Craft Spirits Podcast

The Craft Spirits Podcast

Podcast by The Craft Spirits Podcast

  1. 31 MAR

    69: Cream Liqueurs Roundtable

    Small spirits producers are giving large, global cream liqueur brands from multinational conglomerates a run for their money with an award-winning array of craft brands. A panel of craft cream liqueur producers share their stories and secrets of creating products for today’s craft-savvy consumers. Panelists: Scott Sanders, Tobacco Barn (Hollywood, Maryland) Tom Bard, The Bard Distillery (Graham, Kentucky), JD Recobs, Misunderstood Brands (Bardstown, Kentucky)

    1hr 8min

  2. 27 MAR

    68: Vegetable Spirits & Liqueurs Roundtable

    Garden vegetables are having a moment in the craft spirits industry, bringing savory elements to liqueurs and gin, and even serving as a base substrate for some distillates. Join us as we welcome a trio of producers incorporating everything from Brussels sprouts and peas to asparagus in their creations. Panelists: David Bly, Festif Amaro (Los Angeles) Jon O'Connor, Long Road Distillers (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Aleks Zhdanov, 3BR Distillery (Keyport, New Jersey)

    57 min

  3. 20 MAR

    67: Rye Whiskey Roundtable

    The complete audio from our Rye Whiskey Roundtable. We check in with some of the country’s top craft rye whiskey producers to compare notes on mashbills, flavor profiles, production techniques, grain sourcing, and connecting with a new generation of consumers. We’ll also analyze current rye whiskey sales data in this comprehensive discussion. Who: Gina Holman, J. Carver Distillery (Waconia, Minnesota) Todd Leopold, Leopold Bros. (Denver, Colorado), Brian McKenzie, Finger Lakes Distilling (Burdett, New York)

    1hr 15min

  4. 04/12/2025

    66: David Bly of Festif Amaro

    On this episode we geek out a bit about the amaro category as we welcome David Bly, founder of Festif Amaro in Los Angeles. David’s a Montreal native who brought a great deal of Canadian influence into the creation of Festif Amaro and Festif Choux, the latter of which incorporates Brussels sprouts into its recipe. David developed a deep appreciation for the amaro category during his two decades working in the bar scenes of both New York and L.A. Creativity and artistry are in his DNA, as he’s also been a filmmaker and an actor.

    40 min

  5. 21/10/2025

    65: Chaz & Darin Vest and Maggie Campbell of American Cane

    Host Jeff Cioletti sits down with the team behind American Cane, a new American rum producer in Louisiana. Maggie Campbell, formerly of Privateer Rum and Mount Gay Rum, joins American Cane co-founders Chaz and Darin Vest as CEO. Together, they discuss the past, present and future of the American rum category, as well as what's in store at American Cane.

    44 min

  6. 14/08/2025

    64: Best Bars Roundtable

    Today on the program, we’ve got a bit of a special treat. We’re presenting the complete audio from our Best Bars roundtable, which I hosted last month. For the roundtable we invited the personalities behind three of the venues that made our Best Bars in America list, which we showcased in the May/June issue of CRAFT SPIRITS magazine. Our distinguished panel included Natasha Bahrami of the Gin Room in St. Louis—whom you briefly heard at the top of this program—Marc Figueiras of Dullboy and other bars in Jersey City, New Jersey; and Aaron Post of Valkyrie in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our guests gave us actionable insight on the key elements they look for when they’re adding craft spirits to their product rosters.

    1hr 7min
  7. 63: Sydney Jones of Heaven Hill Springs Distillery

    27/06/2025

    63: Sydney Jones of Heaven Hill Springs Distillery

    Sydney Jones is a supervisor and lead distillery technician at Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Previously, she served as head distiller for FEW Spirits in Evanston, Illinois, and has been working in the distilled spirits industry since 2016. She is also the co-host of the Spirits & Distilling Podcast. In a wide-ranging discussion about whiskey and distilling, Jones shares details on Heaven Hill’s new distillery and portfolio, her passion for education in the whiskey world, and much more.

    47 min
  8. 62: Joseph O'Sullivan of Minden Mill Distilling

    29/05/2025

    62: Joseph O'Sullivan of Minden Mill Distilling

    Joseph O’Sullivan is the master distiller at Minden Mill Distilling in Minden, Nevada. O’Sullivan started his distilling career in 2005, and was previously the master distiller for Hood River, Oregon-based Clear Creek Distillery. At Minden Mill, O’Sullivan oversees production of the distillery’s estate-made spirits, which include bourbon, rye, and a recently released American single malt whiskey. For this episode, O’Sullivan sat down with CRAFT SPIRITS magazine editor in chief Jeff Cioletti at the 12th annual American Craft Spirits Convention & Expo this March in Tucson, Arizona. They discuss O’Sullivan’s move from Oregon to Nevada, his passion for sharing knowledge in the spirits industry, the concept of terroir in whiskey, the current and future state of no- and low-alcohol spirits, and much more.

    32 min
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  • Creator
    The Craft Spirits Podcast
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    69
  • Rating
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