Cocktails Distilled
At Cocktails Distilled want to help you to make cocktails at home. In this podcast, we talk to distillers and makers about particular varietals they have created - what they are, why they created them and, more importantly, in what cocktails that particular expression works best. So if there is a brand of gin, whiskey or whatever, that you've been thinking of buying, then we can help you know more about it and exactly how to use it.
Episodes
120 episodes
Exploring the Bold Flavors of The Botanist Distiller's Strength Gin
What if you could capture the essence of a rugged Scottish island in a bottle? Join us as we journey to Islay, Scotland, with Adam Hannett, the head distiller at Bruichladdich Distillery, to explore the bold new expression of The Botanist gin—D...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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32:13
Crafting The Flavour Of Falernum With Liquid Alchemist
While we’d be hard-pressed to believe that cocktail syrups are the Elixir Vitae or ‘elixir of immortality,’ spoken about in ancient Alchemy, for lovers of tropical drinks, Falernum is not far off. So it’s unsurprising that ...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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31:55
Exploring The Secrets Of The Wilderness Trail
When people talk about Bourbon, they usually talk about the barrels - they go on about the char levels and whether there was any toasting. After that, they might discuss the age and the time the liquid spent in those nicely charred ...
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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31:52
Exploring Whiskey Terroir with Hautes Glaces's Frédéric Revol
If you travel high into the French Alps between the cliffs of Vercors and the peaks of Écrins National Park, you might be surprised that besides some of the world’s most beautiful mountain terrain, there is also Whiskey. Surrounded ...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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29:41
Crafting Quality Ready-to-Enjoy Cocktails With Delola
Ever wondered what happens when a pop icon teams up with a master mixologist? Jennifer Lopez and Lynnette Marrero bring their unique talents together to create Delola, a line of Ready to Enjoy (RTE) cocktails that blend artistry an...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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30:45
Lessons From The Maighstir With Kentucky Owl
There is nothing more romantic than the story of a revived brand, and none seems to have done it as well as Kentucky Owl. Founded in 1879, the brand created Whiskey until Prohibition shut it down. A hundred years later, the great-gr...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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28:38
Bringing Wine Barrel Wisdom to Tequila with Casa Obsidiana
Let’s face it: the agave spirits market is crowded. So, if you are looking to bring out a new tequila, you’ve really got to stand out. Casa Obsidiana, a brand that was released at the end of last year, is looking to do that on sever...
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Season 6
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Episode 8
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35:25
If You Love Canned Cocktails, Then Curitif Are Bringing Out A Pina Colada
No matter what you think of RTDs, you can’t argue with the convenience factor - a fact that has driven the sector into a meteoric rise since COVID. Although figures show that the sector is beginning to plateau, the premium end of th...
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Season 6
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Episode 7
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46:32
Rethinking The Approach To Single Malt Scotch with Smokehead
We live in a time when people often refer to Scotch not only by the brand name but also by the age of the liquid. In executive boardrooms and exclusive gentlemen's clubs, the names of single malts are mentioned with a certain revere...
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Season 6
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Episode 6
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30:13
Creating A Whiskey For NOLA Bourbon Festival With Chicken Cock
New Orleans has a long tradition of being the gateway between US Bourbon and the rest of the world. And Chicken Cock, being one of the oldest Whiskey brands in the US, has had a long association with the city. Even before he started...
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Season 6
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Episode 5
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24:31
Unveiling the Legacy of El Mayor Tequila with Grace Gonzalez
As El Mayor prepares to export its Tequila to Europe, we caught up with the brand's Master Distiller and Brand Ambassador, Grace Gonzalez, to find out more about its liquid. Grace, a guardian of her family's fourth-generation distillin...
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Season 6
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Episode 4
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29:05
Understanding Heritage Grains With Laws Whiskey House
With Laws recently winning the title of 'World's Best Small batch Bourbon', we thought it was a good time to talk with founder, Al Laws, to talk about the very niche yet thriving world of heritage grain whiskey. While heritage grai...
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Season 6
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Episode 3
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31:43
Choose Differently With Seedlip's Notas De Agave
Join the conversation as we uncover the craft behind Seedlip's new groundbreaking non-alcoholic spirit, Notas de Agave, with none other than the visionary founder himself, Ben Branson. Tune in as Branson discusses the meticulous cr...
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Season 6
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Episode 2
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32:36
Find Your Free Spirit With Feragaia
We thought we would start our podcast year off by talking to one of Scotland's best-known no-alc distilled spirits, Feragaia. You've probably seen a lot about no and low-alc spirits through dry January, but if the 2024 Bacardi Cock...
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Season 6
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Episode 1
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31:02
On The Hunt For Tequila With La Caza
There can be no argument that Tequila is having a moment. There are so many brands competing for shelf space that it's fair to say that there is a Tequila out there for everyone. In fact, according to IWSR Drinks Market Analysis, T...
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Season 5
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Episode 16
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28:09
Across The Seas With English Bourbon Never Say Die
Many a Bourbon distillery has found favour with the public through the stories they tell. And considering that many of those distilleries are located in Kentucky, it’s unsurprising that those stories often involved a horse. But when yo...
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Season 5
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Episode 15
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27:20
The Purity of Nordic Flavour with Mathias Tönnesson
With nature as its backdrop and the exploration of flavour as its aim, Sweden's Purity Distillery is gaining a reputation for creating liquids that are as flawless as its name implies. The brand, probably best known for its Vodka, ...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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34:09
Unlocking the Wonders of Wood with Teeling's Master Distiller, Alex Chasko
Get set for an Irish whiskey-laden adventure with Alex Chasko, the master distiller at Teeling Whiskey. Discover the Wonders of Wood series, an exploration of how different woods, from American Chinkapin Oak to European Portuguese ...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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31:44
Tulchan Gin: Creating A Gin In Scotland's Speyside
When you think of the terroir of the Speyside region in Scotland, your mind very easily goes to the flavours and terroir of Whisky, but what if those same notes you love could actually come through in a Gin? That's what we talk abo...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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28:35
Exploring Quiet Luxury With Camus XO Cognac
Ready to immerse yourself in the luxurious world of Camus Cognac? Join us and our guest, US Ambassador Arya Wright, as we journey into the realm of quiet luxury, embracing the heritage and rituals of cognac that evoke old world elegance. <...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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25:44
Ageing In Rye Barrels With Papa’s Pilar Rum
No matter whether you're distilling spirits or drinking them, we're all in search of flavour. But for distillers, there has been an increased movement that blurs the lines of their spirit by finishing them in the barrels of other spirits. ...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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20:33
Spending Some Time With John Troia From Tempus Fugit
When we think of cocktails, we often think of the spirits that we use to make them, but the modifiers, the Liqueurs, the Cremes, the Vermouths, and the Amaris, that balance the drink, often become an afterthought. But one brand not...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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43:00
Connecting The Dots Of Flavour With Halftone Spirits
We are now all used to hearing about culinary influencers being utilized in cocktails, both in terms of flavour and approach, but what if that same idea was applied to the making of the spirits that go into them? Gin, which is one ...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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34:25
Reviving Irish Whisk(e)y With McConnell's
Through the 18th and 19th Century Irish whiskey went from strength to strength, but at the beginning of the 20th century, legislation enacted across the sea in the United States practically brought the whiskey industry in Ireland to its knees.&...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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35:09
Drinking In History With La Marielita Rum
Nearly 43 years ago, a mass immigration of Cubans travelled from Mariel Harbor near Havana to the United States, known as the Mariel Boatlift. The exodus, which happened over several months, saw more than 125,000 Cubans make the jo...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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32:00