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Apr 1, 2025 • 15min

Episode 120: Margarita Time, with Caroline Pardilla

For decades, the Margarita has reigned as a champion of the cocktail world. For this episode, we explore the many facets of this classic drink and the way it’s inspiring bartenders around the world with Margarita Time!author (and Imbibe digital content editor) Caroline Pardilla.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Mar 17, 2025 • 32min

Episode 119: The Past and Future of Irish Whiskey, with Mark McLaughlin

Irish whiskey has been experiencing dramatic growth and evolution over the past 15 years. Mark McLaughlin, director of Irish whiskey for The Dead Rabbit in New York City, joins us for this episode to break down the major categories of Irish whiskey, and to share insight into the many flavorful ways Irish whiskey’s future is unfolding. Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Mar 4, 2025 • 24min

Episode 118: Understanding Irish Whiskey, with Sean Muldoon and Jillian Vose

Irish whiskey has been one of the biggest-growing categories in the spirits world in recent years, with a flurry of new distillery openings in Ireland and an ever-increasing range of options available to curious drinkers. For this episode, we talk about the modern growth and evolution of Irish whiskey, and the best ways to drink it and mix it in cocktails, with Sean Muldoon and Jillian Vose, co-owners of the upcoming Hazel & Apple in Charleston, South Carolina, and veterans of The Dead Rabbit in New York City.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Feb 18, 2025 • 22min

Episode 117: Coffee Talk, with Morgan Eckroth

Start searching online for creative coffee drinks, and you’ll quickly come across the work of Morgan Eckroth, one of this year’s Imbibe 75 People to Watch. Based in Portland, Oregon, Eckroth is an award-winning barista who took a love of coffee online via an immensely popular series of videos on YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok. For this episode, we chat with Eckroth about how this route into the online coffee world evolved, how to creatively work coffee into a wide spectrum of recipes, and what to expect from this Imbibe 75er in the years ahead.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Feb 4, 2025 • 17min

Episode 116: Gin's the Word, with Natasha Bahrami

Natasha Bahrami helped turn the Midwest into gin country via her St. Louis bar, The Gin Room. For this episode, we continue our 2025 Imbibe 75 coverage with Bahrami about gin’s enduring appeal, and about her ongoing efforts to spread the love of gin nationwide via her series of Gin World events, taking place in cities across America. Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Jan 21, 2025 • 33min

Episode 115: The Schmucks Take Manhattan, with Moe Aljaff and Juliette Larrouy

We’re continuing our coverage of the 2025 Imbibe 75 with this conversation featuring Moe Aljaff and Julliette Larrouy, who (with business partner Dan Binkiewicz) are opening Schmuck in New York City in late January. An original founder of Two Schmucks in Barcelona, Aljaff and former Two Schmucks bar manager Larrouy join us for this episode to talk about Schmuck’s origin story, their mission to translate a European culinary approach to a New York City cocktail bar, and how the bar and its menu are extensions of their personalities.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Jan 7, 2025 • 21min

Episode 114: Moonshine’s Legacy, with Howard Conyers

Happy New Year! We’re kicking off our coverage of the 2025 Imbibe 75 list of people and places sure to change we drink in the months ahead with this conversation with Howard Conyers. Trained as an aeronautic engineer and with a resume that includes work with NASA, he’s also a barbecue pit master and now a distiller at his family’s Backyard Distillery in Manning, South Carolina. For this episode, he shares the story behind his multifaceted career path, and the significance of moonshine and barbecue in rural and Black communities in the South.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Dec 23, 2024 • 27min

Episode 113: Toby Cecchini and the Cosmopolitan (Rebroadcast)

The Cosmopolitan is a modern classic cocktail that’s reached far into drinks culture. For this episode, Cosmo creator Toby Cecchini (owner of Brooklyn’s Long Island Bar) shares the story of the drink’s origins and its rapid takeover of cocktail culture, along with his approach to making his signature drink.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 
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Dec 10, 2024 • 31min

Episode 112: Coquito for the People, with Giuseppe González

Giuseppe González built his bartending reputation at bars including Flatiron Lounge, Clover Club, PKNY, and Suffolk Arms. Now working in Las Vegas, he’s made it his mission every December to share his love of coquito, a spiced rum-and-coconut drink from Puerto Rico that’s essential for celebrating the holidays. For this episode, González talks with us about coquito’s history and shares his recipe (below) and tips for making a batch to share with friends and family.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe.  Coquito TradicionalMakes about 5 ½ liters60 oz. / 5 cans evaporated milk60 oz. / 4 cans cream of coconut (such as Coco Lopez)2 Tbsp. good-quality vanilla extract6 long cinnamon sticks (preferably Mexican cinnamon)3 Tbsp. ground nutmeg4 whole star anise6 whole cloves2 liters aged Puerto Rican rumAdd all of the ingredients, except the rum, to a large pot and bring to a boil, stirring to combine. Immediately remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature. Add the rum and stir, then strain out the solids, saving the cinnamon sticks and discarding the rest. Using an immersion blender (or a blender, working in batches), blend for at least 90 seconds. Bottle for use or for gifting, adding a cinnamon stick to each bottle. Keep refrigerated. To serve, pour chilled into a small cup or glass (or add to coffee), and grate fresh nutmeg or cinnamon on top, if desired.
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Nov 26, 2024 • 28min

Episode 111: Jeffrey Morgenthaler and Wayne Curtis Have Thoughts on Holiday Cocktails

What’s an ideal Thanksgiving cocktail? And how do you make the perfect eggnog? In our November/December 2024 issue, Imbibe contributing editor Wayne Curtis explores the former topic, and Portland bartender Jeffrey Morgenthaler contemplates the latter. For this episode, we talk with Wayne and Jeff about Thanksgiving cocktails, other holiday drinks (good and bad), and how to prepare for the festive season.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the people, places, and flavors of the drinkscape through conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 

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