Episodes

This episode September and Sean talk about one of the ubiquitous dive bar orders: a shot and a beer. Otherwise known as a boiler maker. Usually its whiskey and a cheap beer, but some bars try to give you options. Other bars will encourage you to drop the shot into the beer, thereby making a bomb or depth charge shot. It takes many forms, but this simple night ruiner just keeps hanging on, generation after generation.

September and Sean find out where this popular lemon vodka margarita came from and take a quick look at it's close cousins; the Kamikaze and Cosmopolitan cocktails.

In this episode September and Sean talk about the Mind Eraser drink, that's not a shot, but also not sipped, you chug it through a straw. So it's a weird one!

September and Sean explore where this party shot came from and Sean realizes that it originated within his lifetime!

On this episode September and Sean ROLL TIDE! With the shot...cocktail? Drink! That celebrates Alabama.

On this episode of Tipple Theory, September and Sean explore the oldest cocktail category; Punches. We have a rough idea where they came from, but their popularity sored for almost a hundred years as an easy social lubricant. Even in recent years it's become popular in restaurants once again as an easy seasonal offering.

Welcome to Sean's favorite cocktail episode! The national drink of Brazil, Caipirinha, uses the national alcohol of Brazil; Cachaca! It's not a daiquiri and it's not quite a rum based drink, but this simple cocktail is all together delightful. Join Sean and September in learning about this fantastic cocktail.

On this episode Sean and September explore the differences between these two drinks (they're totally related) and how the fruit is key to keeping them seasonal and relevant.

Sours are one of the oldest categories of cocktails. Not THE oldest, but definitely a great grand uncle. At their base they involved a base combination of sweet, sour, and alcohol. Join September and Sean as they talk about their origins of this elder class of cocktail and how it functions today.

In this episode September and Sean look at the bane of all brunch bartenders, The Ramos Gin Fizz. Unlike a lot of our topics that get their origins lost in time, the Ramos Gin Fizz is iconic and well documented! Join us as we explore this fizzy gin drink.

Episode TT044 On this episode September and Sean explore the origin of the Collins Family of cocktails. AKA the lemon soda. This is a very simple drink; originating with gin and otherwise unclear inventors. It has spawned many variations and is very fun to modify to fit your own needs.

On this episode Sean and September talk about one of the classic 3 ingredient cocktails, The Negroni. Was it invented by a world traveling playboy, or someone from the Negroni family (yeah, there is one)? It's a fuzzy history but a nicely bitter drink that keeps patrons coming back for it's complex and bitter profile.

September and Sean are taking a look at the margarita! It's delicious and comes in many flavors and colors. There are just about as many verities of margarita as there are origin stories for it.

Episode TT041 But why do they call it a White Russian? The answer on this episode of Tipple Theory will probably not surprise you. Watch and listen anyway as September and Sean explore this iconic cocktail of cinema.

The Gin and Tonic or the G&T is one of those classic cocktails that's so simple that the ingredients are in the name. This cocktail comes with a little history. It's a little foggy, as all good drinking stories, but like many of the origins September and Sean have explored over the seasons, this seems to be medicinal in nature.

Did you know that there are 2 origins for the Long Island Iced Tea? Join September and Sean as they explore the recent origin of the LIIT.

This cocktails origins are another "who dun it?" style mystery with lots of potential maybe's. September and Sean will give you the most likely stories and some fun ways to make this for yourself at home.

Welcome to The Manhattan episode. On this show September and Sean explore the origins of Manhattan cocktail, well, as best as we can tell. We also look at some ways to amp it up a little and a way that it could* be made NA.

Episode 036 Welcome to the first episode of Season 4! It's our season of cocktails. In this episode Sean and September are going to talk about the martini. What it is and where we think it comes from.

In this episode September and Sean talk about the companies that are trying to isolate alternative alcohol molecules. Science! There are a couple of companies that have come to market in the last few years, trying to offer a replacement for alcohol with keytones, hard keytones, and Keytohol(TM). It's an interesting effort to try to curb alcohol consumption. As with anything new that hasn't been researched always be careful and listen to the full episode for more details! That's a wrap on our NA...

In the world of non-alcoholic spirits a category has been growing. This group of distilled or infused beverages try less to imitate specific categories of pre-existing alcohols and instead try to create unique flavors by combining herbs that will stand out on your pallet. Some of these alternatives also include "mood enhancers" or "adaptogens" like mushrooms or CBD related extracts. It's an interesting market segment, so listen in as September and Sean dive into yet another way to alter your sip...

Shrubs! They are a old drink comprised of vinegar, sugar, and fruit/herbs. The tradition of drinking vinegar is just about as old as wine itself! Wine, turned into vinegar and if you know anything about humans, if it won't kill us, we're gonna do it. Shrubs are also a great way to build out your cocktail ingredients list for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Join us as we break down the history and usage of Shrubs.

It's liquid, it's brown, it doesn't burn? Well it kinda does.... In this episode of Tipple Theory September and Sean talk about NA Whiskey, probably the hardest of the NA spirits to reproduce. Since the growing trend towards sobriety or at least drinking less in the U.S. continues. We are going to cover when NA whiskies started to be produced and what you can expect from them.

This episode of Tipple Theory explores the world of NA Tequila (& Mezcal). Remember last episode when we said how new of a category NA gin is? This is even newer! The first NA tequila alternative came out 5 years ago, and the first Blue Agave Jalisco made NA Tequila came out the end of 2024. That's crazy progress! Listen and learn all about it on Tipple Theory!