Richard Shane

Episode 208 – Broken Shed Vodka – Mark Simmonds

This episode features ⁠Mark Simmonds⁠ of ⁠Broken Shed Vodka⁠.

It was in 2009 that two Americans came down to Lake Wanaka on holiday. They fell in love with New Zealand. They were drinking vodka martini’s with Mark and the asked the question. “Why are we drinking these with imported vodka?” Mark has twenty five plus years of experience under his belt making booze. Conversations ensued and a plan was created to take vodka made in New Zealand to the United States market. They developed a recipe for their vodka that is produced from whey. Through product development and trial and error, the resounding favorite, in the shed was the iteration that we enjoy today. Drink it straight, in your favorite cocktail or try making your own infusion.

P.O. Box 829, Wanaka 9343 New Zealand – www.BrokenShed.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Chopin Vodka⁠

⁠Wanaka Lake⁠

⁠Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits

Episode 207 – Wilderness Trail Distillery – Dr. Pat Heist

This episode features ⁠Dr. Pat Heist ⁠of ⁠Wilderness Trail Distillery⁠.

Wilderness Trail Distillery is the culmination of expertise that began as a fermentation company. ⁠Shane Baker⁠ and Pat Heist started ⁠Ferm Solutions⁠, a fermentation company that services hundreds of distilleries. It was the knowledge that they gained through working with distilleries and breweries that led them to open Wilderness Trail. They are a very scientific minded distillery that pulls its working comprehension and skillfulness from their years of experiences. They are the “Science Guys” of bourbon making outstanding whiskey that will continue to set the benchmark for years to come.

4095 Lebanon Rd, Danville, KY 40422 – (859) 402-8707 –

www.WildernessTrailDistillery.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Kentucky Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠Limestone Branch Distillery⁠

⁠Four Roses Distillery⁠

⁠Moonshine University⁠

⁠James Beam Institute⁠

⁠Kentucky Distillers Association⁠

⁠Savannah Bananas⁠

⁠Drew Mayville⁠

⁠Ted Talk

Episode 206 – Tepache Sazón – Rio Chenery

This episode features ⁠Rio Chenery⁠ of ⁠Tepache Sazón⁠.

Tepache is a fermented fruit or vegetable wine from Mexico. It dates back to prior to the Spanish arriving. This was originally a fermented corn drink from the Aztecs. This tepache comes from Michoacán and is something new to the United States market. Tepache Sazón is a unique regional drink that has claims to aid in digestion. You will find it at celebrations, family gatherings and anywhere that fun is being experienced.

www.TepacheSazon.com – ⁠Instagram

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and more…

Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn⁠

⁠Kilinga Bacanora⁠

⁠Total Wine and More⁠

⁠Astor Wines

Episode 205 – Buzz Mead – Walt Talunas and Steve Occhiolini

This episode features Walt Talunas and Steve Occhiolini of ⁠⁠Buzz Mead⁠⁠.

Buzz Mead got started on a whim. 3 Bee Keepers Walt, Steve and George came together to sell honey from their apiaries. They make and sell a wide variety of cream and infused honeys. It was George that made the suggestion to start making mead. Walt has been home brewing for thirty years and already had experience making mead. Today it’s all about the creation process. What people want and what they can share and give them to have new experiences. Their perspective on mead is crisp, refreshing and full of flavor. Lots of bold expressions that give a tip of the cap to the styles that beer drinkers love.

www.RevolutionBees.com – ⁠⁠Instagram⁠

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and more…

Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Fraktured Sauce⁠

⁠Bowers Chile Pepper Festival⁠

⁠Chester County Bee Keepers Association⁠

⁠Philadelphia Bee Company⁠

⁠Independent Spirits Distillery⁠

⁠West Chester Growers Market⁠

⁠Philly Wine Festival

Episode 204 – Shore Sauce – Neil Narcisse

This episode features Neil Narcisse of ⁠Shore Sauce⁠.

Shore sauce started 6 years ago. Neil sat down to dinner one night and he emptied the last bottle of hot sauce in the house. He looked at the bottle and its simple ingredients. He googled recipes and how to make hot sauce. One of his favorites at Buffalo Wild Wings is the Mango Habanero. That was the flavor that he wanted to start with. He set out to make this for himself. He did however share his creation with friends and family. They all raved about how amazing his sauce was. With a belief that he was on to something, Neil started to work on a pineapple variation. That clicked too. Next was to look into and understand how the hot sauce industry worked before setting out to create a business. His sauce will transport you to memories in your past. He is the “Hot Sauce Travel Agent”. He tantalizes you with bold flavors. You will want to look for foods to add his delectable sauce to.

P.O. Box 1527, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 – (732) 638-1034 – www.ShoreSauce.com – ⁠Instagram

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and more…

Highlights From our Discussion:⁠

⁠Bowers Chile Pepper Festival⁠

⁠Dutch Hill Farm Market⁠

⁠Nevermore Hot⁠

⁠Fiery Foods Festival⁠

⁠Black Eyed Susan Spice Co.⁠

⁠Lisa Roper Wicker

Episode 203 – Bad Ideas Beverage – Brian Makela

This episode features ⁠Brian Makela⁠ of ⁠Bad Ideas Beverage⁠.

