Contemplating Cocktails with Keith

In this episode we hear the story of how Soup Spoon Cafe began. Owner Nick Gavrilides shares HIS-story....

Did you know that Johnny Appleseed was a drunk? But first Metro Melik goes off on a tangent about a real life Jack Sprat situation. Keith gets things back on track as to why Johnny...

Keith considers this mezcal's other half to be tequila. With mezcal and tequila we discuss the circle of life. Tequila comes from blue agave of cactus. Chihuahua Mountains are wher...

What is amaro? But of course there's a Melik sidebar that happens first. He talks about date night that had an enjoyable meal. Amaro has a simple meaning of bitter. It is a bitter...

In this happy meandering episode: Keith is happy to be a bicycle rider in the middle of the Mitten, Lansing Michigan. The drink is the vehicle for two passionate people to share go...

Warning: Melik curses a few times in this episode. Clear, flavorless spirit distilled from cereal grains and an often misunderstood spirit. Ideally vodka has no flavor. Vodka is th...

A spirit that's origin that dates back to the 14th century is absinthe. It has as storied and colorful history that is connected to people like Hemingway, Voltaire, Rimbaud, Picass...

Thanks for making it through the gin episode. Here's one about Aqua Vitae which is very similar but different. Keith talks about his Swedish friend that introduced him to the aqua ...

[there are some curse words in this episode] Keith and Melik are still formulating the names of the show as we explore the world of gin. They realize that gin is a polarizing spiri...

It's a new spirit of the Western World. A Chinese sorghum spirit, baijiu. There's a little bit of storytelling wrapped around this Chinese spirit. Keith spent some time living in C...

In this episode we discuss brandy and how it's made. Also different versions including  Armagnac, cognac, american brandies, and fruit brandies. Keith delves a bit into Americ...

Rum is the spirit. We talk about how rum began and how it is produced. There's some time spent on discussing different types of rums that have different flavors. More specifically ...