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Homosassa Distillery: From Hummingbird Juice to an 800-Gallon Still

September 18, 2026

A cardiologist who wasn't allowed to retire and a cop who made hummingbird juice in his garage built Homosassa Distillery by hand on Florida's Nature Coast. Marc Dossey and Karl Lounge talk about chicken-coop tin, an 800-gallon still with no computer on it, rum named for mangrove trees, and why the whole business runs on getting you to come back.

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Indian River Distillery

August 26, 2026

Cal Evans visits Indian River Distillery in Vero Beach, where Ray Hooker put a piece of 1715 treasure-fleet silver in the still and named his whiskey for the last American pirates. From a camp in the Florida scrub to rewriting the county zoning code, this is a conversation about bottles that tell forgotten stories of home.

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Big Cypress Distillery

July 21, 2026

Fernando Plata built Miami's first gin out of a warehouse bay next to Kendall's airport, a leap that started over a Christmas dinner and years of self-taught fermentation science. He talks about why every recipe is public, why he won't call himself a master distiller, and what it takes to age whiskey in a state with no winter.

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Munyon's Paw-Paw

June 16, 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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Copper Bottom Distillery

May 25, 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 dist...

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Episode 3: Loggerhead Distilling

April 8, 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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Episode 2: Yalaha Bootlegging Company

March 11, 2026

Cal Evans visits Yalaha Bootlegging Co. in Lake County, Florida, where third-generation farmer Doug McCormack is making moonshine the legal way — using organic blueberries from his own land and a family recipe that stayed hidden for 150 years. From a grandfather who never admitted a thing to a standoff with the FDA after the pandemic, this episode is full of characters, surprises, and genuinely great spirits.

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Episode 1: Caribbean Moonshine Distillers

February 2, 2026

In this episode, we explore the vibrant world of Caribbean Moonshine in Orlando, FL.

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Episodes

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Big Cypress Distillery

Munyon's Paw-Paw

Copper Bottom Distillery

Episode 3: Loggerhead Distilling

Episode 2: Yalaha Bootlegging Company

Episode 1: Caribbean Moonshine Distillers

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