Decoding Cocktails

About Decoding Cocktails

Join me in my deep dive into the spirits, cocktail, and hospitality industry as I interview people from around the field. decodingcocktails.substack.com (https://decodingcocktails.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Chris LeBeau

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

13 Nov 2021

Latest episode

8 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

77 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   8 Jul 2025

   Podcast ep. 75: Dr. Nicola Nice, How Women Brought the Cocktail Home

   Author Dr. Nicola Nice discusses her book, *The Cocktail Parlor*, and highlights the overlooked role of women in bringing cocktail culture into homes, revealing the first cocktail party was hosted by Miss Clara Bell Walsh; this is an interview.

2. 

   12 Jun 2025

   Podcast ep. 74: Colin Asare-Appiah, AJABU Festival

   Colin Asare-Appiah discusses his work as trade director at Bacardi and the creation of the AJABU Festival, a platform supporting the African hospitality industry, in this interview.

3. 

   29 May 2025

   Podcast ep. 73: Charlotte Voisey, Tales of the Cocktail

   Charlotte Voisey discusses her transition to Executive Director for Tales of the Cocktail and shares her enthusiasm for the organization's work in New Orleans, in an interview.

Who has been a guest on Decoding Cocktails

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Nicola Nice
• Colin Asare-Appiah
• Charlotte Voisey

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

10 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 20 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

21

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51