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.

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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 season, be sure to keep an eye out for more episodes next season where we'll dive into talking about the history of classic cocktails.

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 sipping habits in the penultimate episode of our Non-alcoholic season on Tipple Theory.

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.

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!