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Peak springtime is upon us and Derby Day is right around the corner, so there’s no better time to mix up a Mint Julep. In this episode, we talk Juleps with Joe Stinchcomb, a veteran bartender and an owner of Bar Muse in Oxford, Mississippi.

When he opened Romeo’s in New York City’s East Village in December, Evan Hawkins combined his years of experience bartending in nightclubs with the skills he developed making craft cocktails at bars including Mother’s Ruin and Broken Shaker. For this episode, we talk about the vision and ideas behind Romeo’s, and about making great cocktails an approachable experience.

Our March/April issue dives deep into the world of vermouth. For this episode, we hear from several bartenders who share a particular love for the aperitif wine: Alf del Portillo and Marta Premoli, owners of Quattro Teste in Lisbon, Portugal, and Francesco Lafranconi, who recently helped establish the vermouth program at the Rosevale Cocktail Room in New York City.

For our March/April issue, we journey into the world of vermouth, and few people follow the category more closely than journalist, educator, and Imbibe contributor François Monti. For this episode, we explore vermouth’s rich history in cocktails, its culinary connection, and the future of this aperitif wine.

Victoria Eady Butler is the master blender for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey and one of our Imbibe 75 People to Watch for 2021. In this episode, we catch up with her on her work at Uncle Nearest, the brand’s move into Cognac, and the Uncle Nearest HBCU Old Fashioned Challenge.

Tequila and mezcal are more popular than ever, and other Mexican spirits are also coming on strong. For this episode, we turn to this year’s Imbibe 75 for two perspectives on agave and other Mexican spirits: mezcal envoy and “Heritage Mezcal” podcast host Chava Peribán, and Nacho Jimenez, a partner and master of ceremonies at Superbueno in New York City.