Cover image of Life Behind Bars with Noah Rothbaum & David Wondrich

Life Behind Bars with Noah Rothbaum & David Wondrich

Life Behind Bars, which is hosted by the Daily Beast’s Half Full editor Noah Rothbaum and its legendary columnist David Wondrich, allows listeners to be flies on the wall as two of the world’s foremos... Read more

Ranked #1

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 28 Everything You Know About the Sazerac is Wrong

Life Behind Bars - Episode 28 Everything You Know About the Sazerac is Wrong

The legendary New Orleans drink had a lovely history about how it was originally made with Cognac, but thanks to the mas... Read more

24 Aug 2018

29mins

Ranked #2

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 47 Death to Scotch Snobbery

Life Behind Bars - Episode 47 Death to Scotch Snobbery

When did drinking Scotch get to be so damn complicated? There are rules, myths, legends and half-truths that are, for la... Read more

22 Nov 2019

29mins

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Ranked #3

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Life Behind Bars Live - Episode 49 The Unspoken History of Scotch Whisky

Life Behind Bars Live - Episode 49 The Unspoken History of Scotch Whisky

For the first time ever, Life Behind Bars hosts Noah Rothbaum andDavid Wondrich have taken their award-winning podcast o... Read more

11 Dec 2019

45mins

Ranked #4

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 48 American Whiskey’s Miraculous Comeback Story

Life Behind Bars - Episode 48 American Whiskey’s Miraculous Comeback Story

Imagine a world without bourbon or rye whiskey.As terrifying as that scenario sounds, not that long ago, America was hea... Read more

26 Nov 2019

32mins

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Ranked #5

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 19 Debunking the Biggest Cocktails & Spirits Myths

Life Behind Bars - Episode 19 Debunking the Biggest Cocktails & Spirits Myths

Was rye more popular than bourbon at the turn century? Was the Manhattan cocktail created for Winston Churchill’s mother... Read more

8 Feb 2018

34mins

Ranked #6

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 11 - The Old-Fashioned

Life Behind Bars - Episode 11 - The Old-Fashioned

Anybody can make an Old-Fashioned cocktail: It’s just sugar, water, bitters and spirit (usually whiskey, these days). Th... Read more

18 Sep 2017

26mins

Ranked #7

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 23- Are There Any Classic Cocktails That Are Still Lost?

Life Behind Bars - Episode 23- Are There Any Classic Cocktails That Are Still Lost?

There are have been hundreds of cocktail books published over the last 200 years. While a lot of the drinks listed in th... Read more

7 May 2018

28mins

Ranked #8

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 50 The Year in Drinks: 2019

Life Behind Bars - Episode 50 The Year in Drinks: 2019

Over the last 12 months, David Wondrich and Noah Rothbaum have traveled the globe—from New York to New Orleans to Naples... Read more

31 Dec 2019

23mins

Ranked #9

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 46 The Undisputed Heavyweight Bar Champion: Vodka

Life Behind Bars - Episode 46 The Undisputed Heavyweight Bar Champion: Vodka

Drink trends come and go in America, but seemingly the one constant now is the unprecedented sale of vodka. Just how big... Read more

7 Nov 2019

27mins

Ranked #10

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 26 - Your Summer Drink: The Tom Collins

Life Behind Bars - Episode 26 - Your Summer Drink: The Tom Collins

The beautiful simplicity of the Tom Collins recipe—gin, sugar, lemon juice and club soda—makes it hard to believe that s... Read more

12 Jul 2018

24mins

Ranked #11

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 41 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Negroni

Life Behind Bars - Episode 41 Everything You Always Wanted to Know About the Negroni

Along with the Vespa scooter and the Ferrari, the Negroni is one of Italy’s greatest modern inventions. The three-ingred... Read more

5 Jul 2019

26mins

Ranked #12

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 13 - The Manhattan

Life Behind Bars - Episode 13 - The Manhattan

The Manhattan cocktail has been a star since it appeared on the scene more than 100 years ago. But despite being endurin... Read more

25 Oct 2017

27mins

Ranked #13

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 34 Future Cocktails: What You’ll Be Drinking in 2019

Life Behind Bars - Episode 34 Future Cocktails: What You’ll Be Drinking in 2019

From spirits and craft beer to spiked seltzer, on this episode of award-winning podcast, Life Behind Bars, hosts Noah Ro... Read more

18 Jan 2019

31mins

Ranked #14

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 22 The Guilty Pleasures We’re Not Embarrassed to Drink

Life Behind Bars - Episode 22 The Guilty Pleasures We’re Not Embarrassed to Drink

From Long Island Iced Tea to frozen cocktails to Grasshoppers, there’s a whole class of drinks that don’t get much respe... Read more

17 Apr 2018

22mins

Ranked #15

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 38 Are Dive Bars an Endangered Species?

Life Behind Bars - Episode 38 Are Dive Bars an Endangered Species?

Before there were fancy craft cocktail bars, Americans learned to drink in dive bars. These humble establishments are a ... Read more

29 Mar 2019

25mins

Ranked #16

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 10 - Bartender Drinks

Life Behind Bars - Episode 10 - Bartender Drinks

Shhh! Can you keep a secret? There’s a whole list of cocktails and spirits that are off the menu, which professional bar... Read more

5 Sep 2017

22mins

Ranked #17

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 9: The Martini

Life Behind Bars - Episode 9: The Martini

Join the Daily Beast’s Drink + Food editor Noah Rothbaum (@NRothbaum)and its Senior Drinks Columnist David Wondrich (@Da... Read more

21 Aug 2017

36mins

Ranked #18

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 24 Are Drinking Rules Made to be Broken?

Life Behind Bars - Episode 24 Are Drinking Rules Made to be Broken?

From no standing at the bar to no yelling to no hats, over the last two decades, craft cocktail bars from coast to coast... Read more

1 Jun 2018

31mins

Ranked #19

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Life Behind Bars - Episode 27 - Did Trump Curse New York’s Tiki Bars?

Life Behind Bars - Episode 27 - Did Trump Curse New York’s Tiki Bars?

During the winter of 1989, Donald Trump went to war with Trader Vic’s.The New York outpost of the famous tiki bar chain ... Read more

16 Aug 2018

25mins

Ranked #20

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Midwestern Mixology - Life Behind Bars - Episode 3

Midwestern Mixology - Life Behind Bars - Episode 3

Join The Daily Beast’s Drink + Food editor Noah Rothbaum @NRothbaum) and its Senior Drinks Columnist David Wondrich (@Da... Read more

4 May 2017

36mins

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