Episode 152: Best of—The Gibson is Always There for You, with Sother Teague

About this episode

Sother Teague discusses the Gibson cocktail and its dedicated fanbase.

[This episode originally aired on November 4, 2025.] The Gibson is a Martini garnished with a pickled onion, but it’s also so much more than that. Sother Teague joins us for this exploration of the Gibson’s many charms, and of the dedicated fanbase this classic cocktail has earned over the years.

People in this episode

Guest: Sother Teague

Topics covered

• cocktails
• Gibson
• Sother Teague
• mixology
• cocktail culture

Keywords

• Gibson cocktail
• Martini
• pickled onion
• Sother Teague
• cocktail history

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Gibson

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