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Hearts 'n Tales - podcast

Hearts 'n Tales - podcast

By: Cal Evans
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Stories from the Stillhouse. Conversations with master distillers about the art and science of craft distilling.© 2026 Cal Evans Art Cooking Economics Food & Wine Leadership Management & Leadership Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Munyon's Paw-Paw

    Munyon's Paw-Paw
    Jun 17 2026
    Joe Colucci and Paul Massey trace Munyon's Paw-Paw back to a chance discovery at John D. MacArthur Beach State Park. They share how a forgotten Florida story became a modern aperitif brand built on history, curiosity, and timing.
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    28 mins
  • Copper Bottom Distillery

    Copper Bottom Distillery
    May 26 2026
    Jeremy Craig didn't plan on becoming a distiller — he was on a family vacation in Vermont when he peered through a window at a small craft distillery and, in that moment, four people walked out knowing exactly what they were going to do with the rest of their lives. A decade later, he's the co-founder and head distiller of Copper Bottom Craft Distillery in Holly Hill, Florida — Volusia County's first licensed craft distillery — and the reigning champion of Discovery Channel's Moonshiners: Master Distiller Season 7. His story is about chemistry meeting craft, a family that showed up, and a stubborn refusal to cut corners.
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    40 mins
  • Episode 3: Loggerhead Distilling

    Episode 3: Loggerhead Distilling
    Apr 9 2026
    Colby Theisen and Chris Schmitt share how a small, third‑generation Florida you‑pick farm became Loggerhead Distillery — a story of stubbornness, creativity, and getting legal when necessity knocked. We trace the moment a blueberry harvest turned into a new craft and hear why making something you can point to changed everything.
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    23 mins
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