Still It

Alan Bishop is a distiller, podcaster, YouTuber, and spirit historian. In this podcast, we get into the nitty gritty of Absinthe Le Blue. The world tried to kill Absinthe, instead, they saved it!

Lets make a traditional Absinthe Le Blue from the early 1900's. The world tried to squash absinthe, but the moonshiners from the Swiss Alps kept the tradition alive by distilling clear Absinthe.

Like the taste of double pot distillation but short on time or space? The one and done may be for you!

You don't need to be a whiskey sommelier or pro chef to blind taste test Whiskey, bourbon or any other spirit. You can decide what's best for you. Today I grabbed 3 friends to blind taste test 3 commercial spirits alongside 2 of my own home distilled bourbons. I have stiff competition with Pappy Van Winkle ( Pappy 10), Makers Mark and Ironroot's Harbinger! Who is coming out on top?

Still It, ‪@goldenhivemead‬ & ‪@ClawhammerSupply‬ laugh and react to the Myth busters blowing up a Clawhammer moonshine still, Geralt from the witcher distilling spirits, Monster wine, Manuka mead and Doritos liquor.

Ever wondered how to make vodka with a reflux still? How to distil to a high proof and make amazing vodka every time? It turns out home distillation is very much capable of creating world-class high-proof neutral spirits. This video will give you all the tips and tricks I know to pilot your reflux still and make great vodka.

We fermented and distilled Monster Energy! Will Monster ferment? Can you turn it into a wine and then distil it? What does distilled Monster taste like? Find out in this special collaboration with ‪‪@ClawhammerSupply‬ & ‪@goldenhivemead‬ ‪@MonsterEnergy‬

Time to make a super tasty experimental Smoked Rosmary Gin!

Time to make potato vodka at home, its tasty and cheap! The recipe I used in this video: 700ml 65% potato Vodka 8g Caraway 4g Fennel 1.5g Star Anise 1g Bitter Orange powder 4g Aniseed 2g stick Cinnamon 3g Coriander The adjusted recipe I think I will try next: 700ml 65% potato Vodka 9g Caraway 3g Fennel 2g Star Anise 1g Bitter Orange powder 2.5g Aniseed 1g stick Cinnamon 3g Coriander

I would love to fill a Badmo barrel with Aquavit. But before I do that I want to play around with the recipe.

My wife and I tried a black tomato gin a while back. It stuck in our heads as a unique distilled spirit. So lets have a go at making our own homemade, distilled, black tomato gin!

3 different peanut butter ingredients and 3 different techniques in an attempt to make peanut butter whiskey or bourbon.

Real Vs "Fake" Banana, Chocolate Whiskey liqueur, that's what we are testing today. Sweetened Whiskey Base: Your choice of whiskey. A "smooth" light whiskey will make something more akin to the commercial bottle we have. Picking something more oak forward will give a little of the "Banoffee Pie" flavour Erin mentioned. 500ml of whiskey 130 ml of simple syrup 40ml of Glycerine PLEASE NOTE: When using "real" banana or a different brand of essence, you may need to tweak things a little. Essence Only Version 500ml of sweetened whiskey (as above) 15ml Banana Essence 10ml Chocolate Essence Macerated Version 350ml of sweetened whiskey (as above) 150ml Banana and Cacao nib maeration 2ml Banana Essence 2ml Chocolate Essence 20 - 80ml additional simple syrup to taste Distilled Essence Version 330ml of sweetened whiskey (as above) 170ml of Distilled Banana & Cacao Nib Essence 1ml Banana Essence 2ml Chocolate Essence 35-100ml additional simple syrup to taste