The conversation also explores Angel’s Envy’s operational expansion, including the new Henry County barreling and blending facility, and how shifting fill/dump operations impacts both workflow and whiskey profile. Owen shares insights into upcoming innovations—new grains, unfinished whiskey, and peated-barrel projects—while offering a practical look at balancing experimentation with a growing core portfolio.

In this episode, Jones and Martin discuss:

• How Owen’s Scotch whiskey background shapes Angel’s Envy’s approach to cask finishing
• Technical considerations behind the new bottled-in-bond release and its 103-proof maturation
• Blending strategies for maintaining consistency across batches as the distillery scales
• Development of peated-barrel and unfinished-whiskey projects
• Operational shifts with the new Henry County barreling/blending facility
• Innovation planning with new grain bills, malt whiskey, and future high-end finishes
  

And more.

G&D Chillers: G&D Chillers understands that each distillery’s chilling requirements are unique. On every distillery project, G&D offers the front-end design and engineering your team needs at no cost to you. Hank Pressley, head distiller at Moon Drop Distillery says, “Early on, we made a decision to partner with quality American-made companies. One of those companies was G&D Chillers, and we are proud of that choice. Our equipment from them has run long and strong. We put our first barrel in our rickhouse in September 2021, and in the next 3 years we have put back more than another 540 barrels. What a great decision to team up with a company like G&D Chillers.” Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com.

Take Melbourne, Australia, for example, where this episode’s guest, Jarrad Hucksold, spent almost a decade as head blender for Starward Whisky. The popularity of wine in Australia has created a steady supply of used wooden casks, making them an accessible and flexible vessel for extended maturation. But understanding the way the local environment affects those casks as they mature was key to creating great stock for their blends.

In this episode, Huckshold and host Molly Troupe discuss:

• taking a winemaker’s approach to whiskey maturation
  
• how fortified wine barrels interact with aging liquid inside them
  
• re-coopering and re-charring used barrels for better spirits aging
  
• managing sulfur in used wine barrels
  
• reactive maturation environments and avoiding over-extraction because of temperature fluctuations
  
• training one’s palate for the precise sensory work of blending
  
• maintaining consistency in blends through solera aging
  

And more.

G&D Chillers: G&D Chillers understands that each distillery’s chilling requirements are unique. On every distillery project, G&D offers the front-end design and engineering your team needs at no cost to you. Sid Dilawri from Filibuster Distillery says, “From the design and engineering to installation and start-up, G&D was easy to work with. We’ve had great customer service since commissioning our chiller, and I’d highly recommend them for any distillery system.” Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com.

• refereeing between the two wolves inside of you
• developments in agave spirits
• favorite spirits they’ve tasted over the past year
• why meat is the last cool frontier in spirits
• water and its impact on distilling
• the benefits of higher proof bottled cocktails
• impacts of AI on distilling
• new year’s resolutions

And more.

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G&D Chillers: G&D Chillers understands that each distillery’s chilling requirements are unique. On every distillery project, G&D offers the front-end design and engineering your team needs at no cost to you. Jim Kuhr, VP of Manufacturing at Red Boot Beverages says, “G&D has been with us since the early days. Their knowledgeable engineers and service techs are there when we need them. We’re in the midst of a large expansion, and they have been right there with us to select chiller solutions for today and the future.” Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com