Welcome to Swift and Swigs with Sibs Podcast
The story of us. Are you...ready for it?
It’s us. Hi. We’re the podcasters. It’s us.
Specifically I’m Rachel. And this is my brother Sam. I thought about writing this intro as if we are both writing it but that would be weird. The truth is, I’ll probably be doing most of the writing because, well, that’s what I do.
There are two things my brother and I discuss the most: Taylor Swift and Cocktails. I’m the big sister with three kids and a dabbling writing career and he’s the seven years younger single guy living in the mountains of Colorado and working as a distiller and mixologist. Our day to day routine looks very different. But we both share a passion for creativity. That’s the thread we find in Swift and cocktails, too. The level of artistry and thoughtfulness and layer upon layer of incredible talent—we could be talking about either of our favorite loves and the appreciation would apply to both.
“We really should have a podcast.”
I don’t remember who said it first. Maybe we did at the same time. It was in the middle of a fierce Swiftie text chain moment that we discovered we had so much to say and our fingers could not keep up. Ideally we would meet up, probably at an amazing cocktail bar, and chat all night about the mastery that is Blondie. But hundreds of miles away, seeing each other maybe twice a year, we didn’t have that luxury. But we did have microphones.
And so that’s how the idea was born. In December, both home at our parents’ house with 36 hours to spend together around the holidays, we locked ourselves in the guest bedroom and recorded our first episode. We loved it so much we decided to keep going. Because when you talk about the things you love with people you love, it just makes sense.
I hope you’ll follow along, share with friends, send ideas, try the cocktails, tell us we’re wrong. I think it should be a great listen no matter where you might find yourself on the scale of fandom for Swift and cocktails. We’re not at all sure if we have a shotgun shot in the dark at keeping it up, but we’re going to have the best of times while we’re at it!
The first two episodes of the podcast went LIVE January 13, 2023!!
(Yes on the 13th. Coincidence, but one we know Taylor would be proud of!) Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
But also, subscribe here to the newsletter. This is where you’ll find the cocktails recipes we share and any other important stuff we mention on the pod. Maybe we’ll have discussion threads. Maybe we’ll feature surprise episodes! Maybe we don’t have any idea what will happen here because we’re figuring it out as we go along. We swear we’re only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause we care.