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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.
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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. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. RELATED LINKS: St. George Spirits Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Lance’s Path to Distilling Origins of St. George Spirits Creating St. George’s Single Malt Bringing Back Absinthe Terroir Gin & Place-Driven Distilling The Future of St. George CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Cinematic The Vault
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. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS: Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister Factor: http://factormeals.com/BLISTERBIKES50OFF RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: From Skiing to Brewing Regulations in Utah German Beers Sensory Evaluation Starting a New Brewery Fermentation Smoked Beers Wine vs. Beer American Light Lager The Art of Expanding The Importance of Glassware State of the Beer Industry CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Cinematic The Vault
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. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS: DraftKings.com - code: Blister RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Recent Knife Expo "Make and Take" classes The Path to Mastery Journeyman Smith Fit & Finish Master Smith Test Metal to Knife: Damascus Variances & Functionality Forging from Billets Acid & Patterns Edges & Sharpness SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
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. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS: FactorMeals - code: BLISTERPOD50OFF DraftKings.com - code: Blister RELATED LINKS: BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways CRAFTED ep 115: James Beard Winner, Bucheron TOPICS & TIMES: What is the James Beard Foundation? Origins of the Foundation A History of ‘Fine Dining’ & American Culinary Culture Anne’s Background: from Switzerland to Louisiana How JBF Helps w/ the Business Side of Restaurants More on the Mission & Principles of JBF CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED
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. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. Email us at: info@blisterreview.com EPISODE SPONSORS: DraftKings.com - code: Blister Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways For the Full Episode: Crafted, Ep.48 CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30
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. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS: DraftKings.com - code: Blister Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister RELATED LINKS: Leopold Bros Get Leopold’s Vinegar Their Collab w/ Prisoner Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: The Peach Harvest From Peaches to Spirits Colorado Agriculture, Tradition, & Local Sourcing The Three-Chamber Still Doublers Vinegar Production Gin Botanicals & Vermouth The Future of Distilling CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED
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. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS: Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister OneSkin: oneskin.co/BLISTER RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Korey’s Coffee Journey It’s Possible to Have Great Coffee on the Road What is ‘Pressure-Brewed’ Coffee? Prototyping Built to Last a Lifetime Manufacturing in China Presston vs. AeroPress Pressure, Heat, or Time? SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast
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.We Want to Hear from You!Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED.EPISODE SPONSORS: Momentous: livemomentous.com code: BlisterOneSkin: oneskin.co/BLISTERRELATED LINKS:High WestGet Yourself Covered: BLISTER+Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s GuideEnter Our Free Weekly Gear GiveawaysTOPICS & TIMES:Introduction to High West Distillery Isaac Winter’s Journey The Philosophy of High West Creative Tension in Whiskey Blending The Scotch Whisky Tradition The Blending Process at High West Collaboration with ‘The Prisoner’ Winery SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS:Blister CinematicBikes & Big IdeasGEAR:30Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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.
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