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Episode 132 – Kyrö Distillery Company – Miika Lipiäinen

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 this was a viable concept. Two and a half years later found them opening Kyrö Distillery Company. Today they see themselves as pioneers in the rye whisky space. Since opening they have won the best gin for a gin & tonic at the International Wine and Spirits Competition in London. They’re winning hearts, minds and spirit enjoying palates of those that are giving Kyrö a try. Don’t miss the chance to enjoy some of their wonderful gin or whiskys. As they say in Finland… Kippis!

www.KyroDistillery.com – ⁠Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

⁠International Wine and Spirits Competition⁠

⁠Koval Distillery⁠

⁠Northeast Barrel Company ⁠

⁠Mid-August Distillery Festival⁠

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn

Episode 131 – Widow’s Peak Distilling Company – Josh Douglas

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 that he was ready to distill vodka. They set up shop distilling their spirits in Peach Bottom, PA. The doors to the cocktail bar and tasting room opened in Ambler, PA in July of 2022. What you will discover here are spirits layered with flavor and a nuanced sipping experience. They provide a wide variety of cocktails to highlight they’re handcrafted in PA spirits.

10 E Butler Ave, Ambler, PA 19002 – (267) 209-0551 – www.WidowsPeakDistilling.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Sorrentino Pasta and Provisions

Michelle Cudia

Forrest & Main

Painted Stave Distilling

Philadelphia Distilling

Bees Knees Cocktail

MGP

Ambler, PA

Episode 130 – The Whip Tavern – K.C. Kulp, Tim Baker and Brandon Wyatt

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 business. He opened the whip in 2005 and today it is a premier destination restaurant. A quiet little British style country pub with delicious food and a phenomenal beer and cider selection. The restaurant serves as much locally sourced food as possible. The atmosphere, the portions, the flavors, the energy and the amazing service all come together to make The Whip a special Gem. This should most certainly be on your bucket list to visit again and again and again.

1383 N Chatham Rd, Coatesville, PA 19320 – (610) 383-0600 – www.TheWhipTavern.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Syracuse University

Robert Burns

Guy Fawkes Day

Old Speckled Hen

Russian River Brewing

Goose Island Brewery

The Farm at Doe Run

Swarmbustin Honey

Duck Butts Meadery

For Fox Sake Cider

Big Hill Ciderworks

Cidercon

PA Farm Show

Innocent Gun

Episode 129 – von C Brewing Co. – Jay, Rick and Eric von Czoernig and Michael Froelich

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 back to 1860.

The lineage reaches back to Christian Schmidt who founded the largest brewery in Philadelphia.

Finally in 2020 they were ready to put that business plan into action.

Today what is retro is cool.

They brew the OG Pils which is their nod to the Schmidt’s legacy.

This is what helped to make Schmidt’s a household name.

At von C you get to drink brewing history… past , present and future.

We had such an amazing time with the Von C team.

Their story is as captivating as the memorabilia in the brewery.

However, the reason you come is for the incredible beer and lively energy.

Prost!

1210 Stanbridge St Suite 300, Norristown, PA 19401 – (484) 231-1501 – www.vonCBrewing.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Christian Schmidt Brewing Company

Adam Scheidt Brewing Company

McGillin’s Olde Ale House

Cousins Maine Lobster

Dogfish Head

Tree House Brewing Company

Thomas Hooker Brewing Co.

Darren Daulton Foundation

Whiskey Tangents with Laura Fields

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.

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Episode 128 – Cidercon 2023

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, New Zealand, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

This episode features our experience at Cidercon 2023 in Chicago. You will hear our perspective of the incredible cider share which gave us the opportunity to enjoy a wide variety of ciders and perrys. The opening remarks by Eleanor Leger and Michelle McGrath set the tone for the convention. Keynote speaker Sunny Gandara gave the attendees an insight into the vegan consumer.

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The following were featured guests:

Northeast Barrel Company

Uncle John’s Cider Mill

Brother Monk Ciderworks

Northwest Cider Association

CiderCon 2024 will be held in Portland, Oregon from January 16-19, 2024. We can’t wait to see you there.

Episode 127 – Lyon Rum – Jamie Windon

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 grow. It’s Jaime’s love of making things for people and serving them that has helped to make this rum distillery a major success. They’re putting a unique fingerprint on the rum industry by making genuinely flavorful and complex spirits.

605 S Talbot St UNIT 6, St Michaels, MD 21663 – (443) 333-9181– www.LyonRum.com – Facebook

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Highlights From our Discussion:

Tiffani Barriere

Amaro Santoni

Rise Up Coffee Roasters

Episode 126 – Botanist & Barrel – Lyndon Smith

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 a wide variety of fruits including blueberries, apples, pears, aw well ask botanical. This is where Botanist and Barrel was born. They create delicious nuanced natural ciders and wines.

32 Broadway St Suite 110, Asheville NC 28801 – (828) 338-9516– www.BotanistandBarrel.com – Facebook

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Highlights From our Discussion:

Défi Wines

Good Food Guild

Eda Rhyne

DeAngelo Williams

Artifact Cider Project

Enlightenment Wines Meadery

Graft Cidery

Crooked Run Fermentation

Episode 125 – Indepenent Spirits Distillery – Mark Breen-Klein

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. His attention to detail and a focus on a uniform product takes their spirits to a new level. There are quite a few expressions to be proud of which are all unique, creative and full of flavor. These are expressions that pay homage to the local farmers of South Jersey that surround this family craft distillery.

131 Davidson Rd, Woolwich Township, NJ 08085

(609) 202-5458– www.ISDistillery.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

Two Bridges Wine, Beer and Spirits Trail

Rabbit Hill Farms

Mood’s Farm Market

Tito’s Vodka