 |
Spirits & Distilling PodcastMake and drink great spirits. Author: Spirits & Distilling
Enjoy and learn from conversations with leading distillers as co-hosts Sydney Jones, head distiller for FEW Spirits in Chicago, and Molly Troupe, master distiller for Freeland Spirits in Portland, Oregon, explore the technical and creative processes behind award-winning and storied spirits. Its a podcast by distillers, for distillers, that covers the broad world of finely crafted spiritsbotanical and herbal spirits, fruit distillations, agave spirits, grain spirits, and more. Listen as the hosts discuss every aspect of the process, from ideation and ingredient selection through conversion and fermentation, distilling, aging, finishing, proofing, and packaging. Subscribe to this bi-weekly podcast for tips and techniques that will help you make better spirits. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Crafts, Entrepreneurship, Leisure Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
Listen Now...
46: Owen Martin of Angel’s Envy Applies Strategies from Scotch to Signature Kentucky Bourbon
Monday, 24 November, 2025
Bourbon is the focus as master distiller Owen Martin joins Sydney Jones to dig into the production philosophies shaping Angel’s Envy (https://www.angelsenvy.com) today, from the Scotch-inspired discipline he brings to cask finishing to the blending strategy behind the brand’s new bottled-in-bond release. Owen breaks down how finishing barrels, entry proof, and batch selection influence flavor direction and why maintaining consistency across blends is becoming more complex as the distillery scales. The conversation also explores Angel’s Envy’s operational expansion, including the new Henry County barreling and blending facility, and how shifting fill/dump operations impacts both workflow and whiskey profile. Owen shares insights into upcoming innovations—new grains, unfinished whiskey, and peated-barrel projects—while offering a practical look at balancing experimentation with a growing core portfolio. In this episode, Jones and Martin discuss: How Owen’s Scotch whiskey background shapes Angel’s Envy’s approach to cask finishing Technical considerations behind the new bottled-in-bond release and its 103-proof maturation Blending strategies for maintaining consistency across batches as the distillery scales Development of peated-barrel and unfinished-whiskey projects Operational shifts with the new Henry County barreling/blending facility Innovation planning with new grain bills, malt whiskey, and future high-end finishes And more. G&D Chillers: (https://gdchillers.com) G&D Chillers understands that each distillery’s chilling requirements are unique. On every distillery project, G&D offers the front-end design and engineering your team needs at no cost to you. Hank Pressley, head distiller at Moon Drop Distillery says, “Early on, we made a decision to partner with quality American-made companies. One of those companies was G&D Chillers, and we are proud of that choice. Our equipment from them has run long and strong. We put our first barrel in our rickhouse in September 2021, and in the next 3 years we have put back more than another 540 barrels. What a great decision to team up with a company like G&D Chillers.” Reach out for a quote today at gdchillers.com.
