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Designated Drinker Show

Come under the influence of the DESIGNATED DRINKER SHOW™, a weekly podcast that's raising the bar on craft cocktails. On each episode, host Louise Salas invites a different Designated Drinker to infuse their unique perspective and story into the conversation, while they enjoy a handcrafted cocktail served up one of the many talented guest barkeeps.

Hannah Lowen :: CEO :: New Riff Distilling

28 mins; March 19, 2025

John Ross :: ELIT Masters Finalist :: Mixing with Masters

33 mins; March 12, 2025

JoAnn Hill :: Author :: “Unique Eats and Eateries of Washington, DC, Secret Washington, DC,” “A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure” and “DC Scavenger”

25 mins; March 06, 2025

Daniel Ortega :: Stoli Group Brand Ambassador-Mexico :: Mixing with Masters

32 mins; February 26, 2025

Kristen Coffield :: Founder :: Active Grandparent

30 mins; February 19, 2025

Gal Shem Tev :: ELIT Masters Global 2023 Runner Up :: Mixing with Masters

36 mins; February 12, 2025

Shannon Steene :: Exe Dir :: Carpenter’s Shelter

21 mins; February 05, 2025

Gabi Gershator :: Stoli Group Brand Ambassador - Isreal :: Mixing with Masters

41 mins; January 22, 2025

Steve Bashore :: Dir of Historic Trades & Head Distiller :: George Washington’s Mount Vernon :: Remix

41 mins; January 15, 2025

Michael Holiday Jr :: ELIT Masters Global 2022 Champion :: Mixing with Masters

38 mins; January 08, 2025

Emily Key :: Assistant Director of Learning and Public Relations :: Smithsonian Latino Center :: Remix

9 mins; December 23, 2024

Arturo Burzio :: ELIT Masters Global 2022 Champion :: Mixing with Masters

37 mins; December 19, 2024

Francine Cohen :: A Remembrance Of A True Legend

8 mins; December 12, 2024

Liza Hoar :: ELIT Masters Finalist :: Mixing with Masters

32 mins; December 04, 2024

Rich Daniel :: Owner/Team Manager :: DC Divas :: Remix

25 mins; November 26, 2024

PT 2 :: Rhys Powell :: Founder & CEO :: Red Rabbit

24 mins; June 27, 2024

PT 1 :: Rhys Powell :: Founder & CEO :: Red Rabbit

21 mins; June 20, 2024

PT 2 :: Drew Darneille :: Owner & Pitmaster :: Smokecraft Modern BBQ

22 mins; June 13, 2024

PT 1 :: Drew Darneille :: Owner & Pitmaster :: Smokecraft Modern BBQ

22 mins; June 06, 2024

PT 2 :: Charvis Campbell :: Founder :: Exe Dir :: Home Rule Music & Film Preservation Foundation

22 mins; May 31, 2024

PT 1 :: Charvis Campbell :: Founder :: Exe Dir :: Home Rule Music & Film Preservation Foundation

33 mins; May 23, 2024

PT 2 :: Diana Maurer :: Chair :: Alexandria LGBTQ+ Task Force

19 mins; May 16, 2024

PT 1 :: Diana Maurer :: Chair :: Alexandria LGBTQ+ Task Force

23 mins; May 10, 2024

PT 2 :: Shay Etheridge :: Owner :: A Taste of the DMV Food, Music & Cultural Festival

15 mins; May 02, 2024

PT 1 :: Shay Etheridge :: Owner :: A Taste of the DMV Food, Music & Cultural Festival

