Listen to Episode 107: Lost Lantern— A New Independent Bottler of American Whiskey This week’s guests on the Bit by a Fox Podcast are Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski, the husband and wife team behind Lost Lantern, a new independent bottler of American craft whiskey modeled after the long tradition of independent bottlers in Scotland.   They aren’t doing any of the actual distilling, but they are blending and carefully sourcing only from some of the best hidden gem distilleries from around the country. While this concept is a new one in the states, independent bottling and blending ..read more

Listen to Episode 106: Botanical Driven Spirits & LA Terroir with AMASS Distiller Morgan McLachlan This week’s guest on the Bit by a Fox Podcast is Morgan McLachlan, co-founder and master distiller behind Los Angeles based distillery The Spirit Guild and AMASS. Photo by Cara Robbins AMASS is Morgan’s most recent project and it takes inspiration from the vast botanicals that grow and are indigenous to Southern California, making for a gin that has 29 different botanicals that include everything from California bay leaf to Lion’s Mane Mushrooms. Photo by Carlos Moscat Photo by Cara Robb ..read more

Listen to Episode 105: Australia’s Starward Whisky with Founder David Vitale This week’s guest on the Bit by a Fox Podcast is David Vitale, founder of Australian whisky brand Starward. It’s only been a year and a half since Starward officially launched in the U.S. but the Melbourne-based distillery has been around since 2007. Their star expression was also the first expression available in the states – Starward Nova, a single malt whisky that has been matured in Australian red wine barrels. This unique whisky has been as much of a hit here as it is in its home country, continuing to co ..read more

Listen to Episode 104: Artingstall’s Gin with Paul Feig This week’s guest on the Bit by a Fox Podcast is everyone’s favorite Drunk Funkle on Instagram, the very charming Paul Feig. The award-winning director and producer behind Bridesmaids, The Heat, Spy, Ghostbusters, A Simple Favor, Last Christmas, Freaks & Geeks, and The Office…has also created his very own gin. If you’ve been paying attention to his very entertaining nightly happy hours on his Instagram page, you’ve most likely caught sight of the beautiful cut glass decanter holding Artingstall’s Brilliant London Dry Gin. In this ..read more

Listen to Episode 103: BHAKTA Brandy with Raj Peter Bhakta Raj Peter Bhakta has had many lives. He’s been a contestant on The Apprentice and gotten “fired” on television by the future President of the United States in front of millions of viewers; He’s tried his hands at politics by running for a seat in the House of Representatives; And he is perhaps best known in the spirits industry as the founder of the most award-winning rye whiskey in the world: the premium Vermont-based WhistlePig. After selling the popular brand last year, Raj has now moved on to reviving another spirits catego ..read more

Listen to Episode 102: Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon? In honor of September being National Bourbon Heritage Month, the Bit by a Fox Podcast has had a different bourbon focused episode every week. This week’s episode marks the end of this month’s series. But I have no doubt the subject of bourbon will resurface again soon. In continuation of this whiskey celebration, this week’s guests are Peggy Noe Stevens and Susan Reigler, authors of the recently published book Which Fork Do I Use With My Bourbon? Setting the Table for Tastings, Food Pairings, Dinners, and Cocktail Par ..read more

Listen to Episode 101: Jefferson’s Bourbon with Founder Trey Zoeller In continuation of National Bourbon Heritage Month, this week’s guest on the Bit by a Fox Podcast is Trey Zoeller, founder of Jefferson’s Bourbon, a collection of small batch bourbons founded in 1997, before there was much of a ‘craft’ spirits industry to speak of. Trey and I discussed his family’s deep connection to Kentucky bourbon, Jefferson’s early days before the bourbon boom when he could barely give the stuff away, and his experimental approach to aging whiskey on a shark tagging vessel.  This w ..read more

Listen to Episode 100: Distiller Nicole Austin and George Dickel Tennessee Whisky September is National Bourbon Heritage Month and The Bit by a Fox Podcast will have a new bourbon focused episode every Friday. This week our guest is Nicole Austin, the charming head distiller at Cascade Hollow Distilling Co. better known as the George Dickel distillery. Nicole has proven herself to be a gifted distiller, helping to bring home multiple awards in her first few years of working for this storied Tennessee whisky brand established in the 1870s. But she’s also been a huge advocate for th ..read more

Listen to Remus Repeal Reserve with MGP Master Blender, David Whitmer September marks National Bourbon Heritage Month, and this year I’ve decided to celebrate over on The Bit by a Fox Podcast by having a new bourbon-focused episode every Friday. This week we are kicking off the festivities with an interview with MGP’s David Whitmer, the master blender behind the distillery’s award-winning brands, including the coveted Remus Repeal Reserve. With the September 1st launch of the Series IV expression, we discuss the consumer excitement behind this fourth release, why the launch was chosen ..read more

Listen to episode 98: H. Joseph Ehrmann & Fresh Victor Cocktail Mixers This week’s Bit by a Fox Podcast features award-winning bartender and industry veteran H. Joseph Ehrmann. H. chats about his 30+ journey in the food and beverage industry, his legendary San Francisco bar Elixir, and his new line of cold pressed cocktail mixers, Fresh Victor.  This week’s featured cocktail is a Fresh Victor Whiskey Sour Fresh Victor Whiskey Sour 3 oz Fresh Victor Lemon Sour Mix 1 1/2-2oz whiskey 3/4 oz egg white (optional)  Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker full of ice, sh ..read more