As part of our 20th-anniversary celebrations, we’re bringing together the cocktail historians who’ve been regular columnists for Imbibe over the past two decades, and who’ve helped shape our current cocktail landscape: Wayne Curtis, Ted Haigh, and David Wondrich.

Absinthe first re-entered the U.S. market in 2007 after an almost century-long ban. For this episode, we talk with research chemist and absinthe producer Ted Breaux about his successful bid to reintroduce absinthe, why it was banned in the first place, and absinthe’s journey in the 21st century.

We head to Spain to talk with author and Imbibe contributor François Monti about the state of the Spanish cocktail, great bars in Barcelona and Madrid, and Spanish drinking culture.

For this episode, we chat with Yoko Kumano and Kayoko Akabori, the co-founders of Umami Mart in Oakland, California and authors of the upcoming book, “Everyday Sake.”

For this episode, we chat with bourbon enthusiast turned specialty spirits retailer Blake Riber, who founded Seelbach’s in 2018 to provide better consumer access to high-quality craft spirits.

Our March/April 2026 issue delves into the world of tequila, and nobody understands the spirit better than the people who make, sell, and serve it. For this episode, we talk with more than a half-dozen tequila producers and an agave bar owner for their insight and perspective into Mexico’s signature spirit.

Our March/April 2026 issue celebrates tequila, Mexico’s signature spirit. For this episode, we’re joined by restaurateur, author, and agave advocate David Suro Piñera to talk about how our understanding and appreciation for tequila has changed over the years, and about some of the challenges facing the spirit today.

When Imbibe debuted in 2006, THC beverages were nowhere on anybody’s radar. For this episode, we talk with Angus Rittenburg, co-founder of Wynk THC seltzers and one of our 2026 Imbibe 75 People to Watch, about the rapid evolution of THC and CBD beverages, and about the growth and challenges facing hemp and cannabis beverages.

Sandrae Lawrence, one of this year’s Imbibe 75 People to Watch, is a London-based journalist, educator, and Tales of the Cocktail Foundation board member. For this episode, Lawrence joins us to talk about her evolving role in today’s cocktail culture, and about her enduring fascination with bars and bartenders.

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.