Brian has a background in food science. He’s been in the food and beverage industry throughout his career.It was in 2019 that the decided to take a leap and form his own company. He honed his skills and expertise which brought him to the next company, Bad Ideas Beverage. Here you can walk out the door with a fully manufactured finished product. His wheel house is spirits and ready to drink cocktails but his company also helps to create energy and non-alcoholic products. Brian’s belief is to take real food, from real ingredients and with real stories. His clients believe the same thing.

102 North Cross St. Unit 7, Wheaton, IL, 60187 –

331-806-3175 – www.BadIdeasBeverage.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Conversation:

⁠Diageo⁠

⁠Formulated Ethonal Solutions⁠

⁠Will Blum⁠

⁠Bluebird Hardwater⁠

⁠American Distilling Institute⁠

⁠Scott’s Mini Woodshop

Episode 202 – Kilinga Bacanora – Rodrigo Bojorquez

This episode features Rodrigo Bojorquez of ⁠Kilinga Bacanora⁠.

Bacanora is the original sprit from the state of Sonora. It’s a mezcal variety that pays tribute to his mother by naming it Kilinga. He developed into an agave aficionado but wasn’t fond of bacanora. It was a barbecue at a friends house that helped to change his mind about the spirit. He already had agave planted at his ranch. The next step was to learn how to produce bacanora. His hobby has turned into his business. Mom and Dad told him “you have something here”. Established in 2018, this elegant and complex spirit has quickly been recognized and awarded. It’s a family effort to bring Kalinga Bacanora to the world.

www.KilingaBacanora.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn⁠

⁠San Diego Spirits Festival⁠

⁠New York World Spirits Competition

Episode 201 – Black Eyed Susan Spice Co. – Sebastian Shriver

This episode features ⁠Sebastian Shriver⁠ of ⁠Black Eyed Susan Spice Co⁠.

Tim, Ron and Sebastian met playing bar trivia in Fells Point, at ⁠Max’s Tap House⁠ in Baltimore. Sebastian began creating hot sauces at home. It was Ron who was the most vocal about getting out and selling the original flavor “Death by Chocolate”. They founded the company in 2017 and went into production in 2019. There are many more amazing flavors to choose from. The different creations reflect their love of hot sauce and the spirit of Maryland. They have been featured on Hot Ones and have been honored with quite a few prestigious awards.

www.BlackEyedSpices.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Bowers Chile Pepper Festival⁠

⁠Hot Ones⁠

⁠Fiery Foods and BBQ Show⁠

⁠McClintock Distilling⁠

⁠Distillery of Modern Art⁠

⁠Caribbean Pot⁠

⁠Smoking J’s Fiery Foods⁠

⁠Lyon Rum⁠

⁠Peabody Heights Brewery⁠

⁠Ginger Goat⁠

⁠Nevermore Hot⁠

⁠Asheville Brewers Alliance⁠

⁠North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild

Episode 200 – Asbury Park Distilling Co. – Kelly Bodnar

This episode feature ⁠Kelly Bodnar⁠ of ⁠Asbury Park Distilling Co.⁠

The founders felt the vibe and recognized the huge art and music scene that was leading the renaissance of Asbury Park. Foot traffic was picking up and it made sense to launch a distillery on Memorial Day 2017. ⁠Bill Tambussi ⁠was the first master distiller that set everything up and got the spirits launched. They began with vodka and gin and an amazing cocktail program. They were laying down barrels to create bourbon from the start. Kelly began her journey at the distillery wanting to soak up and learn everything that she could about how it all worked. Bill brought her on and over time she was ready to take the reins and put her own spin and personality on what was being distilled and bottled. Her passion and love of this craft distillery shines through. Kelly and this awesome team are “putting spirits into their spirits”.

527 Lake Ave, Asbury Park, NJ 07712 – (732) 455-3935 –

www.APDistilling.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Distillery of Modern Art⁠

⁠American Metal Whiskey⁠

⁠Rutgers – Food Science Program⁠

⁠Laird’s⁠

⁠San Francisco World Spirits Competition⁠

⁠Lush Wine and Spirits⁠

⁠Rabbit Hill Malt⁠

⁠American Distilling Institute⁠

⁠Liberty Pole Spirits⁠

⁠Porkchop

Episode 199 – Distillery of Modern Art – Matt Greif

This episode features ⁠Matt Greif ⁠of the ⁠Distillery of Modern Art⁠.

Matt was working at a distillery in Northern Chicago and he was looking for a change of scenery. After 25 years of distilling in the backdrop of Chicago he was called to go to Atlanta. There was a start up distillery waiting for his talents. Matt has always been about the science of things. Today he gets to incorporate the science and art component at The Distillery of Modern Art. The location houses a rotating art gallery, a high end cocktail bar and an event space. ⁠Seth Watson⁠ has provided a vision that expresses his love of spirits, his love of events and his love of modern art. All this makes for an artistic approach to craft spirts and a feast for the senses.

2197 Irvindale Way, Chamblee, GA 30341 – (404) 482-2663

www.DistilleryofModernArt.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn⁠

⁠Thoroughbred Wines and Spirits⁠

⁠Heriot Watt University⁠

⁠American Distilling Institute⁠

⁠Astraea Spirits⁠

⁠Distiller Woody Dombrosky⁠

⁠Wood Hat Spirits⁠

⁠New Orleans Spirit Competition