Heads and Tails

Most people in the spirits industry are passionate about their work - they have to be, right? Lila, from La Alazana distillery in Argentina, is different. She has the passion, but it's not about her work per say - it's about the totality of the craft of distilling. Everything, from the type of grain used to how they are farmed, from smoking her own malts to designing their stills - Lila lives and breathes this stuff. We were very fortunate to chat with her and taste some of the amazing spirit they are putting out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off his two-week trip to Scotland, Warren decides to share some of the bounty he collected. You know ... for "education". Warren visited 24 distilleries in 13 days, so he has much to share with us with regard to not only differences in the scotches he tried, but also what cool stuff is going on that we don't even know about. Plus, a lot of the spirits we tried were distillery-only samples, making this show even more amazing!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Copperworks Distilling Co. is making a name for itself in the spirits world, by creating their award-winning spirits from actual craft beer recipes!  When Jason Parker started in the fermentation game, it was way back in the late '80's ... on the beer side of things. As his passion grew, so did his love of spirits, and we were very excited to welcome both Jason and his distiller Greg on the show to talk about how they approach distilling, what sorts of projects they are currently working on, and how you manage growth in the spirits world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lenny Eckstein, head distiller and co-founder of Deerhammer Distilling Company, came in to the studio to chat with us about what it takes to go from homebrewer to distiller! Of course, the conversation came with a good selection of Deerhammer spirits, which is always a bonus.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Many of you are familiar with Heretic Brewing Company, owned by our good friend and host of Brew Strong, Jamil Zanisheff. But did you know he has started a distillery? To learn more about that, we had Malcom Leiben, head distiller at Heretic Distillery, in the studio to talk about how a brewery handles an undertaking like launching a distillery, how to pack fresh aromatics into a vodka, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's show was different than our others - it was our first show without a proper guest! However, we made the best of it by chatting with Erik (again) from ADI about all sorts of topics, plus we did our first round of spirits news. We also received our latest box from Shaker and Spoon, so Warren made us a nice cocktail with a locally-made Rye Whiskey. All in all it was a good time! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brothers Robert and Jonathan Likarish are the driving force behind Ironroot Republic Distilling. Located in northern Texas, Ironroot Republic is kicking out some fantastic spirits, thanks to the Texas heat and a healthy approach to using various strains of heirloom corn. We taste 5 different spirits from Ironroot Republic, and learn what makes each one unique in the spirits game! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are all about enjoying spirits on this show, but today we are delving into the world of judging spirits for competitions! Erik Owens andRead more The post Heads + Tails: Judging Spirits with the American Distilling Institute appeared first on The Brewing Network.

Earl Brown, co-founder of Oakland’s very own Wright & Brown Distilling Company paid us a visit to chat about his distillery, and how he’s working hardRead more The post Heads + Tails: Wright & Brown Distilling Co. appeared first on The Brewing Network.

Colton Weinstein, head distiller at Nashville’s own Corsair Distillery, joins us on this episode of Heads + Tails. Corsair has been producing spirits since 2008,Read more The post Heads + Tails: Corsair Distillery appeared first on The Brewing Network.

New Orleans has a lot to offer, most of it in liquid form. Today we chat with Erik Morningstar, head distiller over at Seven ThreeRead more The post Heads + Tails: Seven Three Distilling appeared first on The Brewing Network.

Portland, Oregon is known mainly for the large numbers of breweries it boasts, but you should really be paying more attention to the growing listRead more The post Heads + Tails: Bull Run Distillery appeared first on The Brewing Network.

The story behind Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery is one that if it was told to you in passing, you wouldn’t believe it. Brothers Andy andRead more The post Heads + Tails: Nelson’s Green Brier Distillery appeared first on The Brewing Network.

The folks from Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery came by the studio to school us on what it takes to be both a full-fledged breweryRead more The post Heads + Tails: Seven Stills Brewery and Distillery appeared first on The Brewing Network.

If you are like us, the world of rum seems very one-dimensional and only good for mixing with your favorite brand of cola. We knewRead more The post Heads + Tails: The Rum Show with Martin Cate appeared first on The Brewing Network.

Marko Karkasevic, from Charbay Spirits, is a 13th generation Master Distiller, who is putting out some amazing stuff. Today on the show, Marko takes usRead more The post Heads + Tails: Charbay Spirits appeared first on The Brewing Network.

Today on the show we are joined by Jake Holshue from Rogue Spirits, out of Newport, Oregon. Jake is at the helm of one ofRead more The post Heads + Tails: Rogue Spirits appeared first on The Brewing Network.

Lost Spirits Distillery has what is perhaps one of the most interesting stories in craft distilling today. Bryan Davis has been tinkering with funky waysRead more The post Heads + Tails: Lost Spirits appeared first on The Brewing Network.

St. George Spirits has been leading the craft spirits movement since their start way back in 1982. Once Lance came on board, things got realRead more The post Heads + Tails: St. George Spirits appeared first on The Brewing Network.

For our first show, we were very pleased to welcome Sean Venus from Venus Spirits in Santa Cruz to our studio. Sean has been distillingRead more The post Heads + Tails: Venus Spirits appeared first on The Brewing Network.