This episode features Melissa and Kyle Reed of 5:dirty. Melissa has a love for dirty martinis. For her and her mom Maria, it’s their everyday go to cocktail. The search was on to make the perfect dirty martini. Kyle and Melissa’s reputation grew and their friends and family would encourage them to bring their dirty… Keep Reading
This episode features Aaron Risser of Fetish Brewing Company. Fetish can trace it’s roots to a backyard creation, flourishing into what it is today. In 2005, Aaron brewed his first beer, which was most likely a dark pumpkin ale. Like many he brewed for the experience and to give his beer away to other people.… Keep Reading
We welcome back Jason Fogg of Pops McCann Whiskey. There are now 4 new expressions of Pops McCann Whiskey to tell the story. I got to sit down with Jason and we talked about family and heritage. Each individual bottle represents an adventure. He weaves the heritage of his family and the Irish immigration story… Keep Reading
This episode features Ray and Sage Disch of Sourland Mountain Spirits. “Be a maker, not a taker.”We truly had a fantastic time sitting down with Ray and Sage. Back in the early 90’s Ray was inspired by a story that he heard on the radio about a husband and wife who worked as commodity traders… Keep Reading
This episode features Steve Bashore of George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery. “The best whiskeys we’ve made have yet to be bottled .”Steve has worked in the museum field for over 30 years and is a miller by trade. Add to that resume being the head distillery at a place where he keeps history alive. Being… Keep Reading
In this episode we sit down with Emily Lader of Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. Emily is back with us on the podcast. We discuss the impact Covid has had on the Philadelphia restaurant and bar scene. We talk about how people are enjoying their spirits at home and that Tequila sales are up. We… Keep Reading
This episode features Kathy Ganser of Devil’s Creek Brewery. “Wouldn’t it be cool to start a brewery?” The seed was planted in 2015, Kathy and Anthony decided to open a brewery. Kathy went for it and dove right in. Doing site planning and drawing from her background in graphic design, she made the branding… Keep Reading
This episode features Bill Mathias of Old Republic Distillery. “We distill for flavor baby… It’s all about the flavor.” The distillery started with a passion. Bill’s grandfather and great grandfather made home made wine. They made dandelion and watermelon rind wine. They made alcohol from what was readily available. Bill was curious about how they… Keep Reading
This episode features Bill Cox of Pine Tavern Distillery. Bill and his family love to go camping for their vacations. They pack up the campers and check out places on the East Coast. On one of their trips they visited Copper Fox Distillery in Sperryville, Virginia. Later they pondered, “Why is there nothing like this… Keep Reading
This episode features Cheyne Geverd and Fiona Palumbo of Fraktured Sauce. Cheyne characterizes the start Fractured as a mid life crisis event. Cheyne’s father determined that he couldn’t taste food anymore and they started growing hot peppers in the backyard. Spicy food stuck with the family. Fiona grew up in Brazil where her father would… Keep Reading
