In the first episode of The Drinkable Globe Podcast's Genever Trilogy, host Jeff Cioletti sips along with Piet van Leijenhorst, master distiller at Lucas Bols distillery.

Host Jeff Cioletti returns to his home state for a chat with Lisa Laird-Dunn, VP at Laird & Co., the New Jersey-based company behind the iconic apple brandy, Laird's Applejack. Lisa's the 9th-generation descendant of the company's founder, which has operated continuously since the eighteenth century. Laird's Applejack is enjoying renewed, as it's become a favorite of the craft mixology set.

I check in with noted beer writer John Holl to see how he's been taking care of my old stomping ground, Jersey City, NJ, since I moved three and a half years ago.

Host Jeff Cioletti meets up in Madrid with Bryan Roth of the North American Guild of Beer Writers and Good Beer Hunting to talk about the craft beer scenes in North Carolina, the Finger Lakes and all points north, south, east and west.

Host Jeff Cioletti visits Boston Harbor Distillery and catches up with founder Rhonda Kallman, whom you might remember as the co-founder of a little ol' beer brand called Samuel Adams. You'll definitely want to bring a pen because she recommends a number of great drinking spots throughout Boston. And, as lifelong Bostonian and a veteran of the local bar scene, she knows what she's talking about.

Emily Pennington, Managing Editor of Wine & Spirits Daily, dishes on food, dive bars and darts in Pittsburgh, Texas, Napa, Portugal and beyond.

Host Jeff Cioletti sits down with actor, travel show host and now gin maker Marsh Mokhtari about The Golden State, foraged botanicals and Indiana-Jonesing his way through South America. Keep an eye out for Gray Whale Gin. It's going to be huge.

In Part II of The Drinkable Globe's exploration of the Portland, Oregon drinking scene, host Jeff Cioletti sits down with Kate Koo, owner of Zilla, the pre-eminent sake (and sushi!) bar in the city.

In Episode 1 of The Drinkable Globe Podcast, host Jeff Cioletti welcomes Portland, Oregon-based beer writer Jeff Alworth, author of The Beer Bible and creator of the Beervana blog. Alworth offers an insider's guide to drinking in PDX and shares some of his bucket-list beer destinations around the world.