Latest Cognac Podcast Episodes
Ep # 116 Candela cigar paired with Clasa Azul and Casa Noble Tequilas
Cigars and Spirits - July 16, 2023 12:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Ep # 115 My Father 1922 Bijou paired with Single Barrel Cask Strength Rebel and Copper & Cask
Cigars and Spirits - July 09, 2023 12:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 78: The Mai Tai Forever, with Jeff “Beachbum” Berry
Radio Imbibe - July 03, 2023 07:00 - 40 minutesPerhaps no 20th-century cocktail has resonated as strongly (or been misinterpreted as widely) as the Mai Tai. This episode considers the Mai Tai from every angle, with drinks historian, author, and bar owner Jeff “Beachbum” Berry (Latitude 29, New Orleans) delving into his first-hand research in...
Ep# 114 Fuente Chateau paired with Dogfish 60 min IPA and Citrus Sqaull
Cigars and Spirits - July 02, 2023 18:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
The Nub!
Cigars and Spirits - June 28, 2023 12:00 - 6 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #113 Olmec maduro paired with Old Forester 1897 and 1910
Cigars and Spirits - June 25, 2023 16:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 77: The Chartreuse Swizzle with Marco Dionysos
Radio Imbibe - June 20, 2023 07:00 - 14 minutesMarco Dionysos helped San Francisco become one of the most influential cities of the contemporary cocktail renaissance, and his Chartreuse Swizzle has become a modern cocktail classic. For this episode, we explore the drink’s origins and how it grew to prominence, and Dionysos (now a bartender a...
Episode #112 Blood Orange cigar paired with Flor de Cana 18yo rum and Kirk & Sweeney 18yo rum
Cigars and Spirits - June 18, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #111 Distilling 101 with a Davidoff Series R
Cigars and Spirits - June 11, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 76: Talking Tonic with Nick Kokonas
Radio Imbibe - June 06, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutesNick Kokonas is a Chicago-based bartender and writer. The author of the award-winning book Something & Tonic, he also contributed a feature on tonic water for our May/June issue. In this episode, we talk with Kokonas about the deep global history of tonic water and its defining ingredient, cinch...
Episode #109 R&J Reserva Real Nicaragua paired with Oregon Spirits Straight Bourbon and Montana 1889 Bourbon
Cigars and Spirits - June 04, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #110 R&J Reserva Real Nicaragua paired with Oregon Spirits Straight Bourbon and Montana 1889 Bourbon
Cigars and Spirits - June 04, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #109 Cuban Romeo & Juliet #2 paired with Knappogue Castle and Macallan Gold
Cigars and Spirits - May 28, 2023 19:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
The Nub!
Cigars and Spirits - May 24, 2023 13:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 75: The Updated “Complete Beer Course,” with Joshua M. Bernstein
Radio Imbibe - May 23, 2023 07:00 - 24 minutesJoshua M. Bernstein has been a contributor and contributing editor to Imbibe since 2006. For this episode, we talk with Josh about the completely revised and updated edition of his best-selling book, The Complete Beer Guide (first published in 2013), and about the many changes that have taken pl...
Episode #108 EP Carrillo Majestic Encore paired w/Cream of Kentucky Rye and The Senator Rye
Cigars and Spirits - May 21, 2023 18:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #107 Flashback! Special guest UFC announcer Bruce Buffer
Cigars and Spirits - May 14, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsPunch Punch paired with Punchers Chance bourbon with special guest Bruce Buffer!
The Nub! Non-Cuban H. Upmann
Cigars and Spirits - May 10, 2023 13:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 74: Daijoubu Popup, with Caer Maiko and Sharon Yeung
Radio Imbibe - May 09, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutesBartenders Caer Maiko (DrinkWell, Austin) and Sharon Yeung (The Walrus and the Carpenter, Seattle) organized their first Daijoubu pop-up bar event four years ago, and found ways to keep the self-described “super-Asian cocktail pop-up” going through the pandemic, with events in cities ranging fro...
Episode #106 non-Cuban H. Upmann Anjeo1844 paired with Elanor Bourbon with IW Harper Bpourbon
Cigars and Spirits - May 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #106 non-Cuban H. Upmann Anjeo1844 paired with Elanor Bourbon with IW Harper Bourbon
Cigars and Spirits - May 07, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #105 Cuban H. Upmann paired with Eminente Cuban rum and Diplomatico Reserva Exclusiva
Cigars and Spirits - April 30, 2023 18:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 73: Rethinking Tropical Drinks, with Garret Richard and Ben Schaffer
Radio Imbibe - April 25, 2023 07:00 - 30 minutesTropical drinks have a timeless quality, but that doesn’t mean the recipes and techniques for making them need to be stuck in the past. Brooklyn bartender Garret Richard (Sunken Harbor Club) and author Ben Schaffer (The Rum Reader) bring today’s cutting-edge bar knowledge to the world of tropica...
Episode #104 Foundation Olmec Claro paired with Angel's Envy Rye and High Plains Rye
Cigars and Spirits - April 23, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #103 Cuban Rafael Gonzalez paired with Jolité and Bas-Delord Armagnac
Cigars and Spirits - April 16, 2023 15:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 72: All About Ice with Camper English
Radio Imbibe - April 11, 2023 07:00 - 16 minutesCamper English has been experimenting with ways to make the perfect ice for cocktails since 2009 and documenting his findings on his blog, Alcademics. With his new book, The Ice Book: Cool Cubes, Clear Spheres, and Other Chill Cocktail Crafts, coming out this spring, we catch up with the San Fra...
Episode #102 Gas station party favors!
Cigars and Spirits - April 09, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode #101 Cuban Partagas Lusitania paired with Booker’s 2018 and Booker’s 2021
Cigars and Spirits - April 02, 2023 15:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits
Episode 71: The Manhattan Project, with Toby Maloney
Radio Imbibe - March 28, 2023 07:00 - 19 minutesFew cocktails have demonstrated such historical staying power as the Manhattan. For this episode, we consider this classic cocktail from all angles with Toby Maloney, who’s mixed Manhattans at influential bars ranging from Milk & Honey and Pegu Club in New York City to The Violet Hour in Chicago...
Episode #100 Highclere Castle cigar paired with Weller 12 and Weller 107
Cigars and Spirits - March 26, 2023 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 13 ratingsAn in-depth discussion by 2 certified Bourbon stewards pairing cigars with all types of spirits