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EPISODE · Jul 22, 2025 · 29 MIN

Episode 128: Erick Castro Makes the Cocktails You Love

from Radio Imbibe · host Erick Castro, Paul Clarke

Erick Castro is one of the more influential bartenders working today. The owner of Gilly’s House of Cocktailsand Raised by Wolves in San Diego, he’s also the host of the Bartender at Large podcast, and he’s been involved in bar projects from coast to coast. For this episode, Erick shares his insight into the enduring appeal of simplicity in cocktails, and he talks about best practices when making frozen drinks for summer.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 conversations about cocktails, coffee, beer, spirits, and wine. Keep up with us at imbibemagazine.com, and on Instagram, Threads, and Facebook, and if you're not already a subscriber, we'd love to have you join us—click here to subscribe. 

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We check in with Erick Castro, owner of Gilly’s House of Cocktails and Raised by Wolves in San Diego, to talk about balancing simplicity and complexity in cocktails, and the enduring appeal of frozen drinks.

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