
Episode 128: Erick Castro Makes the Cocktails You Love
Erick Castro is one of the more influential bartenders working today. The owner of Gilly’s House of Cocktailsand Raised by Wolves in San Diego, he’s also the host of the Bartender at Large podcast, an...
22 Jul 202529min

Episode 127: Talking Tales of the Cocktail With Charlotte Voisey
The annual Tales of the Cocktail conference has taken place in New Orleans for more than 20 years. Almost since the beginning, Charlotte Voisey has been one of the most omnipresent individuals at Tale...
8 Jul 202517min

Episode 126: All In on Gin, With Simon Ford and Terry Fraser
Gin is the quintessential cocktail spirit, and the foundation of every great Martini and Negroni. For this episode, we look at the ingredients and techniques that go into making some of the world’s be...
24 Jun 202537min

Episode 125: A German Wine Tour, with Stephen Bitterolf of vom Boden
Riesling is the signature wine of Germany, but many casual wine drinkers have less familiarity with other German styles or with the country’s wine regions. For this episode, importer Stephen Bitterolf...
10 Jun 202522min

Episode 124: Understanding Spirits, with WSET’s Rob McCaughey
Distilled spirits form the foundation of our favorite cocktails. But beyond simple differences like bourbon vs. scotch or gin vs. vodka, many bartenders and drinkers may only have a cursory knowledge ...
27 Mai 202530min

Episode 123: Martini Meditations With Robert Simonson
In order to understand what the Martini is, it’s important to know what the Martini was. Our contributing editor Robert Simonson (publisher of The Mix newsletter and author of The Martini Cocktail) jo...
13 Mai 202526min

Episode 122: That Martini Magic, with Natasha Bahrami, Trevor Easter, and Abigail Gullo
The most celebrated cocktail of the 20th century is finding fresh fans today, as bartenders and cocktail enthusiasts around the world discover the Martini’s magic. Our May/June 2025 issue digs into th...
30 Apr 202548min

Episode 121: The NA Beer Boom, with Joshua M. Bernstein
Alcohol-free beer still occupies a small part of the overall market, but as we cover in our March/April 2025 issue, brewers big and small are increasingly focusing their expertise and modern technique...
15 Apr 202521min



















