Behind The Still
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWe scour the U.S. to interview the owners of unique distilleries with the best stories. We believe every whiskey tells a story, and the story comes out in the taste. From a bootlegging grandma in Iowa to whiskey made in the desert in Texas.
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Ep. 19: Florida Bastard Whiskey
November 16, 2022 15:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBNormally we introduce our guests as Master Distillers, Presidents, or Founders. Today's guests are all of those things, but in this podcast, they're representing all the Master Distillers, Presidents, and Founders for the great state of Florida. Todays guests are Matt Allen- Founder of Dark Door Spirits, and David Cohen- Head Distiller and President for Manifest Distilling. Both of them serve the Florida Craft Spirits Association. The Florida Craft Spirits Association (FCSA), was establi...
Ep. 18: Dark Door Spirits
September 15, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBBased in Tampa, Florida Dark Door Spirits was started with motivation and innovation in mind. This team loves to experiment with new ideas and has the facility to pull it off. Using unique aging techniques Dark Door is able to bring products to market that wins awards and competes with the name brands. As the Dark Door team says "knock if you dare because there are a group of amazing people on the other side." Dark Door and RackHouse Whiskey Club is excited to bring the first ever barrel ...
Ep. 18: Dark Door Spirits
September 15, 2022 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBBased in Tampa, Florida Dark Door Spirits was started with motivation and innovation in mind. This team loves to experiment with new ideas and has the facility to pull it off. Using unique aging techniques Dark Door is able to bring products to market that wins awards and competes with the name brands. As the Dark Door team says "knock if you dare because there are a group of amazing people on the other side." Dark Door and RackHouse Whiskey Club is excited to bring the first ever barrel ...
Ep. 17: Winner of 2021 Craft Distillery of the Year Award
December 08, 2021 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.8 MBRyan Thompson, owner of 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Company joins the podcast to talk about winning the 2021 Craft Distillery of the Year Award presented by RackHouse Whiskey Club. The award was voted on by the public with categories set by the team at RackHouse Whiskey Club which aims to award distilleries by more than just a taste profile. In 2014, the 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirit Company launched turning Rocky Mountain snowmelt into bourbon and rye to honor the soldiers’ valor...
Ep. 16: Cleveland Whiskey - Aging Whiskey With Science
November 06, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBHave you ever wondered why whiskey is aged in oak wooden barrels? It’s not originally because of the flavor. An Ohio distillery contends it was simply because barrels were the storage device of the day. The flavor the whiskey got was merely a consequence. Cleveland Whiskey, believes it's a technology company first and distillery second. We sat down with Tom Lix, founder and CEO of Cleveland Whiskey to learn more about the award winning whiskey they're making. Support the show
Ep. 16: Cleveland Whiskey - Aging Whiskey With Science
November 06, 2021 00:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBHave you ever wondered why whiskey is aged in oak wooden barrels? It’s not originally because of the flavor. An Ohio distillery contends it was simply because barrels were the storage device of the day. The flavor the whiskey got was merely a consequence. Cleveland Whiskey, believes it's a technology company first and distillery second. We sat down with Tom Lix, founder and CEO of Cleveland Whiskey to learn more about the award winning whiskey they're making. Support the show (http://www.R...
Ep. 15: Molly Brown Distillery
August 25, 2021 19:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBThe unsinkable Molly Brown is now a whiskey distillery in the heart of Denver, Colorado. This distillery has taken the term "hand-crafted" to a new level entirely. Most distilleries purchase equipment from manufacturers. At Molly Brown Distillery with the help of the team and a degree in chemical engineering, Head Distiller Justin Lee engineered the entire distillery with his own hands. This is the story behind Molly Brown Spirits. Support the show
Ep. 14: Navy Fighter Pilot to Craft Distiller | RockFilter Distillery
February 16, 2021 03:00 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBThis episode we travel to Spring Grove, Minnesota to visit a former Navy fighter pilot turned farmer and distiller. It’s not often you meet an organic farmer with a story as interesting as Christian Myrah’s. He went from flying fighter jets for the US Navy to driving tractors in small town Minnesota. And for the last five years or so, he’s been turning his farm produce into whiskey. Award winning at that. “Tractor’s don’t go as fast as F-18s but the lifestyle is pretty good,” The distil...
