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CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well.
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- Keeping American Textiles Alive for 160 Years w/ Faribault Mill · 51 min · Episódio 134Why does a wool blanket cost $200? After touring Faribault Mill, most visitors ask a different question: why doesn't it cost more? In this episode, Faribault’s CEO, Ross…
- From a Chicken Coop to the Patina Thunderdome: Inside Nicks Handmade Boots · 1 h 4 min · Episódio 133Nicks Handmade Boots makes a few hundred pairs a month, all by hand, and the number of possible boots on their website runs into the millions. For the customer, that means a boot…
- Would Anthony Bourdain Hate the New Movie 'Tony'? · 1 h 27 min · Episódio 132‘Tony,’ A24's new film, follows a 19-year-old Anthony Bourdain through his first summer in a Provincetown kitchen. It's charming, it's well reviewed, and it might be exactly the…
- James Beard Awards VP, Dawn Padmore · 46 min · Episódio 131In the American culinary world, winning a James Beard Award can change your life overnight. Today, Jonathan talks with the VP of the James Beard Awards, Dawn Padmore, about the…
- The Roots of American Craft Distilling w/ St. George Spirits · 1 h 9 min · Episódio 130Lance Winters has one of the stranger paths to becoming a master distiller: nuclear engineering, the Navy, brewing, and eventually showing up at St. George Spirits with a bottle…
- Slow Beer: Templin Family Brewing owner, Kevin Templin · 50 min · Episódio 129How did Templin Family Brewing become one of the most respected breweries in the USA? Today, Eli talks to owner, Kevin Templin, about his approach to craft brewing, German…
- Becoming a Master Bladesmith w/ Zack Jonas · 1 h 13 min · Episódio 128While most of us use knives every day without thinking much about them, Zack Jonas has spent his life thinking about almost nothing else. And today, the founder of Jonas Blade &…
- The James Beard Foundation: Its Origins, Mission, & Current Work w/ JBF Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride · 1 h 1 min · Episódio 128If you love great food and great restaurants, then you’re probably familiar with the extremely prestigious James Beard Awards. But there is more to the James Beard Foundation…
- Skier & Chef Mark Connell on Great Palates & Cheap Pizza · 11 minWhat does it actually mean to have a “great palate”? In this episode of the Vault, originally featured on CRAFTED, Jonathan talked to lifelong skier and PARC Aspen Chef, Mark…
- Did Accountants Ruin Whiskey? With Leopold Bros founder, Todd Leopold · 1 h 29 min · Episódio 126What do rye whiskey, fruit brandy, and vinegar have in common? At one point, they were all made on the same kind of still. Todd Leopold, co-founder and owner of Leopold Bros, has…
- Why This Device Could Change the Way You Make Coffee · 48 min · Episódio 125What exactly is ‘pressure-brewed’ coffee? (Hint: it’s not espresso.) Today, Presston founder Korey Dausz joins Simon Stewart to talk about designing and building a coffee maker…
- High West’s Master Distiller, Isaac Winter, on the Most Misunderstood Word in Whiskey · 57 min · Episódio 124Today we’re talking with the master distiller of one of the most prominent American whiskey producers of the past two decades, High West Whiskey. High West built much of its…
- Zerno Founder Vel Genov on Coffee Grinders, Burr Geometry, Particle Analysis, & More · 1 h 23 min · Episódio 123Zerno manufactures some of the best coffee grinders in the world, and last week, Jonathan Ellsworth returned to Zerno HQ to get into the weeds with founder, Vel Genov, about…
- The Cult of Mezcal w/ Pedro Jimenez · 1 h 21 min · Episódio 122There are more than 175 species of agave native to Mexico — so why is tequila made from just one? To answer that question, you have to understand centuries of tradition…
- The Problem with ‘Perfect’ · 1 h 5 min · Episódio 121“That’s smooth!” That’s often the first thing someone will say after trying a new drink. But what if that’s a sign that we don’t actually know how to evaluate -- and appreciate…
- Hot Sauce, Human History, & Some Big Existential Questions · 1 h 8 min · Episódio 120Hot sauce — many of us love it, but few of us know how & why it came to be; how it works; how it could kill you and how it might save you; and why exploring these topics actually…
- What is “Post-Natural” Wine? · 1 h 0 min · Episódio 119According to all the headlines, the wine industry is in trouble — sales are plummeting, major producers are shrinking their portfolios, and the natural wine movement has become a…
- The Rise, Fall, and Revival of Tiki · 1 h 12 min · Episódio 118Tiki is easy to dismiss: themed mugs, carved idols, Hawaiian shirts, and over-the-top cocktails. But the real history is far more interesting. After nearly disappearing in the…
- Saving Tequila w/ David Suro · 1 h 21 min · Episódio 117What happens when a category's success leads to its demise? Tequila is the fastest-growing spirit in the world, yet its popularity has put it on a path to extinction. In this…
- Who Decides What We Drink? · 1 h 8 min · Episódio 116Who decides which wines make it to wine shop shelves and restaurant lists? For decades, importers like Ronnie Sanders have quietly helped shape the way we drink wine. As the…
