Cheers with Nat

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. It's time for the final episode of my NYC mini-series! Today's guest is Victoria Garcia , senior bartender at Sip & Guzzle. You'll hear how Victoria got her start in hospitality, what keeps her here, and what it's really like to work at the recently crowned ' Best Bar in North America '. She also shares why men...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. We're continuing our four-episode mini-series from NYC! Today's guest is Mandy Naglich , an author, journalist, and professional taster. Mandy tells us about the daytime TV icon she aspired to be when she grew up, and the winding career path she navigated in pursuit of her passion for broadcast journalism. We a...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. We're continuing our four episode mini-series from NYC! Today's guest is Tara Hankinson, co-founder and co-CEO of TALEA Beer Co . TALEA was founded with a mission to bring craft beer to a broader audience – and you're about to hear exactly how they're doing it. From brand voice, to customer experience, to colla...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. We're about to kick off a four-episode mini-series from my recent visit to NYC! Today's guest is Courtney Iseman , freelance drinks writer and media consultant. Courtney shares how her childhood love of Broadway turned into a degree in journalism and screenwriting and, later, a career as a writer. We also learn...

In our final throwback episode, we're catching up with another guest from Beer with Nat season two, who I chatted with back in June 2019. Today's guest is Lucy Do, owner of The Dodo Micropub . We start by hearing what Lucy has been up to over the past 7 years, then we revisit our original conversation. Lucy shares us what a micropub is and why she decided to open one. She also reflects on some of...

In this throwback episode, we're catching up with someone from season two of Beer with Nat who I recorded with back in May 2019.  Today's guest is Annabel Smith, Beer Sommelier and founder of the training, consultancy, and events business, BeerBelle . We'll start by hearing what Annabel has been up to over the past 7 years, then we'll revisit our original conversation.  You'll hear about Annabel's...

This episode is another trip down memory lane, as we hear from a guest from the first season of Beer with Nat who I initially recorded with back in December 2018. Today's guest is Lotte Peplow, American Craft Beer Ambassador for Europe at The Brewers Association. We'll start by hearing what Lotte has been up to over the past 8 years, then re-run our initial conversation. You'll learn how Lotte got...

In today's episode, we're digging into the archives! You're going to hear from a guest from the first season of Beer with Nat, who I initially recorded with way back in December 2018. Today's guest is drinks educator, author, and founder of the School of Booze , Jane Peyton. We'll start by hearing what Jane has been up to over the past 8 years (wow!), then re-run our initial conversation. You'll l...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Erika Haigh, founder of Mai Sake . Erika talks us through her career to date, including how her work in wine led her to discover her true passion for sake, and how she went from opening London's first dedicated sake bar to setting up a boutique fine sake merchant. A true sake educator, Erika te...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. In this episode, we're continuing our conversation with Becky Paskin, drinks journalist and founder of the OurWhisky Foundation . If you haven't yet heard part 1 of this episode, do start there, then come on back here for more.  For those of you that are caught up, we pick up right where we left off – with the...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Becky Paskin, drinks journalist and founder of The OurWhisky Foundation . We had so much to talk about, this episode will be coming at you in two parts! In this first half, Becky tells us how she got her start as a drinks writer, what it takes to make a living as one today, what an editor actua...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Last week, you heard from Amélie, the founder of the Women in Beer mentorship programme. This week, you're going to hear from one of the mentees! Today's guest is Elizabeth Townsend, co-owner of Kerroo Brewing Company . Elizabeth shares how she went from studying music at university to opening a brewery with he...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Amélie Tassin, founder of Tipple Marketing and Women in Beer . Amélie shares how her career in marketing began, what led her to focus on beer, and how the social group she started after moving to Scotland grew into a festival, a mentorship scheme, and an awards programme – you'll hear the whole...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Luma Monteiro aka @WineriaOfficial on Instagram and Head of Marketing at  Davy's Wine Merchants . We start by discussing the many hats Luma wears, how she first got into wine, and how she got to where she is now – by building both her wine knowledge and her business expertise. Luma then tells u...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today's guest is Nicola Hart, founder of Agua de Madre . Nicola starts by telling us all about Agua de Madre's signature product – water kefir – including what it is, where she first discovered it, and what led her to start making it herself. From there, we discuss how the business has evolved over the years, w...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. In today's episode, you'll hear from beer historian, Dr. Christina Wade . We start by discussing how she turned her childhood dream of being a "castle person" into a career as a historian, and how the history of beer – and women in beer more specifically – became her focus. Christina then shares how her award-w...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. In today's episode, you're going to hear from Natalie Chiu, co-founder of Saicho Sparkling Tea . We explore how Natalie's lifelong love of food and her fascination with science led her to train as a flavourist… and how an unexpected twist during her and her husband's PhD programmes set them on the path to creat...

Welcome back to Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Before we get started with Episode 2, I wanted to share an exciting update about last week's guest, Georgia Kelly.  In true Cheers with Nat fashion, Georgia has also just moved beyond beer! Last week, on the very day her episode was released, she started a new role as a sales rep for Disaronno. Please do take a...

Welcome to the first episode of Cheers with Nat – the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. My first guest, Georgia Kelly, is the person that gave me the push I needed to bring this show (back) to life, after a chat at an event way back in January 2025. (Yes, it took me that long to get myself and this project in motion!) Georgia was working for Lucky Saint at the time and said she'd l...

Welcome to Cheers with Nat – a podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks! This new show was inspired by my previous podcast Beer with Nat, but instead of just speaking to women in the world of beer about what they do and why they love it, I'm now speaking to women across the world of drinks – both alcoholic and not – about their careers. Listen in to learn why I'm launching Cheers with Nat,...

For this final episode of the 'Beer with Nat' podcast, we're going full circle… all the way back to Episode #001. Today's guest is Jaega Wise, Head Brewer at Wild Card Brewery and my very first guest when the show kicked off in November 2018. We start by checking in with Jaega on what she's been up to since then, including seeing the brewery through the pandemic, launching their new barrel program...

Today's guest is Helen Anne Smith (they/them), Founder of Burum Collective. We start by discussing what Burum Collective  is all about, what inspired Helen to set it up during the first pandemic lockdown in 2020, the resources they offer currently and what their goals are for the future. Then we get into what keeps Helen busy alongside Burum, including part-time roles as a bartender and in sales a...

Today's guest is Maia Kazas, European Events Manager at global hop company Barth-Haas. To start, Maia tells us what Barth-Haas does, what her role as events manager entails and how her work was impacted by the pandemic, given that most of the activities she'd normally be organizing were put on hold the past two years. Maia then shares what she was up to before beer and how she made her transition...

Today's guest is Lucie Dallas, General Manager of The Griffin Pub in Whetstone, North London. To start, Lucie tells us what her day-to-day work life as a pub GM looks like, including a run-down of the different tasks on her to-do list and the skills she thinks it takes to really excel in her role. We then discuss what it was like to see the pub – her business, her team and her customers – through...

Today's guest is Helena Adedipe, Co-Founder of Eko Brewery . To start, Helena tells us what inspired her and her husband, Anthony, to set up the business in 2019 and talks us through some of the unique ingredients and considerations behind their distinctive African-inspired beers. We then discuss what her role looks like today and what keeps Helena busy outside the brewery, as she still maintains...