Crafted Conversations goes on-location at craft distilleries and breweries across the country to document the stories behind what's in the glass.
No rankings. No tasting notes. Just long-form conversations with the founders, distillers, and makers who built something real — filmed on-site, inside the actual spaces where the craft happens.
Hosted by Allan Cogan. Veteran-owned and independently produced.
New episodes dropping regularly. Full video available on YouTube and Spotify.
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#84 - A Navy Submariner Put Chardonnay in an Ardbeg Cask | Golden Road Vineyards
Our first wine episode. Chad Guebert, a former Navy submariner, and his wife Crista bought a vineyard in North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley in 2017 and opened their tasting room on Black Friday 2020, in the middle of a pandemic. We talk about losing a crop to a Mother’s Day frost, the camaraderie of the wine industry, and why wine should never feel intimidating. Then we taste Navy-themed sparklings, whiskey barrel wines, and a Chardonnay aged in an Ardbeg Scotch cask.
Stories. Not Reviews.
Golden Road Vineyards: grvwines.com
@goldenroadvineyards
29 Sept 2026
#83 - Why ADI? One Question, Everybody at ADI Miami 2026
Why ADI? I asked everybody who'd give me five minutes in Miami. Distillers, suppliers, a company doing its first show ever, a guy holding his third award in a row.
Almost nobody led with the trade show floor. They led with the room.
Full interviews, uncut.
Recorded at the American Distilling Institute conference, Miami 2026.
Watch the video version on YouTube @craftedconvos_media
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Stories. Not Reviews.
7 Aug 2026
#82 - From 82nd Airborne to Distiller in Miami | Fernando Plata - Big Cypress Distillery
Fernando Plata and his cousin Mark just wanted to make their own booze. Ten years later, Big Cypress Distillery is one of Miami's most respected craft producers.
In this episode, Fernando shares how an 82nd Airborne vet taught himself to distill gin from old perfumery books (29 versions to get the first one right), why Big Cypress is product-first and marketing-last, the reality of aging spirits in Florida's heat, his case against the three-tier system, and the camaraderie that keeps the state's craft scene together.
Stories. Not Reviews.
Produced in partnership with ADI (distilling.com). Sponsored by The Bar Book and Bridgetown Brew Systems. Support the show at buymeacoffee.com/craftedconvos.
Produced by Allan Cogan, Grant Brown, Nick Post, and Andrew Sindall.
Crafted Conversations Media LLC, Veteran-Owned.
Watch on YouTube @craftedconvos_media and follow @craftedconvosmedia.
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Mike Sinclair
Jonathan Blitz
Mark Vierthaler
Jaime Dickman
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5.0 / 5
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5.0 / 5
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