Ep. 13: Boot Hill Distillery - A New Type of Spirit is Rising
January 14, 2021 09:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MBHayes Kelman and Lee Griffith join the podcast to discuss the history of Boot Hill and their distillery that takes its name. Located in Dodge City, Kansas on the actual burial site known as Boot Hill. This was the place where cowboys pushing longhorns up from Texas would be welcomed with whiskey by the ladle. Saloons flourished and when some of the gunslinging cowboys would get too rowdy, some would end up dead. Boot Hill looking over the town was the spot they would get buried. Dodge City s...
Ep. 12: 2bar Spirits Master Distiller, Maddie Kelly
March 27, 2020 18:00 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBNot all chemists become distillers, but Maddie Kelly did. The chemistry field actually goes perfectly with distilling alcohol. The entire process is chemistry so who better to run the still than a chemist at 2bar Spirits in Seattle, WA. 2bar was started by Nathan Kaiser after growing up on his family's century-old farm ranch called 2bar Ranch in Texas. Once he moved to Seattle he took the Texas traditions and plotted in right in the middle of Seattle. 2bar Spirits will be featuring their B...
Ep. 11: 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Company
January 08, 2020 10:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBToday I’m joined by Ryan Thompson and Stepehen Jacobs with 10th Mountain Whiskey & Spirits Company in Vail, Colorado. Named in honor of the 10th Mountain Army Division that originated in the area at a place called Camp Hale in the 1940s. This was a specific division set up to train for mountain warfare tactics in WWII. After the war these warfighters came back and wanted to share the sport of skiing and mountain lifestyle to others. Over 62 different ski resorts, ski schools, and ski patrols...
Ep. 10: Whiskey Legend, Steve Nally: Master Distiller for Bardstown Bourbon Co.
November 08, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBSteve Nally is a legend in the bourbon world. His experience spans over 40 years in the industry. As Master Distiller for Makers Mark and Wyoming Whiskey, Steve has etched his name in history as one of the greatest Master Distillers ever to have lived. Inducted into the Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2007, Steve was asked to take on the role of Master Distiller for Bardstown Bourbon Co. in 2016. On this podcast, we talk about his life growing up working at Makers Mark and becoming Master Distiller ...
Ep. 10: Whiskey Legend, Steve Nally: Master Distiller for Bardstown Bourbon Co.
November 08, 2019 15:00 - 19 minutes - 13.7 MBSteve Nally is a legend in the bourbon world. His experience spans over 40 years in the industry. As Master Distiller for Makers Mark and Wyoming Whiskey, Steve has etched his name in history as one of the greatest Master Distillers ever to have lived. Inducted into the Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2007, Steve was asked to take on the role of Master Distiller for Bardstown Bourbon Co. in 2016. On this podcast, we talk about his life growing up working at Makers Mark and becoming Master Distiller ...
Ep. 9: Bull Run Distillery leading the craft whiskey revolution in Oregon
September 14, 2019 05:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBSupport the show
Buckshee Bourbon — The World's Most Dangerous Whiskey
July 29, 2019 17:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBHere's the incredible story that inspired Buckshee Bourbon and Rye which involves its founder smuggling $10 million of liquor down the world's most dangerous road. Go to RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com to try some! Support the show
Buckshee Bourbon — The World's Most Dangerous Whiskey
July 29, 2019 17:00 - 54 minutes - 37.4 MBHere's the incredible story that inspired Buckshee Bourbon and Rye which involves its founder smuggling $10 million of liquor down the world's most dangerous road. Go to RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com to try some! Support the show
Whiskey Prison in North Carolina
March 08, 2019 06:00 - 27 minutes - 12.5 MBRackHouse Whiskey Club visits Southern Grace Distilleries inside Whiskey Prison in North Carolina. Go to www.rackhousewhiskeyclub.com to learn more. Support the show
The Most Famous Forgotten Distillery
January 08, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBOld Nick Williams Distillery located in Lewisville, NC is definitely the most famous distillery most people have never heard...yet. This distillery is a hidden gem that recently won a double gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition. The owner Zeb Williams is the great grandson of the late Nicholas Glen Williams. For over 250 years, the Williams family has had a truly amazing and colorful journey. From participating in the Revolutionary War to establishing and then losing a world f...
The Most Famous Forgotten Distillery
January 08, 2019 06:00 - 28 minutes - 12.9 MBOld Nick Williams Distillery located in Lewisville, NC is definitely the most famous distillery most people have never heard...yet. This distillery is a hidden gem that recently won a double gold medal at the San Francisco Spirits Competition. The owner Zeb Williams is the great grandson of the late Nicholas Glen Williams. For over 250 years, the Williams family has had a truly amazing and colorful journey. From participating in the Revolutionary War to establishing and then losing a world f...
