Cocktails With Friends

S3 E1 Novio’s Radio | Wyoming Loves Acadia

In this Novio’s Radio episode of Cocktails with Friends, Bob Cutler introduces George Hale and Ric Tyler to a special limited-edition bottle from Wyoming Whiskey that honors Acadia National Park. For the first time, the brand is recognizing a national park outside Wyoming—and they chose Acadia. Bob also explains where and why ...

S2 E52 What A Long Strange Year

Bob Cutler raises a Boulevardier and wraps up Season 2 with a reflective, funny, and heartfelt best-of episode featuring favorite moments and standout guests. He reflects on a year of head trauma, vermouth memories, fairway wisdom, popes and piercings, and bread-fueled dreams—tying it all together with cocktails, community, and a deep lo...

S2 E49 Devin Lueddeke of Friends of Acadia

Bob Cutler chats with Devin Lueddeke of Friends of Acadia about preserving Maine’s national treasure that is Acadia National Park and celebrates the launch of a limited-release Wyoming Whiskey benefiting Acadia. Bob and Devin touch on ways everyday folks can support Acadia’s future with volunteer work, membership, and soon -- ...

S2 E50 If Après Is The Vibe, High Camp Is The Vessel

Bob and Rich head to new heights—literally and metaphorically—in this episode of Après All Day as they explore the story behind High Camp Flasks, a brand built on the idea that adventure and quality cocktails go hand-in-hand. Co-founders Nic Barisone joins the conversation to talk about how their backcountry skiing e...

S2 E49 Independence Day

Bob Cutler delivers solo wisdom for the Fourth of July, sharing hydration hacks, pre-batch cocktail tips, and comedic warnings to keep friends (yes, Curtis, Chris, and Dano, Bob is looking at you!) upright and ready for the fireworks instead of snoozing after early-morning whiskey pours.

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S2 E48 Novio’s Radio | Hydrofoiled 

Bob Cutler returns to the George Hale Ric Tyler Show for a summer-themed installment of Cocktails with Friends, featuring special guest Dr. David Cloutier of the Veazie Vet Clinic. Bob mixes a mocktail for George, explains the concept of a highball, and crafts a new concoction that earns its name on-air: “Hydrofoiled”, inspired by Dr...

S2 E47 Tate Clough 

In this episode, host Bob Cutler sits down with Tate Clough, the youngest guest to appear on Cocktails with Friends—a 21-year-old fashion design student, kitchen team member at Birdies, and aspiring model. Their conversation blends deep respect with light-hearted banter, exploring how Tate’s calm, competent energy in the kitchen is matched by bold c...

S2 E46 Après All Day | Father’s Day

This special Father’s Day episode of Après All Day is a hilarious and heartfelt tribute to dads who just want good food, a stiff drink, and a chance to kick back. With guest Feet Banks from Canada, hosts Bob and Rich explore how fathers operate, celebrate, and sometimes survive—with laughter, storytelling, and plenty of spirited sugg...

Introducing The "Après All Day" Podcast 

In this special preview, Bob Cutler teams up with Rich Stoner—founder of All About Après—to launch a new spin-off of Cocktails with Friends celebrating the après lifestyle beyond the slopes. The two recount how t...

S2 E45 Bols Master Distiller Monique 

Bob Cutler interviews Monique ten Kortenaar, the Master Distiller at Lucas Bols, about the creation of Bols Blue 1575—a new liqueur celebrating the brand’s FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-YEAR legacy. Developed over more than a year, this limited-edition update to their popul...

S2 E44 Novio’s Radio | Begin The Gin

In this on-air special of Cocktails With Friends, Bob Cutler tells the story behind his collaboration with Blue Barren Distillery to craft a rhubarb gin liqueur inspired by a drink he fell in love with in London. From development to distribution, he walks listeners through the journey of bringing the flavor to Maine—and serves up de...

S2 E43 Paul Culina | Icing Your Boo Boo

Bob Cutler sits down with his longtime friend Paul Culina, UMaine’s veteran athletic trainer, to talk about three decades of college hockey, the evolution of student-athletes, and what it means to stay rooted in a place like Orono. They discuss NIL, draft dynamics, facility upgrades, and the grit it takes for Maine hockey to comp...

S2 E42 Hotline Pot-pourri

In this “Hotline Pot-pourri” edition, Bob Cutler tells of the technical mishap that almost derailed his Mangy Moose episode, fields a listener question about expanding Apres culture beyond skiing, and candidly explains why he doesn’t serve CBD or THC cocktails—despite their popularity and legality in Maine—citing safety and simplicity as guidi...

S2 E41 Forgive Me, Father Bill

Father Bill Labbe, a longtime friend of host Bob Cutler, joins this heartfelt and hilarious episode of Cocktails with Friends. Their friendship began in 2012 with a disagreement over student-athlete schedules and Sunday Mass, and has since grown into a bond grounded in mutual respect, candid conversation, and plenty of good-natured ribbin...

S2 E40 RADIO Daiquiri Inquiry

Bob Cutler of Novio’s Bistro teaches listeners how to make a fresh strawberry daiquiri and a creative strawberry-rhubarb daiquiri during a fun, spring-themed episode of Cocktails with Friends on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show. He explains the classic daiquiri build, how to modify recipes with different spirits, and emphasizes that making s...

S2 E39 Abe Furth & Chip’s Pineapple Fascination

Abe Furth of Orono Brewing joins Bob Cutler to talk about Wild Maine’s new pineapple seltzer, how après ski and après golf share the same spirit, and why their seltzers—vodka-based, unsweetened, and Maine-made—have exploded in popularity. With the new flavor set to launch at Birdies and beyond, they celebrate collaboratio...

S2 E38 Hotline | Batching & Shoulder Season Sippers 

In this Hotline Edition, Bob breaks down how to batch cocktails like a pro using the classic 2-1-2 formula and gives three easy summer batch options: the Manhattan, Negroni, and Boulevardier. He walks listeners through how to pre-dilute, store, and serve. From stout-and-bourbon espresso martinis to mezcal split-base ...

S2 E37 Teddy Collins

Teddy Collins, beverage director at Miami’s Habibi and Kiki on the River, joins Bob Cutler to talk about his journey from barback to cocktail curator. He reveals his signature builds, including the Moroccan Margarita and a jasmine daiquiri served in a Moroccan bowl on a flying carpet coaster, and emphasizes a love of balanced builds, unique vessels...

S2 E36 How Do You Spell Daiquiri?

Bob Cutler stirs up conversation—and two types of whiskey—on the George Hale Ric Tyler Show on VOM, trading his promised topic of daiquiris for a spirited lesson on toasted, finished, and flavored whiskeys. Bob shares Michter’s Toasted Barrel Bourbon and a maple-infused bourbon from Preservation Distillery to explain how barrel treatme...