Hops & Spirits Bar Conversations

• Introduction to show 
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Carin Luna-Ostaseski, founder of SIA Scotch, talks about their Entrepreneurial Spirit Fund and giving back. (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Kai Crowe-Getty, vocals/guitar for the band Lord Nelson, joins us at the 7-minute mark.

• What are you drinking tonight? 
• How would you describe the band’s style of music? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• What got you into music?
• When did you decide to make this a career? 
• Lord Nelson dropped its latest album Transmission in January, what do you want folks to take away from that album? 
• You all went into this one with a plan of having a live, but studio feel. Why did you want that? 
• This album also features three writers and vocalists with brothers Henry and Calloway Jones contributing. How did that come about? 
• What’s it like for you in writing songs? Where do you pull from? 
• How big of an impact does being based out of Charlottesville and Virginia have on y’all? 
• I read a comment from you that you all are a road band, so what’s it been like taking some more downtime from touring 
• What was it like waiting to release the album? 
• What’s your favorite part of being on the road? 
• What can folks expect from you this year?

For more on the band Lord Nelson, check out https://lordnelsonband.com/ or find them on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Q&A Videocast are all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show 
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Jake Sulek talks about cream liqueurs and how to use those in cocktails (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Country musician Jacob Bryant joins us at the 7-minute mark.

• What are you drinking tonight? 
• How would you describe your music style? 
• How did growing up in North Georgia impact your music or influence you? 
• When did you know this was something you wanted to pursue? 
• Just recently announced that you’ll be making your Opry debut, what does it mean to play on that stage? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• It’s often said tragedy/experiences shape a person, can you talk about that and your music? 
• Just released Bar Stool Preacher, what can folks expect on that? 
• How did you decide on the name for the album? 
• How does Bar Stool Preacher compare to Practice What I Preach?
• Going out on tour and what folks can expect 
• Looking at your social media and reading past interviews, I feel like family is a big part of your life, can you talk about that?  
• What’s it like being a dad? 
• What would you be doing if you weren’t in music? Would it be a grill master?
• Are you a foodie when on traveling?  
• What can folks expect from you in 2022?

For more on Jacob, check out https://www.jacobbryantmusic.com/ or find him on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Q&A Videocast are all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show 
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Chad Watson, aka MyDailyBourbon on Instagram and part of the Bourbon Life crew, talks about celebrity-backed spirits and what to be careful when buying (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Country musician Hannah Anders joins us at the 7-minute mark.

• What are you drinking tonight?
• How would you describe your style of music? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• What got you into music? 
• You’ve dropped Evolution early last year, what do you want folks to take away from that album?
• Is it weird to rerecord songs? 
• I believe I read where the album was partly written by you and songwriters, how important is that balance to you?
• Writing songs and what you pull from? 
• You bring energy and some fun to the stage, is that just your personality? 
• Kerosene - The Miranda Lambert Tribute Show, can you talk about that? 
• How different is a Kerosene show compared to Hannah Anders?  
• Playing live shows and touring, how fun are those for you? 
• What’s your journey as a musician been like? 
• What can folks expect from you this year?

For more on Hannah, check out https://www.hannahanders.com/ or find her on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Q&A Videocast are all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show 
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Chad Watson, aka MyDailyBourbon on Instagram and part of the Bourbon Life crew, talks about bottom shelf bourbons and why you shouldn't be scared to try them (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Country musician JD Shelburne joins us at the 7-minute mark.

• Having kids and coming back to visit the University of Kentucky 
• What are you drinking? 
• How would you describe your music style? 
• Can you explain how you got into music and the impact of your grandmother’s passing? 
• How important were those days of playing in an empty church sanctuary? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• How big of an impact did Kentucky and your hometown of Taylorsville have on you? 
• Your journey in music, how difficult was it for you to make that jump into this being a career?
• What pushed you to go full-time 
• What’s it like for you to perform, because you’ve received honors for how often you play? 
• Is there a favorite place you’ve been/played? 
• How different is being in a club or at an event compared to say a tour? 
• Getting to play in Kentucky and why is that so important to you? 
• Your latest album is Straight from Kentucky, what can folks expect when they hear that? 
• Besides a few different hairstyles, how has your music evolved over the years? 
• Giving back, whether that’s raising money for various charities or playing back in your hometown, why is that so big for you? 
• What can folks expect from you in 2022?

For more on JD, check out https://jdshelburne.com/ or find him on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Q&A Videocast are all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show/ no Tasting Notes this week.

Michael Toscano, former cocktail guru and Spiritless National Director of Trade Marketing, joins us from the start.

