We are all about enjoying spirits on this show, but today we are delving into the world of judging spirits for competitions! Erik Owens and Eric Zandona from the American Distilling Institute were on-hand to walk us through how the folks at ADI judge the entries for their huge competition. Having only judged in beer competitions before, we were very much out of our element here. Find out how we did!
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Heads + Tails: Judging Spirits with the American Distilling Institute

The craft of distilling involves making cuts: the heads, the hearts, and the tails. You have the hearts in your glass, so we are going to bring you everything else. Each month, Heads + Tails serves up interviews, discussion, and news from the world of spirits that aims to broaden your knowledge of these amazing liquids. Have questions or comments? Email us at headsandtails@thebrewingnetwork.com. Heads + Tails is a production of The Brewing Network.

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Most people in the spirits industry are passionate about their work - they have to be, right? Lila, from La Alazana distillery in Argentina, is different. She has the passion, but it's not about her work per say - it's about the totality of the craft of distilling. Everything, from the type of grain used to how they are farmed, from smoking her own malts to designing their stills - Lila lives and breathes this stuff. We were very fortunate to chat with her and taste some of the amazing spirit they are putting out.
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Heads + Tails | La Alazana Distillery

Fresh off his two-week trip to Scotland, Warren decides to share some of the bounty he collected. You know ... for "education". Warren visited 24 distilleries in 13 days, so he has much to share with us with regard to not only differences in the scotches he tried, but also what cool stuff is going on that we don't even know about. Plus, a lot of the spirits we tried were distillery-only samples, making this show even more amazing! 
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Heads + Tails | Beardy Goes To Scotland

Copperworks Distilling Co. is making a name for itself in the spirits world, by creating their award-winning spirits from actual craft beer recipes!  When Jason Parker started in the fermentation game, it was way back in the late '80's ... on the beer side of things. As his passion grew, so did his love of spirits, and we were very excited to welcome both Jason and his distiller Greg on the show to talk about how they approach distilling, what sorts of projects they are currently working on, and how you manage growth in the spirits world.
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Heads + Tails | Copperworks Distilling Co.

Lenny Eckstein, head distiller and co-founder of Deerhammer Distilling Company, came in to the studio to chat with us about what it takes to go from homebrewer to distiller! Of course, the conversation came with a good selection of Deerhammer spirits, which is always a bonus. 
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Heads + Tails | Deerhammer Distilling

Many of you are familiar with Heretic Brewing Company, owned by our good friend and host of Brew Strong, Jamil Zanisheff. But did you know he has started a distillery? To learn more about that, we had Malcom Leiben, head distiller at Heretic Distillery, in the studio to talk about how a brewery handles an undertaking like launching a distillery, how to pack fresh aromatics into a vodka, and much more!
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Heads + Tails: Judging Spirits with the American Distilling Institute

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