Distillers Talk

Jim Martin of Key West Trading Company and Kris Koenig of Golden Beaver Distillery are live from the Key West Absinthe House with Christi Atkinson. Alan Bishop joins the party virtually for an insider's look at the Absinthe House as we discuss what's new with the two brands and make a Root of All Evil cocktail.

Len Eckstein joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson to discuss sweet mash vs sour mash, and what we're excited about in craft whiskey right now. We also go through a flight of Deerhammer barrel samples and a challenge.

Todd Leopold joins for a Zoom panel discussion and tasting of the Three Chamber Rye. This is the audio release of the show for our podcast listeners.

We're on vacation this week but we have a short bonus episode from Indiana Historian Jeremy Elliott who was previously featured on Distillers Talk

Australian distiller, Craig "Crafty" Fields joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson 

Bryan Smith of Hard Truth joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson to chat about their new whiskey and more

Morgan Egnater from Female Whiskey Society joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson to discuss the foundation and the group's charity work in the spirits industry

Indiana Historian Jeremy Elliott chats with Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson about feuds between local moonshine families and more

Andrey Orlov of Doctor Gradus chats with Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson about the company and home distilling in Russia

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson catch up with Mark Pressley and Mark Taylor of Moondrops Distillery

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson chat with Mike Root of Copper Sky Distillery and try a sampling of their whiskeys

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson catch up with Lawrence Pritchard from Flatrock Distilling and discuss his latest projects and life following Master Distiller

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson chat with Jedd Hass of Atelier Vie in New Orleans and go through a tasting of products

Stephen Shellenberger of Boston Apothecary joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson to talk about the birectifier and its benefits for the distilling industry

Amzie Wenning joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson to talk about the Bourbon on the Banks festival in Frankfort, Kentucky

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson are joined again by Stephen Osborn of Stoutridge Winery and Distillery to discuss his botanical spirit production with gin and absinthe

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson learn more about Stoutridge Winery and Distillery with Stephen Osborn

Jim Martin from Key West Trade Co joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson for an uncensored, full-on rant fest about his current industry issues. We're covering everything from glass shortages to 100% defective labels.

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson chat with Josh Gardner of Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling in Texas and do a tasting of the Rimfire Single Malt Whiskey

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson chat with Joseph Lofthouse, landrace seed developer and food advocate, about promiscuous pollination and why distillers should be developing their own grain varieties.

Erik Wolfe joins Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson to chat about the early days of Stoll & Wolfe Distillery with Dick Stoll. We get into apple brandy and pommeau, and you know we're digging into yeast!

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson chat with Kris Koenig from Golden Beaver Distillery in California, and have a tasting from the product line.

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson interview Laura Fields of the American Whiskey Convention and Delaware Valley Fields Foundation

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson interview Blake Riber of Seelbach's

Alan Bishop and Christi Atkinson return in Part 2 with Todd Leopold of Leopold Bros to discuss tasting notes on the Three Chamber Rye and more geeking out!