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208: LostWoods with Tom Schaeppi
Episode 208
Saturday, 7 November, 2026
I got the chance to sit down with Tom at Lostwoods. And lets just say it was a great conversation. His love for the craft and enviroment is uplifting. Hope you enjoy.Lostwoodswhiskey.comPatreon.com/offtopicwhiskeyIn 2018, Lost Woods Whiskey was founded in Minnesota by local outdoorsman, Tom Schaeppi. The brand was based on Tom’s passion for bringing people together in the great outdoors to spark conversation and protection of the environment.Learn more about Tom’s commitment to giving back 1% of sales to local environmental projects and organizations that support the education, action, and preservation of nature.OUR COMMITMENTOUR COMMITMENT“I have always wanted to evolve my work into a give back entity to support my passion for the outdoors and the environment. For five years I have stayed focused on the goal of creating the best human-centered American Single Malt Whiskey company that would be known for an exceptional tasting whiskey as well as a relentless approach to contributing to finding solutions to the climate crisis. The dream is finally being realized.”– Tom Schaeppi, Founder & CEOTom’s love for the outdoors, especially the chilly Minnesota winters, is woven into the foundation of Lost Woods.Between business plans and tastings, you can find Tom in the great outdoors. Find your own Minnesota adventure through the Park Finder below!An American single malt whiskey is defined as a whiskey produced in a single U.S distillery with a mash consisting of 100% malted barley. While crafting, the whiskey must be stored in smaller batch oak barrels with a finished distillation proof of 160 and bottled with at least an 80 proof finished product.from the US Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB)The first markers of quality show at grain selection, which is why we only use quality, locally grown barley for our whiskey.SO MUCH DEPENDS ON THE GRAIN.Once harvested, the barley is ground into a fine meal, mixed with water, and cooked until the starches convert into sugars. Next, yeast is added, which converts the sugars into alcohol.KEEP IT HOTWhat’s left is a fermentation mash, also known as beer. The mixture is pumped into a still and heated, where evaporation and steam condensation allows the alcohol to separate from the water and grain byproducts.GIVE IT TIMENow it’s time to age our whiskey. Using new techniques that significantly cuts down the amount of American White Oak needed, our whiskey ages through a process that allows us to get more out of the wood for less- a solution that is both eco-friendly and time effective!SIP AWAY!Barrel maturation weaves in the oak and sherry flavors, resulting in a refined, cask strength goodness that’s caramelly in color.Once the whiskey is properly aged, it’s ready to be bottled.Sip and enjoy!WHY CHOOSE A SQUARREL?SQUARRELS ARE DESIGNED TO BE CUSTOMIZEDBecause every stave is chosen separately, every Squarrel can be tailored to your precise flavor desires. The possibilities are nearly limitless.CROSS CUT STAVES WORK 8 TIMES + FASTERExposing the wood’s end-grain moves your product into the wood more rapidly. This was patented by Russ in 2011 and has been used world-wide since.SQUARREL STAVES ARE FUNDAMENTALLY MORE CONSISTENTThe Squarrel’s stave shape makes our process inherently more controllable, our treatments more reliable, and your selection more dependable.SQUARREL STAVES ARE MORE ECO FRIENDLYAll Squarrel wood is sustainably sourced to minimize the industry’s wood waste in order to maximize the use of a natural resource.SHIPMENT COSTSARE REDUCEDReplacement staves are shipped in flat boxes right to your door, minimizing costs and our carbon emissions impact.SQUARRELS CAN HOLD PRESSURETap the Squarrel just like a conventional keg with the sankey spear attachment or use this feature to apply pressure and minimize the need to top off.
