CRAFTED

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Oct 2026

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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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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October 14, 20261 hr 27 min

Would Anthony Bourdain Hate the New Movie 'Tony'?

‘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 kind of tidy origin story Bourdain would have hated. Today, Eli’s friend and executive chef of Everett's 8800 at Big Sky Resort, Youssif El-Rakabawy, joins Eli to talk about ‘Tony’ and revisit Kitchen Confidential. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  livemomentous.com - code: Blister RELATED LINKS:  Tony Roadrunner Kitchen Confidential Don't Eat Before Reading This Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: First Impressions of Tony (4:22) Bourdain’s Meaning to Restaurant Culture (11:13) Kitchen Confidential & Restaurant Realities (21:43) Bourdain’s Origin Story (37:49) What the Film Gets Right (58:16) Comparing Roadrunner and Tony (1:03:21) Bourdain’s Legacy (1:11:38)CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Cinematic The Vault

October 7, 202646 min

James Beard Awards VP, Dawn Padmore

In 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 origins & evolution of the awards; their current 'open call' season for submissions; and the impact of winning or being nominated for a James Beard Award. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. RELATED LINKS:  FactorMeals.com - code: BLISTERPOD50OFF BLISTER+ Get Covered Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: The James Beard Foundation (1:38) Evolution of the James Beard Awards (3:19) The 5 Award Categories (4:32) Dawn's Background (10:42) The James Beard Media Awards (14:26) Culinary Diversity (16:04) Coffee? (24:37) The Nominations Process (26:01) Where / How to Submit Your Nominations (43:13) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Cinematic The Vault

September 30, 20261 hr 9 min

The Roots of American Craft Distilling w/ St. George Spirits

Lance 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 of homemade whiskey. Three decades later, Lance has helped shape St. George into one of America’s most influential craft distilleries. In this episode, Lance and Eli discuss St. George’s early days as one of the first American craft distilleries; what it means to create something new in established spirits categories; and the many methods and techniques St. George uses to achieve great distillation. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. RELATED LINKS:  St. George Spirits Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Lance’s Path to Distilling (2:05) Origins of St. George Spirits (7:40) Creating St. George’s Single Malt (21:28) Bringing Back Absinthe (35:37) Terroir Gin & Place-Driven Distilling (47:27) The Future of St. George (1:06:58) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Cinematic The Vault

September 23, 202649 min

Slow Beer: Templin Family Brewing owner, Kevin Templin

How 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 brewing traditions, and what it takes to build a brewery where quality comes before speed. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister Factor: http://factormeals.com/BLISTERBIKES50OFF RELATED LINKS:  Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: From Skiing to Brewing (1:14) Regulations in Utah (5:15) German Beers (7:25) Sensory Evaluation (8:33) Starting a New Brewery (10:21) Fermentation (14:25) Smoked Beers (20:15) Wine vs. Beer (23:55) American Light Lager (31:46) The Art of Expanding (37:43) The Importance of Glassware (41:22) State of the Beer Industry (44:48) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Cinematic The Vault

September 16, 20261 hr 13 min

Becoming a Master Bladesmith w/ Zack Jonas

While 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 & Metalworks joins Eli to explain how a former philosophy major became one of just over 100 master bladesmiths in the mysterious world of Damascus steel. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  DraftKings.com - code: Blister RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Recent Knife Expo (1:42)"Make and Take" classes (9:43)The Path to Mastery (13:34)Journeyman Smith (15:21)Fit & Finish (25:11)Master Smith Test (25:11)Metal to Knife: Damascus (32:13)Variances & Functionality (40:40)Forging from Billets (45:07)Acid & Patterns (56:24)Edges & Sharpness (1:03:13) SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast

September 9, 20261 hr 1 min

The James Beard Foundation: Its Origins, Mission, & Current Work w/ JBF Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride

If 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, and today, you’ll learn more about its origins, its mission, its work today, and you’ll get a fantastic history of American culinary culture from the JBF’s Vice President of Impact, Anne McBride. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  FactorMeals - code: BLISTERPOD50OFF DraftKings.com - code: Blister RELATED LINKS:  BLISTER+ Get Yourself Covered Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways CRAFTED ep 115: James Beard Winner, Bucheron TOPICS & TIMES: What is the James Beard Foundation? (4:02) Origins of the Foundation (5:49) A History of ‘Fine Dining’ & American Culinary Culture (10:38) Anne’s Background: from Switzerland to Louisiana (15:50) How JBF Helps w/ the Business Side of Restaurants (27:54) More on the Mission & Principles of JBF (40:45) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED

September 5, 202610 min

Skier & Chef Mark Connell on Great Palates & Cheap Pizza

What 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 Connell, about “supertasters,” and why some chefs can detect tiny changes in a dish while still loving Domino’s pizza. Note: We Want to Hear From You! We’d love for you to share with us the stories or topics you’d like us to cover next month on Reviewing the News; ask your most pressing mountain town advice questions, or offer your hot takes for us to rate. Email us at: info@blisterreview.com EPISODE SPONSORS:  DraftKings.com - code: Blister Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister RELATED LINKS:  Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways For the Full Episode: Crafted, Ep.48 CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Blister Cinematic CRAFTED Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30

September 1, 20261 hr 29 min

Did Accountants Ruin Whiskey? With Leopold Bros founder, Todd Leopold

What 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 spent years resurrecting that lost production method, including commissioning the first three-chamber still built since Prohibition. Today, Todd and Eli discuss what drew Todd to that forgotten technology, and why he believes the results are worth the inefficiencies. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  DraftKings.com - code: Blister Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister RELATED LINKS:  Leopold Bros Get Leopold’s Vinegar Their Collab w/ Prisoner Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: The Peach Harvest (1:50) From Peaches to Spirits (9:23) Colorado Agriculture, Tradition, & Local Sourcing (14:02) The Three-Chamber Still (27:02) Doublers (47:41) Vinegar Production (53:38) Gin Botanicals & Vermouth (1:07:56) The Future of Distilling (1:24:21) CHECK OUT OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Podcast Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 CRAFTED

August 27, 202648 min

Why This Device Could Change the Way You Make Coffee

What 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 that uses pressure to make great coffee, in a simple, plastic-free, sustainable way.  We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister OneSkin: oneskin.co/BLISTER RELATED LINKS: Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Korey’s Coffee Journey (2:20) It’s Possible to Have Great Coffee on the Road (6:08) What is ‘Pressure-Brewed’ Coffee? (8:01) Prototyping (11:01) Built to Last a Lifetime (16:52) Manufacturing in China (19:57) Presston vs. AeroPress (39:38) Pressure, Heat, or Time? (32:05) SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: The Blister Vault Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast

August 19, 202656 min

High West’s Master Distiller, Isaac Winter, on the Most Misunderstood Word in Whiskey

Today 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 reputation through blending, which has long been a tradition in Scotch whisky but has often been treated with suspicion by American whiskey drinkers. In this episode, master distiller, Isaac Winter, joins us to investigate why blending has been so misunderstood. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. EPISODE SPONSORS:  Momentous: livemomentous.com code: Blister OneSkin: oneskin.co/BLISTER RELATED LINKS: High West Get Yourself Covered: BLISTER+ Order our 26/27 Winter Buyer’s Guide Enter Our Free Weekly Gear Giveaways TOPICS & TIMES: Introduction to High West Distillery (0:00) Isaac Winter’s Journey (4:09) The Philosophy of High West (23:13) Creative Tension in Whiskey Blending (27:05) The Scotch Whisky Tradition (29:33) The Blending Process at High West (35:48) Collaboration with ‘The Prisoner’ Winery (51:59) SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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