• Introduction of the panel
• What is Spiritless?
• FIRST UP: Spiritless Old Fashioned
• How were they able to get a nonalcoholic bourbon?
• How does it act/play like a bourbon?
• Lauren, Abbey and Lexie and Spiritless’ journey
• SECOND UP: Whiskey Sour 
• Go Halfsies, what is that and why?
• Creating cocktails with Spiritless
• THIRD UP: Hot Toddy 
• Why did you get involved with Spiritless?
• Expanding the brand and getting Spiritless out there?
• Working in the industry and going sober like?
• What's your favorite go-to cocktail to make?
• What's a cocktail you hated to make?
• What’s next for Spiritless?

For the recipes to the cocktails, visit https://hopsspirits.com/2022/01/25/flight-night-x-with-spiritless-kentucky-74/.

Don't forget to check out the video on our YouTube and Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail:30 videos shake up Fridays.

• Introduction to show 
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Jake Sulek, Beverage Director/Partner with The Professors LLC, talks how to be healthier with your drinks and tips for healthier cocktails (starts around the 1-minute mark) (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Country musician Josh Gallagher joins us at the 6-minute mark.

• What are you drinking? 
• How would you describe your style of music? 
• What got you into music? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• Growing up in Pennsylvania, how did that impact your music/life? 
• You’ve dropped two EPs, any album coming soon? 
• When writing songs, do you pull from personal experiences or just have an idea? 
• You run the gauntlet with clever/catchy songs like Them Cans to Boots Like Mine and These Hands, what draws you to each? 
• I saw where you’re about to be a dad, are you ready? 
• What’s some of the best/craziest advice you’ve received so far? 
• What’s your journey as a musician been like? 
• Getting some big acclaim from Rolling Stone to Garth Brooks 
• The Camo Crew, can you talk about the name and your fans? 
• What would you be doing if you weren’t in music? 
• What can folks expect from you this year?

For more on Josh, check out https://jgmusic.net/ or find him on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Kevin Patterson, a Cicerone and National Beer Judge, talks about non-alcoholic beer and how it has changed in recent years. (starts around the 1-minute mark)

CJ Cain of The Wooks joins us at the 8-minute mark.

• What are you drinking?
• How would you describe the style of The Wooks 
• How did the name come about? 
• What got you into music? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you? 
• What can folks expect on new album Flying High? 
• I read where you wanted it to have a more live feeling, said bluegrass is getting more autotuned, what were you all shooting for? 
• Does this differ from your first two albums?   
• As you all write new material, what’s the like? Pulling from experiences, have ideas? 
• Since you all started in 2014, how has the journey been? 
• You all are going on tour for the new album, what can folks expect? 
• Is there a favorite venue or place you all have played/gone? 
• Wook-o-ween and the fun of putting that on 
• Did you ever expect this to be your life? 
• You all are ambassadors for Can’d Aid, why is that important to you all? 
• In addition to the new album/tour, what are you hoping for in 2022?

For more on The Wooks, check out https://wookoutamerica.com or find them on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Kevin Patterson, a Cicerone and National Beer Judge, talks about 2021 trends in craft beer and what to expect in 2022 (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Troy Johnson, Brett Boyett, and Scott Lindsey of The Nashvillains join us us at the 9-minute mark.

•  What are you drinking?
•  How did you all come together?
• Did you know of one another prior?
• The name, The Nashvillains, how did that come about? 
• As fans of a variety of genres, how would you describe your music? 
• What can folks expect on your debut album Tumbling down?  
• Blending genres and working with a variety of folks 
• What got you all into music? 
• What music did you grow up on?  
• Troy, writing songs for Keith Urban, The Chicks, Trace Adkins and more, what’s that like?  
• Brett, being a music producer for TV, film and recording artists, how was that? 
• Scott, you’ve had your on charting single, but have also written for a diverse group, how have those differed for you? 
• For all, is there ever a song you wrote that you wish you were able to record looking back? 
• When writing, how often do you pull from experiences or is it an idea that comes together?  
• How do you all balance the band and continuing to write/produce for others? 
• Did you ever expect this to be your life? If this wasn’t, what would you be doing?
• Doing live shows on social media 
• In addition to a new album, what can folks expect from y’all in 2022?

For more on The Nashvillains, check out https://www.nashvillainsband.com/ or find them on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Jake Sulek, Beverage Director/Partner with The Professors LLC, talks how to make and enjoy eggnog plus some Christmas/New Year's cocktails (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Taylor Austin Dye, Kentucky native and country artist, joins us at the 7-minute mark.

