Craft Spirits Podcast

Small spirits producers are giving large, global cream liqueur brands from multinational conglomerates a run for their money with an award-winning array of craft brands. A panel of craft cream liqueur producers share their stories and secrets of creating products for today’s craft-savvy consumers. Panelists: Scott Sanders, Tobacco Barn (Hollywood, Maryland) Tom Bard, The Bard Distillery (Graham, Kentucky), JD Recobs, Misunderstood Brands (Bardstown, Kentucky)

Garden vegetables are having a moment in the craft spirits industry, bringing savory elements to liqueurs and gin, and even serving as a base substrate for some distillates. Join us as we welcome a trio of producers incorporating everything from Brussels sprouts and peas to asparagus in their creations. Panelists: David Bly, Festif Amaro (Los Angeles) Jon O'Connor, Long Road Distillers (Grand Rapids, Michigan) Aleks Zhdanov, 3BR Distillery (Keyport, New Jersey)

The complete audio from our Rye Whiskey Roundtable. We check in with some of the country’s top craft rye whiskey producers to compare notes on mashbills, flavor profiles, production techniques, grain sourcing, and connecting with a new generation of consumers. We’ll also analyze current rye whiskey sales data in this comprehensive discussion. Who: Gina Holman, J. Carver Distillery (Waconia, Minnesota) Todd Leopold, Leopold Bros. (Denver, Colorado), Brian McKenzie, Finger Lakes Distilling (Burdett, New York)

On this episode we geek out a bit about the amaro category as we welcome David Bly, founder of Festif Amaro in Los Angeles. David’s a Montreal native who brought a great deal of Canadian influence into the creation of Festif Amaro and Festif Choux, the latter of which incorporates Brussels sprouts into its recipe. David developed a deep appreciation for the amaro category during his two decades working in the bar scenes of both New York and L.A. Creativity and artistry are in his DNA, as he’s also been a filmmaker and an actor.

Host Jeff Cioletti sits down with the team behind American Cane, a new American rum producer in Louisiana. Maggie Campbell, formerly of Privateer Rum and Mount Gay Rum, joins American Cane co-founders Chaz and Darin Vest as CEO. Together, they discuss the past, present and future of the American rum category, as well as what's in store at American Cane.