Spirits & Distilling Podcast
Make and drink great spirits.
Displaying items 1-10 of 27 in total of Spirits & Distilling Podcast with the tag "whiskey".
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46: Owen Martin of Angel’s Envy Applies Strategies from Scotch to Signature Kentucky Bourbon
November 25th, 2025 | 59 mins 20 secs
bourbon, distilling, innovation, scotch, whiskey, whiskey blending, whisky
How do finishing casks impact bourbon flavor development in a way that enhances rather than distracts? Angel’s Envy master distiller Owen Martin shares his approach to consistency and refinement without sacrificing bold presence.
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44: Dave Smith of St. George Spirits Captures Sense Memories in a Bottle
October 28th, 2025 | 1 hr 23 mins
distilling, gin, shochu, umeshu, whiskey
Recreating the distinct aromas and flavors that evoke particular places, times, and experiences is a focus that transcends spirit style for this California distiller.
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42: Alex Castle of Augusta Distillery Embraces New Challenges in Old Bourbon
September 30th, 2025 | 58 mins 10 secs
aged bourbon, bourbon, distillery build-out, distilling, sourced bourbon, whiskey
From distillery build-outs in historic buildings to process concerns with calcium-rich water and building a flavor through-line in sourced-bourbon releases, Castle shares lessons learned over 15 years of distilling in Kentucky and Tennessee.
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41: John D.E. Jeffery Wants You to Balance Science and Intuition When Crafting Spirits
September 17th, 2025 | 54 mins 47 secs
distilling, distilling science, intuition, nalewka, whiskey
As a journeyman master distiller and now a consultant, Johnny Jeffery has left his mark on American craft spirits and learned from unusual experiences along the way. Here, he shares some of his best advice for craft distillers trying to succeed today.
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40: Joe O’Sullivan of Minden Mill Controls the Variables in Dry-Climate Whiskey Maturation
September 2nd, 2025 | 1 hr 3 mins
american single malt, blending, bourbon, distilling, estate grain, nevada, rye, whiskey
With estate grain and a climate-controlled rickhouse, Minden Mill’s team is exploring the impact of terroir on their spirits while taking a slow, measured approach to predicting how the environment impacts their maturation and flavor-focused blends.
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39: Jarrad Huckshold of The Cask Takes a Winemaker’s Approach to Whiskey Maturation and Blending
August 19th, 2025 | 1 hr 29 secs
australian whisky, blending whiskey, whiskey, whisky, wine cask aging
Understanding the dynamic way casks interact with the liquid inside and the environment around them is key to producing the components of a great whiskey blend.
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33: Stranahan’s Tyler Glasser Distills with Artful Efficiency
May 27th, 2025 | 55 mins 13 secs
demand planning, distilling, forecasting, planning, procurement, single malt, whiskey
The journey from art student to distiller may strike some as unusual, but for the plant operations administrator at Denver’s Stranahan’s, creativity matched with effective and disciplined execution is the key to successful spirits.
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32: Aged Whiskeys and Citrus-Flavored Spirits Heat up for St. Augustine Distillery and City Gate Spirits
May 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
bourbon, distilling, florida, macerated spirits, moonshine, whiskey
Distilling in Florida’s hot and humid environment, and producing spirits specifically tuned for cocktails in a tourism-driven locale—those are the major guideposts for the creative direction of these sibling distilleries, as well as for their methods of barrel aging and adding flavor.
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30: Bob Dillon of Dismal Harmony Refines Flavors with Creative Flair
April 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
cocktail, cocktails, distilling, liqueur, whiskey
Bob Dillon joins the podcast to discuss the technical and artistic vision behind his more familiar spirits as well as his ACSA best-in-show-winning Vidisha’s Masala liqueur.
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27: Ashley Barnes of The Blending House Uses Data to Drive Better Blends
March 4th, 2025 | 52 mins 2 secs
blending, blending whiskey, bourbon, spirits blending, spirits sensory, whiskey, whiskey blending
As a chemist with a background in pharmaceutical quality, Ashley Barnes developed scientific discipline and a data-driven approach. Now as master blender at the Blending House, she applies that same rigor to the subject of aging and blending spirits.