Each week Keith will share with Metro Melik a history of a spirit. They will have fun talking about it, and sharing stories. Each with decades of service industry experience they have a lot of stories. And then the show will close out with a cocktail recipe with the spirit. Hopefully...
In this episode we hear the story of how Soup Spoon Cafe began. Owner Nick Gavrilides shares HIS-story. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm...
Did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a drunk? But first Metro Melik goes off on a tangent about a real life Jack Sprat situation. Keith gets things ...
Keith considers this mezcal's other half to be tequila. With mezcal and tequila we discuss the circle of life. Tequila comes from blue agave of cactus...
What is amaro? But of course there's a Melik sidebar that happens first. He talks about date night that had an enjoyable meal. Amaro has a simple mean...
In this happy meandering episode: Keith is happy to be a bicycle rider in the middle of the Mitten, Lansing Michigan. The drink is the vehicle for two...
Warning: Melik curses a few times in this episode. Clear, flavorless spirit distilled from cereal grains and an often misunderstood spirit. Ideally vo...
A spirit that's origin that dates back to the 14th century is absinthe. It has as storied and colorful history that is connected to people like Heming...
Thanks for making it through the gin episode. Here's one about Aqua Vitae which is very similar but different. Keith talks about his Swedish friend th...
[there are some curse words in this episode] Keith and Melik are still formulating the names of the show as we explore the world of gin. They realize ...
It's a new spirit of the Western World. A Chinese sorghum spirit, baijiu. There's a little bit of storytelling wrapped around this Chinese spirit. Kei...