• What are you drinking tonight?
• I think I saw you on social media enjoying a drink while recording 
• How would you describe your style of music? 
• What got you into music? 
• Who/what type of music did you grow up with or influenced you?
• Growing up in Kentucky and its impact?
• Seemed like you were destined to be in Nashville though 
• When writing songs, do you pull from personal experiences or just have an idea? 
• Do you ever look back at songs you wrote and go what was I thinking? 
• You’re on the road a lot, how is that? 
• What’s your favorite part of performing? 
• What’s the coolest place you’ve gotten to go? 
• Your fans, the Ride or Dyes, and getting to meet them 
• TikTok and how that’s a platform you enjoy? 
• The song Mean and sharing it with your mother 
• Music is you, when you’re just playing it sounds the same, and that’s a good thing! 
• Did you ever expect this to be your life? Making music, releasing albums, going on tours, etc.? 
• What would you be doing if you weren’t in music? 
• What can folks expect from you at a show?
• What's coming up in 2022 for you?

For more on Taylor Austin Dye, check out https://tayloraustindye.com/or find her on social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show/ no Tasting Notes this week.

Dominique Bergquist, Brand Manager for Dragon's Milk, joins us for Flight Night IX at the 1-minute mark. 

• Introduction of the panel 
• FIRST UP: Dragon’s Milk White 
• Creating new variations of Dragon's Milk 
• When did it gain its own identity? 
• SECOND UP: Dragon’s Milk 
• How did Dragon's Milk get started 
• How the name came about 
• THIRD UP: Dragon’s Milk Reserve #3 Salted Caramel 
• Keeping folks excited about new releases 
• What comes first, the beer or the bourbon? Or the barrel?  
• FOURTH UP: Beer Barrel Bourbon 
• Age of the bourbon and new releases coming? 
• Other types of Dragon's Milk Reserve releases? 
• Reserve release everywhere? How much? 
• Time stamp on the beer and how long do they last? 
• Beer barrel finishes 
• What's next or coming up?

Don't forget to check out the video on our YouTube and Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail:30 videos shake up Fridays.

• Introduction to show
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Kevin Patterson, a Cicerone and National Beer Judge, talks what to expect with winter beers and how the shelves change after the holidays (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Creed Fisher, Outlaw Country artist and a true Texan, joins us at the 8-minute mark.

• What are you drinking? And is that your typical go-to?
• How would you describe your style of music? 
• Is your real name, Creed Fisher?
• What’s in the name of the album?
• What can folks expect on your new album Whiskey and the Dog?
• How do you draw on past experiences when creating music?
• What got you into music?
• I was reading about the little blue house and how that kind of got you to where you are now or kicked started things, can you explain that?
• When writing songs, do you pull from personal experiences or just have an idea?
• Do you ever have to stress over creating new material?
• Playing in front of crowds?
• What music did you grow up on? 
• Growing up in Texas and its impact on you?
• Going the do-it-yourself route and releasing songs online 
• Life experiences 
• What’s it like performing now when that wasn’t the original route you took?
• You seem to like to have fun and have shown that on a few songs
• Did you ever expect this to be your life? Making music, releasing albums, going on tours, etc.?
• What can folks expect from you soon? Sounds like a new album, tour and more.

For more on Creed Fisher, check out https://creedfisher.net/ or social media.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to show/Happy Thanksgiving
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Chad Watson, aka MyDailyBourbon on Instagram and part of the Bourbon Life crew, talks about the dos, don'ts and what to do when buying bourbon/whiskey as a gift (starts around the 1-minute mark)

Fred Minnick, best selling author, bourbon curator, taster and host of The Fred Minnick Show, joins us at the 9-minute mark.

• What are you drinking tonight?
• How did you become this bourbon man? 
• How has the bourbon world changed over the past decade plus?
• Is there anything else besides bourbon and whiskey in your house? Beer? Other spirits? 
• You’re a writer and write for multiple magazines, founded Bourbon + magazine, what is it about writing that draws you in?
• You’ve written several best sellers, what have been your favorite ones? Or are they like kids and all of them?
• Bringing/shining the spotlight on women in whiskey 
• You’ve interviewed a variety of celebrities, whats the like?
• Who has been your favorite? Is there a worst?
• I know the Fred Minnick Show started around music, what’s on your playlist these days?
• You helped put on the Bourbon and Beyond Festival, what’s that like?  
• You seem to love events, you put on tastings across the country, how much fun are those and how do those work?
• How did you come up with Repeal Day Expo last year, and this year, it is set for Dec. 4-5
• Panels, what can folks expect with those and the event?
• Finish this with some whiskey/bourbons
     - what’s the bourbon that got you started?
     - what’s a bourbon everyone should have on their cart/shelf?
     - what’s been your favorite pour or pours?

