This episode features Becky Harris of Catoctin Creek Distilling Company . Becky and Scott founded Catoctin Creek in 2009. At the time there were about 200 distilleries in the United Sates and 6 in Virginia. They began with a vision of making rye whiskey which was “the whiskey” up until prohibition in the Mid-Atlantic States. At Cotoctin they use… Keep Reading
This episode features Miika Lipiäinen of Kyrö Distillery Company. 5 Friends in a sauna were passing around a bottle of U.S. Rye Whiskey. They started to ask themselves… “Why isn’t anybody making whiskey out of Rye in Finland?” The idea stuck and they began reaching out to those in the distilling industry to help and to determine if… Keep Reading
This episode features Josh Douglas of Widow’s Peak Distilling Company. Mike and Mark Ilg were on a ski trip when they devised a plan for a distillery. Mark had been an avid home brewer for 15 years so the challenge of distilling intrigued him. 2 weeks later, after reading a book, he professed to Mike… Keep Reading
This episode features K.C. Kulp, Tim Baker and Brandon Wyatt of The Whip Tavern. K.C. lost his job as an IT specialist at a major brokerage firm in NYC in 2003. He decided to purchase a biker bar and turned it into The Whip Tavern. K.C. always had a desire to be in the restaurant… Keep Reading
This episode features Jay von Czoernig, Rick von Czoernig, Eric von Czoernig and Michael Froelich of von C Brewing Brewing Company. von C got started as a senior project for Jay while he attended North Eastern University. This is when he wrote the business plan in 1993. The von Czoernig family history of brewing goes… Keep Reading
This episode features Laura Fields of The Delaware Valley Fields Foundation. In this episode Laura and I go down a number of whiskey history tangents. We hope that you enjoy this fascinating journey into some little discussed stories of our past. Available on: 🎧 Apple https://lnkd.in/e5b5gMHQ 🎧 Google https://lnkd.in/eTjP5k_J 🎧 Spotify https://lnkd.in/eD2CvFZm 🎧iHeart Radio https://lnkd.in/eAN8JpSNand more… Highlights From our… Keep Reading
We had an amazing time at the 13th annual CiderCon in Chicago. An astounding 965 people registered for CiderCon 2023, including attendees, vendors, volunteers and speakers. According to organizers New York had the most registrants followed by Michigan, Illinois, California, Washington, and Virginia. Nine different countries were represented including Austria, Canada, France, Guam, Ireland, Korea,… Keep Reading
This episode features Jaime Windon of Lyon Rum. Jaime has a penchant for saying yes to crazy ideas. On a whim she drove down to Kentucky and bought a 26 galloon still to make rum. Lyon Rum was embraced by the small town of St. Michaels, MD as the distillery began to take shape and… Keep Reading
This episode features Lyndon Smith of Botanist and Barrel. Lyndon and his wife Amie Fields have an extensive natural wine background. They also have a wonderful family heritage of being wine producers. Grandpa Abe even produced bathtub tropical hooch. A defunct blueberry farm came for sale nearby where Lyndon grew up. This farm now grows… Keep Reading
This episode features Mark Breen-Klein of Independent Spirits Distillery. Kerry, Mark’s mother, was trying to decide a business to go into as her children were leaving home to explore their lives. Without any experience or knowledge the decision was made to start a distillery. Mark brought his biomedical engineering degree background into the family business.… Keep Reading
