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
This episode features Mike Contreras of 2SP Brewing Company. 2SP was conceived in 2015. Mike is the director of sales and marketing. While he was working at Dogfish Head Brewing, the owner of 2 Stones Pub, Mike Stiglitz gave him a call. He shared that he was thinking about starting a brewery. He was already… Keep Reading
This episode features Amanda Beckwith of Virginia Distillery Company. Dr. George G. Moore was an Irishman who came to the United States in the 1970’s. He loved collecting and drinking single malt whisky’s. In 2011 the dream of a distillery began to become a reality. In 2013 George’s son Gareth took over the reigns when his father passed… Keep Reading
This episode features Tetsuro Mayazaki of Iichiko Shochu. Shochu is the original Japanese craft distilled spirit. It is more popular than sake and Japanese whisky. This delicious spirit is a newcomer to the American market. All of these years it has been unique to Japan and its restaurants. Iichiko Shochu is distilled from barley. In 1979 Iichiko was… Keep Reading
Resize main navigation Canary Cocktails and Spirits – Episode 32 The What’s Happening Delco Podcast 9:25Change progress 1:31:31Change volume NEW PODCAST EPISODE Good Intent Cider – Matt Simon Fermented Adventure The Podcast Dec 14 1 hr 3 min Episode Description This episode features Matt Simon of Good intent Cider. For Adam Redding, cidermaking began as a hobby. He took… Keep Reading
This episode features Luca Missaglia of Amaro Santoni. Luca is driven by passion. Amaro Santoni, an Italian Apartivo comes from the heart. He also has a love of cocktails and brand building. His focus is to help bartenders get out of their comfort zone. Luca grew up in Milan. Very early on he discovered that the zest for… Keep Reading
This episode features Laura Fields of The Delaware Valley Fields Foundation. Nothing ever stops in farming. In 2015 they started out with five ounces of Keystone Rosen Rye grain. Today there are over 400 acres that have been planted. This project was created for distillers to purchase direct from farmers. Currently, there are nine farming partners growing… Keep Reading
