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This week’s Bit by a Fox Podcast episode is a great deep dive into what it’s like to start and run a successful micro distillery. Catoctin Creek, a microdistillery in Purcellville, Virginia founded by husband and wife team, Becky and Scott Harris in 2009, is known for their award winning rye whiskies and their devoted cult following

This week on the Bit by a Fox Podcast, we are kicking off an exciting new series, The Master Blend – A Bartender Series. In collaboration with Bertoux Brandy, the Bit by a Fox Podcast will host a series of interviews with some of America’s most acclaimed and innovative bartenders

For this week’s Bit by a Fox Podcast, I spoke with Andrew “ AJ” Garcia, the co-founder of Filipino Rum brand Don Papa Rum. In town from the Philippines, AJ and I discussed the genesis of this spirit, the unusual barrel aging process, if spirits can have a terroir and the inspiration behind the name, Don Papa. This week’s cocktail recipe is a simple daiquiri recipe that works great with the 7 year Don Papa Rum expression. Don Papa Rum Daiquiri 2 oz Don Papa

Jack McGarry, co-founder of famed NYC Irish bar The Dead Rabbit Grocery and Grog, and A Whiskey Lover’s Guide to Ireland’ To research the book, Muldoon, McGarry and Herlihy Drinksology, the Belfast firm behind The Dead Rabbit’s award-winning menus and its two cocktail tomes, designed this handsome book. This week’s cocktail recipe is the legendary Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee recipe from the book Dead Rabbit Irish Coffee 1 oz Bushmills Original Irish Whiskey 1/2 oz Demerara Syrup 3 1/2 oz medium-dark roast, made in a French Press Thumb of prepared whipped cream Garnish: freshly grated nutmeg