Single Malt Frontier

Ep. 11: Amanda Beckwith of Virginia Distillery Co.

Today we'll be interviewing Amanda Beckwith, Lead Blender for Virginia Distillery Co. We'll talk about constructing the flavor profiles and blending a portfolio of releases from at least 3 major cask types at one of the country's most influential American Single Malt Whiskey distilleries. We'll also talk a bit about American Single Malt Whiskey education, and VA Distillery Co's free 1-hour ASMW online course: https://learn.vadistillery.com/american-single-maltWant to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 10: Alex Myers of Big Gin

Today we speak with Alex Alejandro Myers of Big Gin. We speak about general gin production techniques, the major styles of Gin including London Dry which is made at Big Gin, Big Gin's specific blend of botanicals that make it stand out in a cocktail, crafting a "Gin Concentrate" that is consistent batch to batch, and unique barrel finished gins, as well as blending a standard Peat Barreled gin blend. Alex has also been dry for a year and does all this without consuming his own products, using a spit cup for the rare taste his job necessitates. Alex also experiments with flavored gin and other fermented and distilled products; fingers crossed for a future line of Captive Spirits products beyond Big Gin.Follow Big Gin at https://www.instagram.com/_big_ginFollow Alex at https://www.instagram.com/myers._alejandro/https://biggindistillery.com/Big Gin is a subsidiary of Hood River Distillers. You can buy Big Gin online at https://www.hrdspirits.com/ -- If you want to see the Big Gin Peat Barreled release available for sale online, write to HRD to request it!Alex is also an investor, co-owner, and operations manager of The Rendezvous Bar & Theater in Seattle. Check them out: https://www.therendezvous.rocks/Remember to Like, Comment, Subscribe, and catch us Live, usually on Thursdays at 5pm PST.Thanks for watching, and until next time, we'll see you in the Lodge! - The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT--Follow me at https://www.instagram.com/demitastes/Read my reviews and articles at https://demitastes.com/You can also find my reviews as well as the reviews of a group of other talented reviewers at https://maltrunners.com/ and https://www.instagram.com/maltrunnersFollow Duckphill Platypus at https://www.instagram.com/rangersrespite and https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcbe4znIOiAGHAsWIa62-zw--Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 09: Brendan Carty of Killowen Distillery

Killowen is a relatively new Irish craft distillery, with a philosophy of making spirits inspired by traditional recipes and techniques, with a bit of a modern twist. Killowen uses direct-fired stills and worm-tub condensers. Their portfolio includes poitin, rum, and whiskey from traditional pot still recipes, although some of those recipes don't qualify under the current standard of Irish Pot Still whiskey. I've had a chance to sample a number of their expressions and I'm looking forward to getting really geeky about Killowen's production choices, recipes, and the resulting products.Learn more from the source at https://www.killowendistillery.com/Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 08: Seth O’Malley of Wilderton Non-Alcoholic Spirits

Today we'll be speaking with Seth O'Malley, the Founding Distiller of Wilderton Non-Alcoholic Spirits. https://wildertonfree.com/pages/the-storyWant to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Bonus Episode: Whiskey Lodge-cast: Dry Week / Dry January!

For many, it's Dry January. And for the Whiskey Lodge specifically, it's Dry Week. We had planned to have a maker of non-alcoholic spirits join us today for an interview but had to reschedule due to a conflict. It'll be just us today, chatting about building good drinks that scratch that itch for tasting interesting flavor profiles when we're not drinking!

Ep. 07: Murphy Quint of Cedar Ridge Distillery

This week on DemiTastes we'll be speaking with Murphy Quint of Cedar Ridge Distillery, Iowa, about their QuintEssential (yes, named for the Quint family) American Single Malt Whiskey line, as well as touching a bit on the rest of their portfolio. We'll find out what makes this distillery unique among other distilleries in the Midwest and what makes Cedar Ridge's American Single Malt Whiskey so special. They're certainly doing a few interesting things in Iowa. Tune in to find out!Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 06: Boon Boona Coffee’s Efrem Fesaha and Ali Güldüren

Today we'll be talking about Boon Boona Coffee and the art and science of coffee, from selection, to roasting and brewing, with Boon Boona Coffee's founder, Efrem Fesaha, and Coffee Director, Ali Güldüren. We'll also lead these gentlemen through a tasting of 3 distinct and readily available American Single Malt Whiskeys.Long time watchers of DemiTastes will know I'm a huge fan of Boon Boona. This interview will give us a chance to get really geeky about coffee, and maybe even teach these coffee professionals a thing or two about whiskey as we chat.Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5015366613991424

Ep. 05: Jason Parker, Founder of Copperworks Distilling, Part 2

We had a special guest this week: Jason Parker, Founder of Copperworks Distilling. This interview originally aired live on Thursday, December 7th, at 5pm PST. This video is a lightly edited Part 2 of the interview. Sorry for the rough cuts; Twitch doesn't have the best precision in editing. I'll maybe reupload this video later with a bit more precision when I prepare the audio version of this podcast episode.

Ep. 04: Jason Parker, Founder of Copperworks Distilling, Part 1

We had a special guest this week: Jason Parker, Founder of Copperworks Distilling. This interview originally aired live on Thursday, December 7th, at 5pm PST. This video is a lightly edited Part 2 of the interview.Sorry for the rough cuts; Twitch doesn't have the best precision in editing. I'll maybe reupload this video later with a bit more precision when I prepare the audio version of this podcast episode.

Ep. 03: David Thomas Tao, Whiskey Writer and founder of BarBend

I first encountered David Thomas Tao on Twitter and followed him for his whiskey content, and found out later that he was the founder of BarBend, a weightlifting sports media platform, with a podcast by the same name featuring weightlifting athletes. I've enjoyed interacting with David on Twitter and Instagram and he graciously agreed to do a live interview ranging through various topics of interest to both of us, mostly centered around Whiskey and Fitness, and maybe a bit of whatever else comes up. We hope you enjoy!You can find David Thomas Tao on Twitter at https://twitter.com/d_tao and on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/davidthomastao You can find David's writing for VinePair at https://vinepair.com/author/davidtt/Check out BarBend.com and the Bar Bend Podcast at https://barbend.com/podcast/You can find me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/demitastes/ and you can find my writing at https://demitastes.comJoin us in the Whiskey Lodge Discord! https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPT#PleaseDrinkResponsibly