
Back Bar is a rollicking deep dive into the events, phenomenon, relationships and human foibles that shaped the world’s most iconic drinks. Hosted by food and beverage writer Greg Benson and featuring guest appearances from industry luminaries like Derek Brown, Robert Simonson and Sother Teague, Back Bar’s vaudevillian approach to storytelling is a refreshing cocktail of history and humor. Logo by... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 19 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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The City of Nashville gets hot. Really hot. So it makes sense that this is where the competition for the finals of USBG’s World Class Presented by Diageo would heat up. On this special episode of Back Bar, Greg dives into the history of this weird an... more
Without a lot of fanfare in the early 1980s a fledgling cable channel called MTV launched in New Jersey. No one knew it at the time but it was the start of something big, a sea change in American society that would break the big traditional values of... more
Women have been making cider and brandy for centuries - so where are they in the history books? A look at who gets written into and out of history through the lens of one of the most enduring apple brandy cocktails of all time, the Jack Rose.
In anc... more
A look inside the Old Fashioned episode with David Wondrich, author of "Imbibe" and Dale DeGroff, author of "The Craft of the Cocktail." Go behind the scenes of Back Bar and discover what these two guests from our last episode have to say about barte... more
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Always look forward to new releases of the back bar and I hope to see more out soon. Thanks Greg!
This is one of my favourite podcasts. Great content & so well done!
This podcast is amazingly interesting. Even if you aren't a big drinker the history of these drinks is fascinating! Highly recommend.
This is the kind of important historical information everyone who loves a good drink needs to know. Fun, interesting, and provides context to your fave cocktail; which, by the way, you will absolutely crave while listening. So, listen responsibly.










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