Epiosde 102 - Not Tequila

In this episode, we chat with RB Wolfensberger, head distiller at Gray Wolf Craft Distilling, about his new American Agave Spirit: Lobo. Some of the topics we discus include: How his new American agave spirit - called "Lobo" - fits in with the other products in the Gray Wolf portfolio, which we taste and nose as we go. The differences between using an agave heart or "pina" vs. using an agave nectar as the base for a distilled spirit. Why barrel aging agave spirits is traditionally very different than most other barrel-aging approaches, and what RB is doing to kinda shake things up and set his product apart. The challenges of introducing a non-tequila, non-mezcal agave spirit into an American market that takes comfort in traditional agave categories and classifications. An on-air cocktail demo using the Lobo to make a dry, refreshing riff on an agave Manhattan. Meditations on the late, great distiller Dave Pickerel, And much, much more