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In this episode of the BoozeWerks Podcast, Devin Mills talks about cider apples and how you go about making hard cider.
Last night our very own Devin Mills hit the small screen (television, that is) for the first time working with Tim Smith (Climax Moonshine) on Discovery Channel’s new show “Moonshiners: Whiskey Business”.
In this episode, Devin helps Tim clean-up and re-design the Three Bros. Distillery facility in Virginia. This small Virginia distillery is known for their off-beat ‘Naval-style’ Gin, Silk Jacket. The owners of Three Bros. are looking for help in making a better product and trying to bring it to a wider market.
Check out the episode on Discovery Channel’s website!
Cheers!
As the music industry still tries to figure out how to survive in the new digital age, one place they keep dipping back into is the Bar/Club scene. Though you might be thinking “This is a craft alcohol blog! Why do we care?” – because when you run a tasting room or taproom you fall under the same rules for live music and any audio you might have playing in the space.
In the UK, according to this story in Drinks Business, the bars, pubs, and clubs are facing a fairly major increase in the licensing fees they have to pay to continue to have live & recorded music played in the establishments. Upwards of almost 130% increase in fees! This is a trend we’ve seen somewhat here in the US as well, but not to that level – at least not yet. This is something to keep an eye on as you make plans for your taproom/tasting room and what the extra costs might be. (Tip: Remember that the fee the charge you is based on seats/capacity in the room, and not how many actual people are there or not!)
If you need to look up more info, here in the US you’ll want to checkout the 3 major music licensing companies: ASCAP, BMI, & SESAC. These groups do control some international areas too, but you’ll have to check with your particular country’s rules to know if there are others as well.
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The first official episode of Discovery Channel’s – Moonshiners: Whiskey Business debuted last night! Now, this first episode just has Tim Smith (climax Moonshine) in it, but we’re excited to see the premiere nonetheless of this new show. Our founder here at BoozeWerks, Devin Mills, will be in the upcoming episodes starting on Wednesday the 20th, and we can’t wait.
In the meantime, head over to Discovery Channel’s show website to watch the first episode as Tim Smith helps save a Carolina distillery from closing its doors.
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This story out of the Dallas Morning News in Texas, has us a bit curious to try now new wines coming out of northern Mexico (up near the California border)! It seems like a family in Baja are rescuing a long forgotten vineyard and starting to produce some spectacular Mexican wine (under the label name Bichi) – but they have no idea what the grape varietals are!
The vineyard looks to be over 70 years old, with no records of what was planted and where the grape stock came from. Irregardless, the family is reportedly putting out some amazing products – something we’ll have to keep an eye out for next time we’re in Southern California! Heritage Mexican wine – very cool.
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Devin partners with Tim Smith of Climax Moonshine in Discovery Channel’s new show, Moonshiners: Whiskey Business. As the team’s distillery engineer, Devin helps distilleries across the US become profitable.