Behind the Box, RackHouse Whiskey Club
November 21, 2018 10:00 - 34 minutes - 15.7 MBFounder and CEO Dannie Strable sits down with Co-Founder Sam Hoyle to give the lowdown on how RackHouse Whiskey Club came to be (also, it’s definitely not RickHouse Whiskey Club). They want to know — have any RackHouse members had the audacity to throw away the carefully curated cardboard RackHouse boxes that get shipped? Support the show
Where Flavor Meets Family at Treaty Oak Distillery with Matthew Bauer
November 20, 2018 18:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBTreaty Oak Distillery: Where flavor meets family What does a Cambridge University graduate, an Israeli Special Forces veteran, two U.S. Army vets and an engineer have in common? They help make up the team we met at Treaty Oak Distillery in Dripping Springs, Texas. Treaty Oak’s name goes back more than 500 years after the famous tree in Austin, under which Stephen F. Austin signed agreements defining the borders of Texas. The fourth oldest distillery in the Lone Star State, the whiskey the...
Where Flavor Meets Family at Treaty Oak Distillery with Matthew Bauer
November 20, 2018 18:00 - 37 minutes - 17.3 MBTreaty Oak Distillery: Where flavor meets family What does a Cambridge University graduate, an Israeli Special Forces veteran, two U.S. Army vets and an engineer have in common? They help make up the team we met at Treaty Oak Distillery in Dripping Springs, Texas. Treaty Oak’s name goes back more than 500 years after the famous tree in Austin, under which Stephen F. Austin signed agreements defining the borders of Texas. The fourth oldest distillery in the Lone Star State, the whiskey the...
Whiskey on the River at Mississippi River Distilling Company
September 05, 2018 04:00 - 25 minutes - 11.8 MBThis episode we travel to Le Claire, Iowa. The birthplace of Buffalo Bill Cody and a good whiskey story where Ryan and Garrett Burchett decided to pursue a dream. Ryan went from being the TV weatherman and Garrett came from an engineering background in Texas. All ingredients are sourced within 25 miles of the distillery. Did you know? The Mississippi River used to be the epicenter for whiskey in the world before prohibition. Support the show
Desert Door Distillery | Driftwood, TX | With Owner Judson Kauffman
August 14, 2018 04:00 - 19 minutes - 8.94 MBWhen we heard that the first and only distiller of sotol in the United States since prohibition was located just outside of Austin, Texas, we had to take a trip to check it out. "Sotol has been around for almost 1,000 years so it goes back a ways, especially here in Texas and northern Mexico," Desert Door co-founder Judson Kauffman told us. "It comes from the sotol plant. [It] grows in the Chihuahuan Desert, which is only found in northern Mexico, southern Texas and the tiniest corner of sou...
Desert Door Distillery | Driftwood, TX | With Owner Judson Kauffman
August 14, 2018 04:00 - 19 minutes - 8.93 MBWhen we heard that the first and only distiller of sotol in the United States since prohibition was located just outside of Austin, Texas, we had to take a trip to check it out."Sotol has been around for almost 1,000 years so it goes back a ways, especially here in Texas and northern Mexico," Desert Door co-founder Judson Kauffman told us. "It comes from the sotol plant. [It] grows in the Chihuahuan Desert, which is only found in northern Mexico, southern Texas and the tiniest corner of south...
Iowa Legendary Rye with Heath Schneider and Whiskey Rich Eggers.
April 26, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes - 17.3 MBSome people can play guitar, some people can play piano, but these gents can make whiskey! Their secret and a patent-pending process were passed down from Heath's grandma. Grandma Sextro may have been the only bootlegging grandma in the world, and it was just as good as any grandma recipe. This is the story of prohibition, bootlegging grandma, buried 90-year-old barrels, and much more. Support the show
Iowa Legendary Rye with Heath Schneider and Whiskey Rich Eggers.
April 26, 2018 04:00 - 35 minutes - 17.3 MBSome people can play guitar, some people can play piano, but these gents can make whiskey! Their secret and a patent-pending process were passed down from Heath's grandma. Grandma Sextro may have been the only bootlegging grandma in the world, and it was just as good as any grandma recipe. This is the story of prohibition, bootlegging grandma, buried 90-year-old barrels, and much more. Support the show (http://www.RackHouseWhiskeyClub.com)