EPISODE · Oct 21, 2025 · 18 MIN
Episode 134: The AJABU Cocktail and Spirits Festival, with Colin Asare-Appiah and Mark Talbot Holmes
from Radio Imbibe · host Colin Asare-Appiah, Mark Talbot Holmes, Paul Clarke
Africa is quickly becoming a focal point in the global bar world, and the AJABU Cocktail & Spirits Festival (@ajabufestival) is helping to showcase the continent’s bars and bartenders. For this episode, festival co-founders Colin Asare-Appiah and Mark Talbot Holmes share the story of how AJABU got started, and they discuss the many ways the event benefits the African hospitality community and what to expect from upcoming events in Cape Town and Johannesburg.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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Africa is ascendant in today’s bar world, and over the past couple of years, the AJABU Festival has emerged as a showcase of bar talent on the African continent. For this episode, we talk to festival co-founders Colin Asare-Appiah and Mark Talbot Holmes about AJABU’s origins, the way it benefits the African hospitality community, and what to expect from upcoming events in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
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