20 mins; April 26, 2024

PT 2 :: Laura Turner :: Co-Founder :: Alexandria Women for Good

20 mins; April 18, 2024

PT 1 :: Laura Turner :: Co-Founder :: Alexandria Women for Good

22 mins; April 11, 2024

PT 2 :: Brielle Caruso :: CMO :: Nearest Green Distillery

20 mins; April 04, 2024

PT 1 :: Brielle Caruso :: CMO :: Nearest Green Distillery

22 mins; March 28, 2024

PT 2 :: Erin Rea & Tyler Rothenberg :: ELIT Vodka

25 mins; March 21, 2024

PT 1 :: Erin Rea & Tyler Rothenberg :: ELIT Vodka

37 mins; March 14, 2024

PT 2 :: Rich Daniel :: Owner/Team Manager :: DC Divas

38 mins; March 07, 2024

PT 1 :: Rich Daniel :: Owner/Team Manager :: DC Divas

20 mins; February 29, 2024

PT 2 :: Councilman John Chapman :: Owner/Founder :: Manumission Tour Company

27 mins; February 22, 2024

PT 1 :: Councilman John Chapman :: Owner/Founder :: Manumission Tour Company

23 mins; February 15, 2024

PT 2 :: Ariana Lightningstorm :: Lipsologist

33 mins; February 08, 2024

PT 1 :: Ariana Lightningstorm :: Lipsologist

34 mins; February 01, 2024

PT 2 :: Shane Mulhern :: Executive Director :: Thrive DC

23 mins; December 28, 2023

PT 1 :: Shane Mulhern :: Executive Director :: Thrive DC

29 mins; December 21, 2023

PT 2 :: Keyatta Mincey Parker :: Founder :: A Sip of Paradise

29 mins; December 14, 2023

PT 1 :: Keyatta Mincey Parker :: Founder :: A Sip of Paradise

35 mins; December 07, 2023

PT 2 :: Matt Hetrick :: President :: Harmony Group Inc

35 mins; November 30, 2023

PT 1 :: Matt Hetrick :: President :: Harmony Group Inc

32 mins; November 22, 2023

PT 2 :: Molly Scalise :: Deputy Director of Communications :: FRESHFARM

26 mins; November 16, 2023

PT 1 :: Molly Scalise :: Deputy Director of Communications :: FRESHFARM

29 mins; November 09, 2023

PT 2 :: Katrina Mathis :: Director of Volunteer Services :: Food and Friends

17 mins; November 02, 2023

PT 1 :: Katrina Mathis :: Director of Volunteer Services :: Food and Friends

28 mins; October 26, 2023

PT 2 :: Rachel Christ-Doane :: Director of Education :: Salem Witch Museum

25 mins; October 19, 2023

PT 1 :: Rachel Christ-Doane :: Director of Education :: Salem Witch Museum

25 mins; October 12, 2023

PT 2 :: Bridgette Taylor :: CEO, Founder :: Harridan Vodka

25 mins; October 05, 2023

PT 1 :: Bridgette Taylor :: CEO, Founder :: Harridan Vodka

30 mins; September 28, 2023

PT 2 :: Sarah Elston :: Registrar :: National Museum of the American Latino

30 mins; September 21, 2023

PT 1 :: Sarah Elston :: Registrar :: National Museum of the American Latino

23 mins; September 14, 2023

PT 2 :: Rollin Amore :: Owner/Chief Scientist :: Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream

28 mins; September 07, 2023

PT 1 :: Rollin Amore :: Owner/Chief Scientist :: Mimi’s Handmade Ice Cream

29 mins; August 31, 2023

PT 2 :: Dog Days of Summer

28 mins; August 24, 2023

PT 1 :: Dog Days of Summer

29 mins; August 17, 2023

PT 2 :: Alex Doman :: Founder :: AVEC Drinks

26 mins; August 10, 2023

PT 1 :: Alex Doman :: Founder :: AVEC Drinks

29 mins; August 03, 2023

PT 2 :: Elaine Chon-Baker :: Founder/Managing Dir :: Mokja Ventures

41 mins; July 27, 2023

PT 1 :: Elaine Chon-Baker :: Founder/Managing Dir :: Mokja Ventures

32 mins; July 20, 2023

PT 2 :: Liz Einhorn :: Founder & CEO :: Experience Threee

30 mins; July 13, 2023

PT 1 :: Liz Einhorn :: Founder & CEO :: Experience Threee

26 mins; July 06, 2023

PT 2 :: Camila Soriano & Chris Wirth :: Founders :: Volley Tequila Seltzer

20 mins; June 29, 2023

PT 1 :: Camila Soriano & Chris Wirth :: Founders :: Volley Tequila Seltzer

24 mins; June 22, 2023

PT 2 :: Daniel Hays :: President :: Equality NoVa

31 mins; June 15, 2023

PT 1 :: Daniel Hays :: President :: Equality NoVa

27 mins; June 08, 2023

PT 2 :: Aubrey Slater :: Chief Brand Development Queen :: Saint Luna Moonshine

28 mins; June 01, 2023

PT 1 :: Aubrey Slater :: Chief Brand Development Queen :: Saint Luna Moonshine

29 mins; May 25, 2023

PT 2 :: Dr. Marcia Chatelain :: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author :: Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

