Radio Imbibe

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 and other small producers.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...

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 the spirit. For this episode, we talk with producers including Guillermo Erickson Sauza (Tequila Fortaleza), Salvador “Chava” Rosales Trejo (Tequila Cascahuin), Carlos Camarena (Tequila Ocho), Tony...

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, and since that time he’s become one of the country’s more notable supporters of the spirit. His book, Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals (co-authored with Gary Paul Nabhan), shares...

THC beverages weren’t even an afterthought when Imbibe first debuted in 2006, but it’s a massive and rapidly changing part of the beverage world today. For this episode, we talk with Angus Rittenburg, co-founder of Wynk THC seltzers (IG: @drinkwynk) and one of our 2026 Imbibe 75 People to Watch, about the opportunities and challenges facing the THC and CBD beverage category.Radio Imbibe is the...

Sandrae Lawrence is a familiar face to many in the British bar world, thanks to her role as co-founder of The Cocktail Lovers (IG: @thecocktaillovers), with husband Gary Sharpen. One of our 2026 Imbibe 75 People to Watch, Lawrence joins us for this episode to talk about her own path into today’s cocktail world, her work as an educator and mentor in positions including a role on the Tales of the...

Among our 2026 Imbibe 75 People to Watch is Fabiola Santiago, founder of Mi Oaxaca, a non-profit focused on preserving Oaxaca’s food and beverage cultures. Santiago joins us to talk about protecting the culture and heritage surrounding mezcal and how to ensure a sustainable future for the spirit and the people who produce it.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we...

We’re continuing our celebration of Imbibe’s 20th anniversary year with a global celebration of the Imbibe 75 list of people and places shaping the way we drink. For this episode, managing editor Penelope Bass chats with Likeable Cocktails creator Kaitlyn Stewart, a Vancouver-based bartender, consultant, and author of Three Cheers.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each...

Happy new year! We’re starting Imbibe’s 20th anniversary year with a special global celebration of the Imbibe 75 list of people and places shaping the way we’ll drink. This year's list includes Shaun Merritt Williams, a bartender and sake expert at Jewel of the South in New Orleans.Radio Imbibe is the audio home of Imbibe magazine. In each episode, we dive into liquid culture, exploring the...

[This episode originally aired on December 12, 2024.] No holiday season is complete without festive drinks, and among the seasonal standards is eggnog. Jeffrey Morgenthaler is an eggnog evangelist, serving his signature Tequila and Sherry Eggnog to guests at his bar, Pacific Standard, in Portland, Oregon. For this episode, Morgenthaler reflects on how he arrived at his recipe, and he shares some...

The holidays are a time for Eggnog, Coquito, and a number of other drinks that are only brought out at this time of year. But what if you just feel like having a Martini or another classic cocktail during the season? Tobin Shea, bar director at Redbird in Los Angeles, joins us to explore the different ways to transform beloved classics into festive holiday cocktails.Radio Imbibe is the audio home...