Still Talking

As the title indicates, the fellas are joined by DISCUS president and CEO Chris Swonger.  They discuss the impacts of Covid-19 to the industry in a holistic manner. This includes what the post Covid-19 era may look like and the work that is pertinent to assuring success for all.  
Chris shares information about a “magical tool”, Zeno clearly establishes how he feels about politicians, Colton shares how he surfs the inter-webs with his radio, and Brian holds down the self depreciation StillTalking is known for.  

Side note:  This was recorded during the pandemic but before the current state of national unrest and even further before the rabbits start shooting lasers from their eyes and start to eat all of our children.  
Enough is enough already.

We stand in solidarity and support the BLM movement

This week the guys are joined by Eli Aguilera SVP of Total Wine and More.  They discuss how the pandemic impacts retail and how Total Wine has nimbly adjusted their methods to please the consumer.  
They also reveal the true nature of this podcast, intellectually wane about super bowl ads, and reminisce about comforting smell of dish soap. 

As always, thank you to High Proof Creative for making the magic possible

The fellas are joined by Owner/Distiller Tim Russell of Maggie’s Farm rum in Brian’s favorite city Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.  They discuss how Pennsylvania’s decision to close their state run liquor retail stores impacted Tim’s business and the drinking population in PA as a whole.  
They also daftly cover the hard hitting topics like zesting parties, the lack of food knowledge in France, and how the yinzer population attempts to source their passover wine in this pandemic state.

As always, thank you to High Proof Creative for making the magic possible

Description:  The TTB made some rule changes to the spirit definition requirements.   The fellas decide to discuss the highlights of these changes and the feelings these changes evoked in the distilling community.  

Zeno shares a story about refilling a vodka bottle.  Brian shamelessly plugs an article in his magazine and admits he is in fact a gun guy.  Colton prepared the illustrious list and speaks to one of his favorite passover appetizers.  

This episode the fellas are joined by the one and only Rob Masters to discuss this year’s American Craft Spirits Association spirit awards.  On March 30th the ACSA put on a webinar awards show to accommodate the Covid-19 era social distancing.  The guys recall who won what within the categories while intermingling priceless content involving such topics as; the reading of Bedtime stories, the difficulty of judging and flighting categories, and saffron as a currency.

This week the fellas are joined by owner operator Paul Hletko of FEW spirits. They discuss what everyone is doing during the pandemic and how to plan for the future. Paul provides some insight in what he believes some of the inherent risk are for distilleries making sanitizer and how this whole scenario can be detrimental to many craft distillers.

Colton name drops the Vanilla Bean King, Zeno name drops Keith Villa, and Brian shares his preference in throwing rocks.

Stay safe out there Caleb.

Could we ever do what we do without our sponsor High Proof Creative? Maybe, but it wouldn’t be nearly as good. If you are a distiller with marketing needs we’ve got you covered. Check out the site linked above.

The fellas are joined by Mayor of Salida, Colorado PT Wood. He happens to also be the co-founder and co-owner of Wood’s High Mountain Distillery, so the conversation is vaguely relevant.

PT provides insight on how Covid-19 is impacting local business and the industry at large. He also updates the guys on what he’s excited about in his distillery’s production future. Fear not though. The hard hitting questions about the nuanced flavors of guano, local political intrigue, and the definition of a social distance hug are all answered.

Could we ever do what we do without our sponsor High Proof Creative? Maybe, but it wouldn’t be nearly as good. If you are a distiller with marketing needs we’ve got you covered. Check out the sites linked above.

Have you heard of this Coronavirus? The guys discuss how the pandemic is effecting them personally and the industry as a whole. Yes there is a discussion about hand sanitizer.

The fellas keep their typical jovial tone while Colton catches Brian and Zeno up on his time in Austria and his world travels during our current insanity. Brian touches upon the best things to lick while in the streets and Colton refuses to see gender in his technical booze reading.

Stay safe out there Caleb.