Evan Wilder could not have known that visiting his aunt and uncle would set him down the rabbit hole of distillation. He had just gotten into whiskey prior to the visit, and his uncle suggested they try some scotch—a bottle of Macallan 15. Before he knew it, he began exploring with peated whiskey, tried his hand at homebrewing, and registered at the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast at A-B Tech. Evan recently graduated from the program and will soon be headed down to Australia to work and expand his knowledge of the art of distilled spirit production.

Evan joins me today, with a bottle of single malt whiskey in hand for Booze Clues, to discuss how he found the program at the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast. He discusses his work at The Chemist in North Carolina and the single malt whiskey exclusively produced for their award-winning bar, The Antidote. He describes his journey in homebrewing and explains how the pandemic led him to seek an education in distillation. Evan also shares his goals as a brewer and discusses his forthcoming travel to Australia.

This week on Consuming the Craft:

●     Booze Clues: The Chemist’s single malt whiskey, The Antidote

●     How smaller barrels accelerate the color, oxygenation, and extraction of whiskey

●     Expanding the offerings of the Consuming the Craft podcast

●     Why cost control is critical to success in the distillery industry

●     What got Evan interested in distillation

●     How he found the program at A-B Tech

●     Booze Clues Part 2: pouring inspiration for Evan’s trip down under

●     Evan’s Kansas roots and aspirations as a brewer

●     The best way to introduce someone to whiskey

●     The complexities of wheat whiskey’s grain bill

Connect with Evan Wilder:

●     Evan Wilder on LinkedIn

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