For more on Fred Minnick, check out https://www.fredminnick.com/. For more on the Repeal Day Expo, check out https://repealdayexpo.com/.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

• Introduction to the new format, what to expect and upcoming guests
• On this week's "Tasting Notes", Jake Sulek, Beverage Director/Partner with The Professors LLC, talks about drink and food pairings for the holiday season (starts around the 2-minute mark)

Christy Salters-Martin, hall of fame boxer, promoter and domestic violence awareness advocate, joins us at 7-minute mark.

• What are we drinking tonight? (Blood Oath Pact No 7 from LuxRow and Deep Eddy Vodka)
• What's your go-to drink? 
• What was it like growing up in small town West Virginia?
• As an athlete, what sports did you play growing up?
• You played basketball at Concord, but eventually became this badass boxer, what were you like on the court? Or off? Was that the Wyoming County upbringing?
• How did you get entered into that Toughman/Toughwoman Contest? Was it your idea?
• Did you ever think you’d become a professional boxer?
• The match on the Tyson undercard in 1996 against Deirdre Gogarty, how did that change things? SI cover and more 
• What was it like to have people recognize you?
• In 2016, you became the first female boxer inducted into the Nevada Boxing Hall of Fame. In total, you've been inducted into six Halls of Fame, including the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
• What’s your best memory of your career? Or some standout moments?
• You’ve become a domestic violence victim’s advocate and you’ve shared your story with your former husband/trainer, why have you been so willing to do that?
• What was it like doing interviews on your story, such as the 48 Hours The Fight of Her Life and Netflix’s Untold: Deal with the Devil documentary 
• You’ve created Christy’s Champs that supports victims of domestic abuse, how big was that for you to help others?
• Why is it so important for you to give back?
• You’ve also become a boxing promoter with Christy Martin Promotions, how is that for you?
• What’s it like putting on fight cards? You’ve got Mayhem in Myrtle on Nov 20
• In the stories I’ve read, your degree from Concord was in education and then you have been a substitute teacher. Are you still a substitute teacher? 
• When you look back on everything, what do you remember? Or do you just keep looking to the future?

For more on Christy Martin, including upcoming boxing cards and Christy's Champs, check out https://christymartinpromotions.com/.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook page. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights, Cocktail:30 videos and Friday Five Q&A, all available at hopsspirits.com. 

The Flight Night kicks off at the 1-minute mark with Stu and Martin.

• Introduction of the panel
• FIRST UP: Special Batch
• Aging it in hours instead of years
• How did this come about?
• Data and using it?
• Finding the right profile
• SECOND UP: American Light Whiskey
• What’s in the name Bespoken?
• What do you all start with a white dog?
• How much science goes into Bespoken?
• THIRD UP: Straight Bourbon
• Batch variety or standard batch
• Winning awards
• How difficult is it where you’re not able to call these bourbons, even though they might be
• FOURTH UP: Rye Whiskey
• How did you to meet?
• What’s next for you all?

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and their website so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit noseyourbourbon.com for the Original Nosing Kit, the expansion kit and more.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Wednesday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.

Bridgette Taylor, founder of Harridan Vodka, joins us at the 1-minute mark.

• Tell us about yourself 
• How did you come up with the name Harridan, which means “bossy, belligerent, old woman”?
• Handcrafted vodka and partnering with Myer Farm and Joe Myer 
• Sourcing ingredients that are local to you all 
• Why go with a high-proof vodka at 88 proof? You even want it to be sipped?
• What was the process for finding that unique flavor?
• The bottle is hand blown and made from recycled glass, how important was that and then coming up with the design?
• Harridan Vodka Paranormal Reserve limited edition bottles: the Villisca Axe Murder House, the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum, and the Farm on Round Top Road.
• Why go the route of limited or more fun releases?
• Launching a vodka during the early days of COVID-19 and while you were finishing business school? 
• Getting your brand into stores, did you have pushback? 
• I know you got into mixology during the pandemic, what are some of your favorite cocktails? 
• You all have some Halloween cocktails, can you talk about those? 
• Where can folks find Harridan or order it? 
• What’s next for you (any more brands releases) and Harridan?

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and their website so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit noseyourbourbon.com for the Original Nosing Kit, the expansion kit and more.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.

Kierra Sondereker, author of Mixology and Murder, joins us at the 1-minute mark.

