Life, Distilled - Episode 7 - The Bitter Grouse

Join us for the unveiling of the Bitter Grouse, a cocktail collaboration from Mike Lattanzio of Montgomery Distillery, Ryan Tripepi of Draught Works Brewery, and Blayne Furie of Cocktail Bites - all in 360 video!

In this episode, we sit down with Cocktail Bites founder Blayne Furie and talk about the beer and gin cocktail collaboration she facilitated between Montgomery and Draught Works and the craft jello bite she created out of it. You're going to want to take notes, because this concoction is AMAZING!

the Bitter Grouse

- 1 oz hop infused Montgomery Distillery Whyte Ladie Gin

- 0.5 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice

- 0.75 oz sage infused simple syrup

- shake

- top with Draught Works Scepter IPA

- garnish with sage

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Life, Distilled - Episode #6 - The Montana Distillery

In this episode of Life, Distilled, we visit The Montana Distillery (http://www.flatheadvodka.com/) in downtown Missoula, Montana and talk with owner Mark Hlebichuk about how he got into the business, the difference whole fruit makes in flavored vodka, and their amazing Sunday Bloody Mary bar, all in 360 video.

Thanks to Raye for making those incredible cocktails!

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Check out Missoula Community Radio at http://1055kfgm.org/

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Life, Distilled Podcast from MicroShiner - Episode 1 Available Now!

We could not be more excited to share the news that we have launched our podcast - Life, Distilled.

We could tell you what it's about (craft spirits, cocktails, local and micro production, craft culture, small batch and deliberate lifestyle) but why? That would defeat the point in listening to it!

Available now on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/life-distilled/id1312985660

Coming soon to Google Play!

If you like what you hear, invest a little of that attention economy currency and share it with your friends. Or you could support us the old fashioned way with some real US currency by becoming a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/microshiner

Cheers, and thanks for listening!

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Life, Distilled - Episode 3 - Steel Toe Distillery

Whether you like craft spirits or just great storytellers, this episode of Life, Distilled is for you. In this one, we visit Steel Toe Distillery in Potomac, Montana and enjoy some of Uncle Carl's hospitality, as well as his whiskey.

Carl comes at distilling from a perspective that we can really appreciate. To paraphrase one of our favorite quotes of the day (which unfortunately didn't make it on camera or audio) he explains, in what I do, if I see 15% growth, that's a bad thing. In another gem, he tells us about the time two bankers stop in and when the senior one asks his partner "are we backing this?", the response is "you ask him." Priceless, and we don't just mean the stories.

Steel Toe Distillery is a nano-distillery in Potomac, Montana situated on what was once a wolf sanctuary, owned and operated by Carl Bock. Carl crafts spirits from a sugar base in the moonshiner style that are both delicious and decidedly unique.

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Life, Distilled - Episode #2 in 360 Video

In this episode, we talk the rise of Tito’s Vodka, one of the original micro-distilleries, and whether or not the marketplace needs transparency in labeling to protect consumers. We also discuss the latest efforts from the Brewers’ Association to create a separate identity for independent beer producers and how that fits into our vision of the small batch lifestyle.

We want to thank Gracie from Montgomery Distillery for so graciously crafting and introducing this week’s cocktails, the house Bloody Mary with Quicksilver Vodka and the Ace & Gary with Skadi Aquavit.

Some of the things mentioned in the show:

Chuck Cowdery’s piece on Tito’s (and really all) craft vodka: http://chuckcowdery.blogspot.com/2017/10/the-truth-about-titos-and-all-vodka.html

Independent Craft Brewer Seal: https://www.brewersassociation.org/business-tools/marketing-advertising/independent-craft-brewer-seal/

Pact Organic Cotton: https://wearpact.com/

Article on consumerism from Ali El Idrissi: https://shift.newco.co/our-consumption-model-is-broken-heres-how-to-build-a-new-one-bda838cd5dde

The music we open with is from Danny Janklow, off his debut album Elevation

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Never Tasted Kirschwasser? Us Either, Until Now!

In this bonus feature of #LifeDistilled, we sample Montgomery Distillery's take on the traditional German cherry brandy and discuss the exciting possibilities for craft liqueurs in the US.

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Life, Distilled - Episode #1 in 360

We are super stoked to share with you the first episode of Life, Distilled - our new video series and podcast where we bring you artisan spirits, cocktails, craft culture, and small batch lifestyle from around the world.

Give it a watch, subscribe, and share it with your friends!

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