seven restaurants to his name, and a family history steeped in “the biz,” he has had an interesting journey and has even more exciting...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: We The Spirit

One should never doubt the ability of a thoughtful and committed group to change the world. So on the episode, we learn all about the positive, mind-opening and palette-enhancing changes happening in the distilled spirits industry.

Meet Kelley Mc...

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“Great ingredients are like old friends,” says Alan Walter. And we couldn’t agree more. In this episode, meet Alan Walter, Creative Director of the International House Hotel.

Unique. Creative. Ingredient Wrangler. These are just a few adjectives to describe Alan. With all due reverence to spirits and their origins, Alan’s approach to tending bar is a modern expression of the American saloons of the...

Get the recipes for all 3 holiday recipes: "Puppies In The Snow," Mommy's Not Drunk, She's Just Having Fun," and "An Italian Gentleman Wrapping Presents Under the Tree Dressed in His Dog Pajamas"

Welcome to the first special edition of the Designated Drinker Show. With all the hustle-and-bustle and festivities of the holidays comes stress, so our hope is that the recipes provided by our guest barkeep, Michael Saccone (A.K.A. Elf On...

Get the recipes for all 3 holiday recipes: "Baby, It’s Cold Outside,” “Over The Hill and Through the Woods,” and “The More the Merrier”

Welcome to the second special edition of the Designated Drinker Show.

If you’re looking for that perfect drink to enjoy while you’re getting ready for your next holiday party OR to serve to the in-laws to make dinner a little less awkward OR just want to leave Santa something more than milk and coo...

Get the featured cocktail recipes:Save the Donna for your Mama & Williams Plum Street Booze Ball

In this episode, meet Designated Drinker, Donna Black. She shares more than just her icy treats and a few laughs with us, she takes us on her journey into owning and operating a business that has been dishing out a uniquely delicious New Orleans icy treat, since 1949.

In 1979, Donna Black's husband Claude insisted that the couple buy a ...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Square Stems

On this episode meet Designated Drinker, Jamie Simpson--a musical rockstar turned rockstar chef. He hails from some of the best restaurants in Charleston, SC and has staged at Michelin-starred restaurants around the world. Today, he is the Executive Chef at  The Culinary Vegetable Institute at The Chef’s Garden in Milan...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Odds & Ends

On this episode, we take a journey into the past with Designated Drinker, Scott Williams to met Odd McIntyre, possibly our nation’s first preeminent pop culture writer. Williams is the author of “An Odd Book, How the First Modern Pop Culture Reporter Conquered New York.” Like Odd, Scott also has led an interesting life. He’s gone from leading the marketing and PR efforts for Elvis Presl...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Yellow, Savvy, Different

On this episode, we sit down with Designated Drinker, Will Lacey. He began his culinary journey with the creation of his catering and special event company, Yellow Dog Barbecue. Fueled by creative passion, Will's priority has always been the preservation of the simple fun of cooking. In developing the products now offered by Savvy Foods, Will wants to empower friends and cu...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Royal Street Sazerac

Mescach Cisero, A.K.A. Shaq, A.K.A. Chef Cisero, built a successful career calculating and analyzing “big data” but recently made the decision follow his heart and left the corporate world behind. Until now, he has had one foot in each world but is now focusing all of his energies on his culinary career. Chef Cisero sits down with us to share the ups-and-downs of his journey to...

Get the featured cocktail recipe: Lips Say What?

On this episode we get personal. Designated Drinker, Certified Lipsologist Arianna Lightingstorm, exposes the personal sides of Louise and Gina by sharing what their lip prints reveal.

Ariana (aka Anna Snodgrass) is one of only 8 Certified Lipsologists, the first certified teacher of Lipsology in the world and was the first on the East Coast to be trained in the fun and entertaining ...