Still Talking

This week, Colton and Brian sat down with Mark Shilling, founder and managing principal at Shilling/Crafted. They discuss the FET reduction, TTB’s proposed changes, and Mark puts the podcast on blast, which is probably long overdue. Enjoy!   Just to really hammer this point home, ...

We’ve got a very special episode for you this week! The guys sat down with Justin Thomas and Scott Timms from G&D Chillers, one of our esteemed sponsors. To be frank, we loved chatting with these two about cooling solutions, chemical engineering, and pits of...

This week, the guys discuss still geometry and its affects on the product. They go over the importance of copper contact, worm vs shotgun condensers, and the right way to pronounce dephlegmator. We’ve also decided to introduce segments! So please get in touch with us...

For this week’s episode the guys sat down with the wonderfully talented Nicole Austin, General Manager and Distiller at Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. They talk commemorative tattoos, the intricacies of shipping horses, and the work Nicole does at George Dickel. Enjoy! Could we ever do...

We’re back! This week we get into the important stuff…celebrity spirits. Listen to our take on celebrity spirit products and brands, which celebrities are doing it right and who is doing it wrong. As usual there are some jokes along the way, and a surprise...

John McKee, founder of Headframe Spirits and Headframe Spirits Manufacturing in Butte, Montana, joins the guys for this week’s episode. They discuss Good Guys, American single malts, and all things cream. This episode was recorded at ADI with all people present in the same place,...

This week, the guys go over a few industry updates and discuss ADI’s upcoming convention before diving into the episode topic, events! They discuss hosting events at your distillery, attending events as a representative of the brand, and the importance of keeping bacon well stocked...

Two of the guys are back from Minneapolis and ready to fill in the third guy on all the fun had at ACSA’s annual convention. They then make an elegant segue into this episode’s topic: spent grain, or grain leftover after distillation. The guys discuss...

This week we’re hitting the road ( well most of us at least) to Minneapolis Minnesota for ACSA so the episode is coming to you early! Colton recaps a bit more from the malt conference, we discuss what we’re looking forward to during the upcoming...

This week, there is only Colton. But he’s joined by the maltster for the Bentley Heritage project to talk about all things malt! They cover barley and corn, floor malting and batch malting, dangers associated with certain varieties, and how many peas can be mixed...

For years now bartenders have been proselytizing the year of rum. The guys aren’t so sure… Tune in for the discussion on all things rum. Where is it going? What are the best routes to expansion of the category, and of course some a weird...

Join the guys to hear their thoughts on the trends others have already predicted! We cover CBD cocktails, Tiki drinks, oversized garnishes and so much more. Check it out.

Its 2019 and the guys are back! Rob Masters from The Family Jones Distillery joins in for a discussion on cleaning wooden fermenters, whether its bourbon or vodka that ‘pays the bills’, and what Seth Rogan movies are best!

This week, the guys sit down with Ryan Csanky of Aria Gin in Portland, Oregon. Aria has been making quality gin for the better part of a decade—Ryan shares his experiences getting permitting and dealing with agents on both the local and federal level, as...

This week the guys discuss Death’s Door and their recent bankruptcy filing. They cover the hurdles many distillers face in starting, maintaining, and growing their business and brands. Enjoy!

This week, the guys try to make sense of the term “master distiller.” Does it still carry the same meaning it once did? Do we think the title should come with some necessary qualifications? Are any of us masters of anything? (That last question is...

This week, the guys take a shallow dive into marketing. They discuss how to market your craft spirit, demographics that deserve your attention, and the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald or why Zeno flies to Cleveland every year in November. If you aren’t subscribed already,...

This week, the guys talk quality control. They discuss some of the better practices to ensure quality inside your distillery, no matter the size, and get a little distracted along the way (surprise, surprise). We’ll probably need to follow this up with a second episode...

This week, the guys discuss American whiskey and its many forms! They talk about current trends, double macro, and their guesses for what the future holds. Give it a listen and be sure to subscribe for new episodes. You can follow us @stillcast on Instagram...

We’re back with a new episode! This week, the guys discuss innovation in the distilling industry. This will definitely go down in the annals of Still Talking history as one of the drunker episodes we’ve made (especially for you, Colton) but there’s still some important...