Single Malt Frontier

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

Ep. 02: Caitlin Bartlemay, a Brandy Distiller, talks Vodka with Whiskey Nerds

Today our guest is Head Distiller of Clear Creek Distillary, Brandy maker Caitlin Bartlemay, here to talk with us whiskey nerds about... vodka?! It was a lot of fun, we hope you enjoy!--Join us on The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTBroadcasted live on Twitch - Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/demitastes--As of this video, we are not sponsored, period. (Though we're open to sponsors whose products we enjoy!) For now, any brands we mention and praise are brands we personally love and want to support.If you want to support us, while we don't have a Patreon and we don't take Twitch subscriptions yet, you can buy us a cup of coffee on Ko-Fi:- DemiTastes: https://ko-fi.com/demitastes- Duckphill Platypus: https://ko-fi.com/rangersrespite- Spooky Chicken: (coming soon)- (or feel free to donate to one of us with a note that it's meant to be distributed between the 3 of us)Doug (DemiTastes): - DemiTastes on Discord - DemiTastes on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/demitastes - @DemiTastes on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/demitastes - @DemiTastes on Threads https://threads.net/@DemiTastes - @DemiTastes on Twitter https://twitter.com/DemiTastes - Demi Tastes Whiskey on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@demitasteswhiskey - https://maltrunners.com - a collective blog from a group of reviewers, myself included, who love single malts and other spirits. - Visit the American Single Malt Whiskey Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW - Find my reviews under https://reddit.com/u/demireticent - Buy DemiTastes a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/demitastesPhill (Duckphill Platypus): - Duckphill Platypus on Discord - @DrinkingGeeks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrinkingGeeks - The Ranger's Respite on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite1304 - Buy RangersRespite a coffee! https://ko-fi.com/rangersrespiteIan (Spooky Chicken): - Spooky Chicken on Discord - @SpookierChicken on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SpookierChicken

Ep. 01: Joseph O’Sullivan of McCarthy’s Oregon Single Malt - 6/1/23

Broadcasted live on Twitch -- Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/demitastesThis week we welcomed special guest Joseph O'Sullivan, Master Distiller of All Brands for Hood River Distillers, including Clear Creek and McCarthy's Oregon Single Malt Whiskey. We talk about the most recent release from Clear Creek, McCarthy's 6-year Oloroso-finished (released 5/31/23), and get into details on Garryana Oak, finishing casks, wood management, the recent history of Clear Creek distillery, and the distillers involved in creating this latest release. As usual, we couldn't help ourselves from going off on a few tangents and Joe was happily along for the ride. Also find out what Joe would drink if he could only choose one of his own products and one other product to drink for the rest of his life!As Joe mentioned, the McCarthy's 6-year Oloroso-finished (as well as the PX-finished) can be found on Seelbachs.com and it may also be found on other sites such as Drizly and ReserveBar. Of course, you can also visit the Hood River Distillers tasting room in Hood River, OR to purchase bottles of all of their available releases including the standard 6-year, PX-finished, Oloroso-finished, and a selection of current Cask Strength and 3-year standard offerings, not to mention all of the other whiskeys, brandies, and more currently available from Clear Creek and Hood River Distillers.Apologies for the audio levels not being quite balanced on this one, as well as a couple of hot mics. Production quality is a perpetual work in progress but we aim for continuous improvement.Join us on The Whiskey Lodge Discord: https://discord.gg/KQGkBmtzPTBroadcasted live on Twitch - Watch live at https://www.twitch.tv/demitastes--As of this video, we are not sponsored, period. Any brands we mention and praise are brands we personally love and want to support.Doug (DemiTastes): - DemiTastes on Discord (in The Whiskey Lodge) - @DemiTastes on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/demitastes - @DemiTastes on Twitter https://twitter.com/DemiTastes - @DemiTastes on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/demitastes - Demi Tastes Whiskey on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@demitasteswhiskey - https://maltrunners.com - a collective blog from a group of reviewers, myself included, who love single malts and other spirits. We'll be posting our reviews here while /r/scotch goes dark in protest of recent changes, but we'll keep it going indefinitely thereafter. - Visit the American Single Malt Whiskey Subreddit: https://reddit.com/r/AmericanSMW - /u/DemiReticent on Reddit https://reddit.com/u/demireticent (find my reviews there!)Phill (Duckphill Platypus): - Duckphill Platypus on Discord (in The Whiskey Lodge) - @DrinkingGeeks on Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrinkingGeeks - The Ranger's Respite on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therangersrespite1304Ian (Spooky Chicken): - Spooky Chicken on Discord (in The Whiskey Lodge)