Episode 152: Best of—The Gibson is Always There for You, with Sother Teague
[This episode originally aired on November 4, 2025.] The Gibson began as a minor Martini variation, swapping the latter’s olive or lemon twist for a pickled onion garnish and a new name. But in the ce...
9 Jun 23min
Episode 151: Twenty Years of Imbibing with Wayne Curtis, Ted Haigh, and David Wondrich
Imbibe features the best of today’s cocktails and cocktail bars, but our deep connection to cocktail history goes back to our first issue in 2006. For this episode, we’re joined by three writers and c...
26 Mai 28min
Episode 150: Absinthe’s Long Journey, with Ted Breaux
Ted Breaux is a research chemist and absinthe producer who in 2007 successfully challenged the U.S. ban on absinthe, reintroducing it to American drinkers for the first time in almost a century. For t...
12 Mai 28min
Episode 149: You Should Be Drinking in Spain, with François Monti
François Monti is a Madrid-based author and journalist, and a regular contributor to Imbibe. For this episode, we join François for a drink at the Madrid cocktail bar Momus to talk about the state of ...
28 Apr 30min
Episode 148: Everyday Sake, with Yoko Kumano and Kayoko Akabori
Yoko Kumano and Kayoko Akabori have been introducing guests to sake, shochu, and other Japanese beverages for many years now at their Oakland, California bottle shop and bar, Umami Mart. (We shared an...
14 Apr 24min
Episode 147: The Business of Specialty Spirits, with Blake Riber from Seelbach’s
For this episode, we talk with Seelbach’s founder Blake Riber about his journey from bourbon enthusiast and blogger to building an online ecommerce site specializing in spirits from craft distillers a...
31 Mar 20min
Episode 146: Talking Tequila With the People Who Make, Sell, and Serve It
Tequila is Mexico’s signature spirit, and the focus of our March/April 2026 issue. To better understand tequila, it’s valuable to hear from the people who spend their lives and careers working with th...
17 Mar 50min
Episode 145: Tequila Today, with David Suro Piñera
Our March/April 2026 issue is out, and it’s filled with a celebration and exploration of Mexico’s signature spirit, tequila. David Suro Piñera opened his Philadelphia restaurant, Tequilas, in 1986, an...
3 Mar 28min