• Tell us about yourself
• How did you come up with the idea for a book like this? Did it start with conversations with you sister and enjoying a cocktail?
• Who might this book be for? True crime lover? Cocktail lover? All the above?
• How much research went into this book?
• Was it difficult pairing a cocktail to an event or person?
• How did you come up with the cocktails spin?
• Why did the JonBenet Ramsey case stick out to you so much?
• What were some of the most interesting true crime story you found for this book? That you might not of known of prior?
• What was the most fun cocktail to create? Or one/two you keep making?
• What are some of your favorite true crime shows/podcasts?
• With your interests in true crime and then doing this book, how has that changed you?
• Where can folks find the book? 

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and their website so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit noseyourbourbon.com for the Original Nosing Kit, the expansion kit and more.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.

It's our fifth Craft Beer Roundtable and our panel includes: Jonathan Greene, host of Hops & Spirits; Bryan Roth, editor and writer at Good Beer Hunting and director of the North American Guild of Beer Writers; and Doug Veliky, chief strategy office for Revolution Brewing and founder of BeerCrunchers.com.

• Panel introduction 
• Big breweries are diversifying with ready-to-drink cocktails and seltzer brands, but what show local/smaller craft breweries do? Or do they need to do anything?
• Brand refreshers and brand extensions
• Are unique partnerships becoming more of a thing? (https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2021/7/16/boston-beer-beam-suntory-team-up-to-blur-alcohol-category-lines) 
• How can breweries engage better through social media and keep up with new social media? 

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and their website so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit noseyourbourbon.com for the Original Nosing Kit, the expansion kit and more.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.

The crew from Kentucky Bourbon Boys tours joins us at the 1-minute mark as Whiskey Weeks 2021 concludes.

• Tell us about yourselves and how you got into bourbon?
• Did this idea start with you Laura and trip with family/friends?
• What did you have to study/learn to be able to give a tour?
• Talk about your tours for a little bit and what you offer?
• How customizable are the tours?
• Do you have to stay in a certain area for the tours?
• What’s some dos and don’ts for tours that people need to remember?
• Tips for folks planning a trip on the bourbon trail/Kentucky distilleries 
• What are some memorable moments/stories each of you can share?
• How has the pandemic changed things for you all 
• What are the most popular request of distilleries to visit? 
• If people want to know more about your tours and what you offer and how to book where would they do it?

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and their website so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit noseyourbourbon.com for the Original Nosing Kit, the expansion kit and more.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.

Guy Rehorst, founder of Great Lakes Distillery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, joins us at the 1-minute mark as Whiskey Weeks 2021 continues.

• Trying their Still & Oak Straight Bourbon  
• How difficult was it launch a distillery in Wisconsin in 2004?
• What drew you to the business as you were the founder of a high tech manufacturer previously?
• Did the idea really come to you when you were out at a restaurant?
• Changing laws to allow tastings/have a tasting room in Wisconsin
• You were a founding member of the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) Craft Distillers Advisory Council and a member of the DISCUS Science Committee, why was the important?
• Sourcing locally from Wisconsin/region 
• How does it help to be able to work with growers/know the growers 
• Crafting a pumpkin spirit 
• Sustainability is big thing with you all to the point you do small batch 
• You all have a unique empty bottle buy back program 
• Balancing a variety of distilled spirits 
• Creating a bottled in bond gin 
• Making cocktails and how those trends are changing 
• What has changed over your 20 years?
• Are you still distilling or have they kicked you out of that?
• What’s next for Great Lakes?
• What’s next for you?

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and etsy so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoseYourBourbon or noseyourbourbon.com.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.

Will Schragis, Chief Sales Officer & Chief Product Innovation Officer for Barrell Craft Spirits/Stellum Spirits, joins us for Flight Night VII. 

• Introduction of the panel
• FIRST UP: Stellum Bourbon 
• How do you blend these consistently 
• Why did you all decide to launch Stellum Spirits 
• How does Stellum differ from Barrell?
• SECOND UP: Stellum Rye 
• Fruit-forwardness in all your products
• THIRD UP: Barrell Seagrass
• How did you all come up with Seagrass?
• Building these special releases
• Why go the higher proof route? 
• Why go with only a few consistent releases like Seagrass and Batch releases for others?
• What’s next for both brands?

SHOW PARTNER: Check out Nose Your Bourbon social media and etsy so you can train your nose to find the nuances in bourbon. Visit https://www.etsy.com/shop/NoseYourBourbon or noseyourbourbon.com.

Don't forget to check out the video on YouTube and our Facebook pages. Plus, our Give It A Try Highlights pour every Monday and our Cocktail Quickie videos shake up Fridays.