Why is Scotch Slumping?

Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the struggles of Scotch whisky over the past two years and ponder whether attempting to chase after new markets and audiences has hurt the category's reputation with their core drinking audience. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Joanna is watching: Bottle BattleZach is reading: What Would Eliminating Federal Taxes on Tips Actually Mean for Hospitality Workers?Adam is reading: The One Bourbon You Should Bring Home From Every StateInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For this special edition of the VinePair podcast, Adam sits down with 7th and 8th generation master distillers Fred and Freddie Noe to talk about Beam, bourbon, and their family’s influence on America’s most popular spirit. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss how despite some consternation about super-cheap bulk wine undercutting the market for fine wine, there's really no reason to think that those two markets overlap in any meaningful way. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Zach is drinking: Daiquiri at The EdisonJoanna is drinking: Paper Plane from Tip Top CocktailsAdam is drinking: Hervé Souhaut SyrahInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With VinePair's Negroni Knockout in full swing, Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the evolution of the cocktail in the American consciousness, and the American cocktail scene over the last couple of decades, and try to figure out if the drink is tied to the classic recipe and ratio or whether it now exists more as a general mood or category of drinks. Plus, a rant against tap cocktails! Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Zach is reading: Do Sommeliers Actually Try Every Bottle of Wine on Their Lists?Adam is reading: The Sneaky Ingredients Making Your Cocktail More ExpensiveJoanna is reading: More Than Just IPA: Across America, Craft Beer Has Surprising Pockets of RegionalityInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Despite many years of hope and possibility, rum has never really caught on with Millennials. Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss whether Gen Z is a more receptive audience for rum's charms, or if the same challenges that have held the category back with older drinkers will remain a problem with younger ones. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Zach is drinking: 2001 Domaine Marcel Deiss Pinot BlancJoanna is drinking: Breaking Bread Wines "Marmalade" Orange WineAdam is drinking: Ravines Wine Cellars Pinot NoirInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In honor of the start of football season, and because they want to, Adam, Joanna, and Zach draft "teams" of five classic cocktails each, from a list of 15 of the most popular. Weigh in and tell us who you think won the draft on social media or by emailing [email protected]. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Zach is reading: Ask a Wine Pro: Should You Swirl Sparkling Wine?Joanna is reading: At Le Veau d’Or, an Old Martini Tradition Gets a New SpinAdam is reading: What Is Light Whiskey? The Past, Present, and Future of America’s Most Misunderstood SpiritInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Joanna, and Zach react to a recent article about New York wine pros not carrying Veuve Clicquot: it's certainly OK to decide that you're not going to serve or stock a very popular and recognizable wine, but making guests or customers who seek it out feel bad or basic for wanting is appallingly bad hospitality. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Zach is drinking: Montucky Cold SnacksJoanna is drinking: Tomatini at L'AmericanaAdam is drinking: Domaine Rolet Arbois Rouge TraditionInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Zach discuss the state of modern bartending, and the growing gap between bars that aspire to a certain kind of global fame and acclaim and the bars that want excellent cocktails but not necessarily drinks that can only be had at that specific bar. Are those kinds of destination bars built for the long haul, or just capitalizing on a trend that might lose steam at any moment? Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Zach is reading: The Most Iconic Booze Brand Name-Drops in Music HistoryAdam is reading: NYC’s New Wave of Seafood Restaurants Is Shaking Up Beverage PairingsInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Joanna, and Zach discuss the wine world's freak out over concerns that drinkers no longer see it as the healthiest choice when drinking, and whether there's any point in trying to discuss alcohol through that lens. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Joanna is drinking: Blue Negroni at Temple BarZach is drinking: Chartreuse Cuvée des Meilleur Ouvriers de France SommeliersAdam is drinking: Gimlet at The Long Island BarInstagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam, Joanna, and Zach talk about and taste this summer's breakout flavored whiskey, Crown Royal Blackberry: does Diageo just have a magic touch when it comes to flavored whiskies, why aren't other categories following suit, and why should beverage professionals be familiar with a category of spirits that they'd be inclined to look down on. Please remember to subscribe to, rate, and review VinePair on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your episodes, and send any questions, comments, critiques, or suggestions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening, and be well.Joanna is reading: Unpopular Opinion: Serve My Martini on the RocksZach is reading: Welcome to the Chaotic Cocktail Bar EraAdam is reading: How Crown Royal Blackberry Became the Hottest Whiskey of 2024Instagram: @adamteeter, @jcsciarrino, @zgeballe, @vinepair Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.