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CRAFTED episodes

September 30 The Roots of American Craft Distilling w/ St. George Spirits
Lance Winters has one of the stranger paths to becoming a master distiller: nuclear engineering, the Navy, brewing, and eventually showing up at St. George Spirits with a bottle of homemade whiskey.
Three decades later, Lance has helped shape St. George into one of America’s most influential craft distilleries. In this episode, Lance and Eli discuss St. George’s early days as one of the first American craft distilleries; what it means to create something new in established spirits categories; and the many methods and techniques St. George uses to achieve great distillation.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Lance’s Path to Distilling (2:05)
Origins of St. George Spirits (7:40)
Creating St. George’s Single Malt (21:28)
Bringing Back Absinthe (35:37)
Terroir Gin & Place-Driven Distilling (47:27)
The Future of St. George (1:06:58)
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1 hr 10 min
September 23 Slow Beer: Templin Family Brewing owner, Kevin Templin
How did Templin Family Brewing become one of the most respected breweries in the USA? Today, Eli talks to owner, Kevin Templin, about his approach to craft brewing, German brewing traditions, and what it takes to build a brewery where quality comes before speed.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
From Skiing to Brewing (1:14)
Regulations in Utah (5:15)
German Beers (7:25)
Sensory Evaluation (8:33)
Starting a New Brewery (10:21)
Fermentation (14:25)
Smoked Beers (20:15)
Wine vs. Beer (23:55)
American Light Lager (31:46)
The Art of Expanding (37:43)
The Importance of Glassware (41:22)
State of the Beer Industry (44:48)
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50 min
September 16 Becoming a Master Bladesmith w/ Zack Jonas
While most of us use knives every day without thinking much about them, Zack Jonas has spent his life thinking about almost nothing else. And today, the founder of Jonas Blade & Metalworks joins Eli to explain how a former philosophy major became one of just over 100 master bladesmiths in the mysterious world of Damascus steel.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Recent Knife Expo (1:42)
"Make and Take" classes (9:43)
The Path to Mastery (13:34)
Journeyman Smith (15:21)
Fit & Finish (25:11)
Master Smith Test (25:11)
Metal to Knife: Damascus (32:13)
Variances & Functionality (40:40)
Forging from Billets (45:07)
Acid & Patterns (56:24)
Edges & Sharpness (1:03:13)
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1 hr 14 min
September 09 The James Beard Foundation: Its Origins, Mission, & Current Work w/ JBF Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride
If you love great food and great restaurants, then you’re probably familiar with the extremely prestigious James Beard Awards. But there is more to the James Beard Foundation, and today, you’ll learn more about its origins, its mission, its work today, and you’ll get a fantastic history of American culinary culture from the JBF’s Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride.
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CRAFTED ep 115: James Beard Winner, Bucheron
TOPICS & TIMES:
What is the James Beard Foundation? (4:02)
Origins of the Foundation (5:49)
A History of ‘Fine Dining’ & American Culinary Culture (10:38)
Anne’s Background: from Switzerland to Louisiana (15:50)
How JBF Helps w/ the Business Side of Restaurants (27:54)
More on the Mission & Principles of JBF (40:45)
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1 hr 2 min
September 05 Skier & Chef Mark Connell on Great Palates & Cheap Pizza
What does it actually mean to have a “great palate”? In this episode of the Vault, originally featured on CRAFTED, Jonathan talked to lifelong skier and PARC Aspen Chef, Mark Connell, about “supertasters,” and why some chefs can detect tiny changes in a dish while still loving Domino’s pizza.
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11 min
September 01 Did Accountants Ruin Whiskey? With Leopold Bros founder, Todd Leopold
What do rye whiskey, fruit brandy, and vinegar have in common? At one point, they were all made on the same kind of still. Todd Leopold, co-founder and owner of Leopold Bros, has spent years resurrecting that lost production method, including commissioning the first three-chamber still built since Prohibition. Today, Todd and Eli discuss what drew Todd to that forgotten technology, and why he believes the results are worth the inefficiencies.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
The Peach Harvest (1:50)
From Peaches to Spirits (9:23)
Colorado Agriculture, Tradition, & Local Sourcing (14:02)
The Three-Chamber Still (27:02)
Doublers (47:41)
Vinegar Production (53:38)
Gin Botanicals & Vermouth (1:07:56)
The Future of Distilling (1:24:21)
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1 hr 30 min
August 27 Why This Device Could Change the Way You Make Coffee
What exactly is ‘pressure-brewed’ coffee? (Hint: it’s not espresso.) Today, Presston founder Korey Dausz joins Simon Stewart to talk about designing and building a coffee maker that uses pressure to make great coffee, in a simple, plastic-free, sustainable way.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Korey’s Coffee Journey (2:20)
It’s Possible to Have Great Coffee on the Road (6:08)
What is ‘Pressure-Brewed’ Coffee? (8:01)
Prototyping (11:01)
Built to Last a Lifetime (16:52)
Manufacturing in China (19:57)
Presston vs. AeroPress (39:38)
Pressure, Heat, or Time? (32:05)
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49 min
August 26 Why This Device Could Change the Way You Make Coffee
What exactly is ‘pressure-brewed’ coffee? (Hint: it’s not espresso.) Today, Presston founder Korey Dausz joins Simon Stewart to talk about designing and building a coffee maker that uses pressure to make great coffee, in a simple, plastic-free, sustainable way.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Korey’s Coffee Journey (2:20)
It’s Possible to Have Great Coffee on the Road (6:08)
What is ‘Pressure-Brewed’ Coffee? (8:01)
Prototyping (11:01)
Built to Last a Lifetime (16:52)
Manufacturing in China (19:57)
Presston vs. AeroPress (39:38)
Pressure, Heat, or Time? (32:05)
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49 min
August 19 High West’s Master Distiller, Isaac Winter, on the Most Misunderstood Word in Whiskey
Today we’re talking with the master distiller of one of the most prominent American whiskey producers of the past two decades, High West Whiskey. High West built much of its reputation through blending, which has long been a tradition in Scotch whisky but has often been treated with suspicion by American whiskey drinkers. In this episode, master distiller, Isaac Winter, joins us to investigate why blending has been so misunderstood.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Introduction to High West Distillery (0:00)
Isaac Winter’s Journey (4:09)
The Philosophy of High West (23:13)
Creative Tension in Whiskey Blending (27:05)
The Scotch Whisky Tradition (29:33)
The Blending Process at High West (35:48)
Collaboration with ‘The Prisoner’ Winery (51:59)
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57 min
August 12 Zerno Founder Vel Genov on Coffee Grinders, Burr Geometry, Particle Analysis, & More
Zerno manufactures some of the best coffee grinders in the world, and last week, Jonathan Ellsworth returned to Zerno HQ to get into the weeds with founder, Vel Genov, about coffee grinder burrs, particle analysis, burr geometry, some big updates, and the future of Zerno. If you care about manufacturing in America, or uncompromising craftsmanship, or you love coffee, you need to know the Zerno story.
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TOPICS & TIMES:
Catch Up & Refresher on Zerno (5:00)
Chasing Retention Reduction (21:00)
Updates at Zerno (24:54)
Burrs (31:07)
Burrs & Price (40:09)
How Flavor is Affected (41:07)
Consistency in Burr Manufacturing (51:34)
Swapping Burrs (57:55)
The Z2 Grinder & Lessons Learned (1:02:13)
Bikes! (1:16:02)
The Future of Zerno (1:17:34)
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1 hr 24 min

About CRAFTED

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CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well.