Into The Barchive

In Episode 5 of Into The Barchive, Dr. Blake Jones and Tim Wright tackle the cocktail template most people overlook because it seems too easy: the Highball. At first glance, it is just “spirit plus mixer.” A Jack and Coke. A rum and soda. A gin and tonic. But this episode makes the case that the highball is one of the most culturally important drinks in the world, and when it is done with intentio...

In Episode 4 of Into The Barchive , Dr. Blake Jones and Tim Wright keep the cocktail template journey rolling with one of the most important building blocks in the canon: the Daisy . If the Sour is spirit, citrus, and sweetener, the Daisy takes that familiar balance and adds a new layer of complexity with a modifier , usually a liqueur. That extra ingredient can bring orange, floral, spice, fruit,...

In Episode 3 of Into The Barchive, Dr. Blake Jones and Tim Wright continue their exploration of classic cocktail families by diving into two of the most iconic and influential drinks of all time: the Manhattan and the Martini. This episode proves that simplicity can be the ultimate form of sophistication. With just a handful of ingredients, these cocktails showcase balance, restraint, and the powe...

In Episode 2 of Into The Barchive, hosts Dr. Blake Jones and Tim Wright dive into one of the most refreshing and foundational cocktail families: the Sour. Building on the cocktail framework introduced in Episode 1, this episode explores how the Sour strips things down to three essential elements: spirit, citrus, and sweetener. Simple on paper, mastering the Sour is all about balance, precision, an...

Welcome to the very first episode of Into The Barchive, the podcast where history, culture, and great drinks come together. Hosted by historian and certified spirits specialist Dr. Blake Jones alongside with cocktail enthusiast Tim Wright, this new series brings the classroom and the bar to you. In this debut episode, Blake and Tim tackle a deceptively simple question: What is a cocktail? From an...