Africa is quickly becoming a focal point in the global bar world, and the AJABU Cocktail & Spirits Festival (@ajabufestival) is helping to showcase the continent’s bars and bartenders. For this episode, festival co-founders Colin Asare-Appiah and Mark Talbot Holmes share the story of how AJABU got started, and they discuss the many ways the event benefits the African hospitality community and what to expect from upcoming events in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

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Italian amari, vermouths, and aperitivo wines have a history spanning back centuries. But these drinks styles are also living categories, continuing to expand in today’s cocktail culture. For this episode, we talk withGiuseppe Gallo (IG: @peppegallo1) about the continuing influence of these Italian drinks, and about his contributions to the category: Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto, Savoia Rosso Americano, and Savoia Orancio, the latter of which took a top award at this year’s New Orleans Spirits Competition.

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It’s Negroni Week, the time of year when thousands of bars and restaurants worldwide come together to celebrate the Negroni and its relatives, and to raise funds for a great cause. Over the years, Negroni Week has raised more than $5 million for charitable causes, and for this episode, we explore some of the projects supported by Negroni Week through our giving partner Slow Food via their Slow Food Negroni Week Fund. Guests for this episode include Bilal Sarwari, international councilor for Slow Food; Slow Drinks author Danny Childs; and Hansel Morales, a bartender and manager at Siti in Austin, Texas, and a recipient of a 2024 scholarship through the Slow Food Negroni Week Fund. 

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Bourbon is America’s signature spirit, and for much of its history, it’s been synonymous with Kentucky. Dan Garrison and his Texas-based distillery were among the first to explore the possibilities of making bourbon informed by, and influenced by, other places. For this episode, Garrison explains the Garrison Bros. approach to making Texas bourbon, and talks about Garrison Bros. support of charitable causes such as the Hye Fashioned Takeover initiative, taking place through the month of September.

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[This episode originally ran June 18, 2024.] The Daiquiri is an undisputed champion of the cocktail world, and its simple formula not only offers the promise of a complex character, but it’s also a great starting point for endless exploration. For this episode, we take a deep dive into all things Daiquiri with a roundtable discussion including some of today’s top Daiquiri practitioners: Joshua Ibañez, former bar manager at Rumba in Seattle and an Imbibe 75 alum; Shannon Mustipher, another Imbibe 75 alumnus and author of Tiki: Modern Tropical Cocktails; and Garret Richard, co-author (with Ben Schaffer) of Tropical Standard, and bar manager at Sunken Harbor Club in Brooklyn.

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Noah Rothbaum has been writing about drinks for more than 20 years, and he's been a whiskey enthusiast for even longer. His latest book, The Whiskey Bible, comes out in September from Workman Publishing (publisher of Karen MacNeil’s seminal book The Wine Bible), and he joins us to talk about researching and writing the book, the whiskey knowledge he uncovered along the way, and what keeps him excited about the world of whiskey.

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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, and he’s been involved in bar projects from coast to coast. For this episode, Erick shares his insight into the enduring appeal of simplicity in cocktails, and he talks about best practices when making frozen drinks for summer.

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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 Tales—organizing parties, moderating seminars, heading up the Spirited Awards, and much more in her role with William Grant & Sons. Earlier this year, Voisey stepped away from her previous job and into her new position as executive director of the Tales of the Cocktail Foundation. With this year’s event coming up July 20-25, we’re chatting with Voisey for this episode to talk about her big change, how Tales has evolved over the years, and what she’s looking forward to when the global cocktail crew descends on New Orleans this summer.

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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 best gins with Simon Ford, creator of Fords Gin, and Terry Fraser, master distiller of Tanqueray London Dry Gin and Gordon’s Gin.

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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 of vom Boden (Instagram: @vomboden) helps demystify German wines and takes us on a tour of some of the country’s producers, including Shelter, Seehof, Moritz Kissinger, Hild, and Vollenweider.    

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