In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with Steven Guido. Steven is the CEO and Co-Founder of Aeva labs a platform for developing and scaling spirits. Steven talked about his start into the spirits business, what Aeva labs is trying to accomplish, he gave us a little behind the scenes of their process, and their focus on flavor and so much more!

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure talking with Murphy Quint of Cedar Ridge Distillery located in Swisher, IA. Murphy is the Director of Operations for Cedar Ridge, and we chatted about his history and how he got into the spirits business, their aha-moment for their Bourbon. We chatted about American Single Malt Whiskey and the advantage it currently has on the market! And so much more!

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure talking with Suzanne Henrickson, founder of the Crafty Cask. Suzanne by trade is a market researcher and storyteller and over the last few years, she has been focusing on telling the stories behind some of your favorite craft producers. We chatted about her previous career and how that lead to the current business, how to tell stories about your brand, how to focus on those stories, favorites books, building a mailing list, social media tips for craft distilleries and so much more!

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with Cheryl Durzy. Cheryl is the CEO behind Liberation Distribution or LibDid. And in this episode, we chatted about how she got started in the beverage industry, talked about strategies and how distilleries should be looking at distribution, their partnership with RNDC, looked into the future, and where we are potentially going with a DTC approach and so much more.

In this special episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, I sat down and chat with Chris Swonger the CEO and President of DISCUS and Responsiblity.org.

We chatted about how distilleries are jumping in and assisting with the production of hand sanitizer, the ongoing discussions with the FDA, their new portal to help distillers navigate production of hand sanitizer, their new podcast and so much more.

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with Ryan Christiansen.

Ryan is the President and Head Distillery behind Caledonia Spirits located in Vermont and best known for their Barr Hill Gin and Vodka. And what an episode, we chatted about Ryan's beginnings, how bees and honey became a core of what they do, favorite books, expansion headaches, SKU selection and so much more.

A quick podcast to go over the requirements for the COVID-19 response from the TTB and how distilleries can help with the production of hand sanitizers.

Please use the recommendations from the TTB and WHO and don't deviate if you are going to produce hand sanitizer.

Links:

WHO Formula: https://www.who.int/gpsc/5may/Guide_to_Local_Production.pdf

FDA: https://www.fda.gov/media/136118/download?fbclid=IwAR0C11cJmuiiuTXbJzA-erMvW39iVgxRW1omq1_dRq-AaCnPiab15k5aPXs

TTB: https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USTTB/bulletins/281f319?reqfrom=share

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with Alan Bishop.

Alan is the distiller behind Spirits of French Lick, located in Indiana and best known for their line of whiskeys, brandy, and aquavit. Alan talks about his family history, why reviving Apple Brandy is so important, we get detailed into yeast selection, history, pot distillation and so much more!

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with Stephen Gould. Stephen is the owner and distiller behind Golden Moon Distillery, located in Golden Colorado, where they are best known for their Whiskey, Gin, Absinthe and liqueurs. A great all-around discussion, on how Stephen got into distilling, his collection of stills, re-structuring the company, capacity changes, favorite books, his advice on running a distillery and so much more!

In this episode of the Distillery Nation Podcast, we had the absolute pleasure of talking with Ian Thomas.

Ian is the Distillery Director for Virginia Distillery Company, where they specialize in American Single Malt.

We talk about how Ian got his start into distilling, American Single Malt, production at Virginia Distillery, their beautiful stills, favorite books, worst distillery moments, yeast protocols, wine casks and so much more!