33 mins; May 18, 2023

PT 1 :: Dr. Marcia Chatelain :: Pulitzer Prize Winning Author :: Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black America

27 mins; May 11, 2023

PT 2 :: Dawn E. Morrow :: Poet :: The Habit of Hope

27 mins; May 04, 2023

PT 1 :: Dawn E. Morrow :: Poet :: The Habit of Hope

27 mins; April 27, 2023

PT 2 :: Dr. John Edward Hasse :: Jazz Author & Curator :: Smithsonian National Museum of Am. History

26 mins; April 20, 2023

PT 1 :: Dr. John Edward Hasse :: Jazz Author & Curator :: Smithsonian National Museum of Am. History

31 mins; April 13, 2023

PT 2 :: Rose Previte :: Co-Founder :: Go There Wine

23 mins; April 06, 2023

PT 1 :: Rose Previte :: Co-Founder :: Go There Wine

25 mins; March 30, 2023

PT 2 :: Heather Wibbels :: Managing Director :: Bourbon Women

30 mins; March 23, 2023

PT 1 :: Heather Wibbels :: Managing Director :: Bourbon Women

25 mins; March 16, 2023

PT 2 :: Dan & Kat Eckhart :: Celebrity Occultists

32 mins; March 09, 2023

PT 1 :: Dan & Kat Eckhart :: Celebrity Occultists

29 mins; March 02, 2023

PT 2 :: JoAnn Hill :: Author :: DC Scavenger & Secret Washington, DC: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

27 mins; February 23, 2023

PT 1 :: JoAnn Hill :: Author :: DC Scavenger & Secret Washington, DC: A Guide to the Weird, Wonderful, and Obscure

23 mins; February 16, 2023

PT 2 :: Talia Goldstein :: Founder :: Three Day Rule

22 mins; February 09, 2023

PT 1 :: Talia Goldstein :: Founder :: Three Day Rule

27 mins; February 02, 2023

PT 2 :: Christain Gill :: Chef/Spiceoligist

34 mins; January 05, 2023

PT 1 :: Christain Gill :: Chef/Spiceoligist

33 mins; December 29, 2022

PT 2 :: David Kyle Johnson :: Professor of Philosophy :: King's College (PA)

35 mins; December 22, 2022

PT 1 :: David Kyle Johnson :: Professor of Philosophy :: King's College (PA)

44 mins; December 15, 2022

PT 2 :: Aja Taylor :: Advocacy Director :: Bread for the City

26 mins; December 08, 2022

PT 1 :: Aja Taylor :: Advocacy Director :: Bread for the City

18 mins; December 02, 2022

PT 2 :: David J. Silverman :: Professor of History :: George Washington University

23 mins; November 24, 2022

PT 1 :: David J. Silverman :: Professor of History :: George Washington University

31 mins; November 24, 2022

PT 2 :: Paul Hletko :: Founder and Master Distiller :: FEW Spirits

21 mins; November 17, 2022

PT 1 :: Paul Hletko :: Founder and Master Distiller :: FEW Spirits

25 mins; November 10, 2022

PT 2 :: Margaret “Margie” Salazar-Porzio :: Smithsonian :: Curator of the Division of Cultural and Community Life

22 mins; November 03, 2022

PT 1 :: Margaret “Margie” Salazar-Porzio :: Smithsonian :: Curator of the Division of Cultural and Community Life

28 mins; October 27, 2022

PT 2 :: Maggie Kimberl :: Content Editor of American Whiskey Magazine

25 mins; October 20, 2022

PT 1 :: Maggie Kimberl :: Content Editor of American Whiskey Magazine

26 mins; October 13, 2022

PT 2 :: DougFilipponi :: Owner & Viticulturist :: Ancient Peaks Winery

25 mins; October 06, 2022

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