ABOUT
ABOUT THE
ABOUT THE SCIENCE BEHIND DISTILLING.
BEHIND DISTILLING. ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪♪
>>
>> I
>> I LOVE
>> I LOVE A GOOD COCKTAIL BUT WHAT MAKES THIS DRINK
EXTRA SPECIAL IS THIS.
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>> IT KIND OF LOOKS LIKE THE
LAB OF A MAD SCIENTIST
AND WE'VE GOT THE SCIENTIST
HIMSELF ROB.
HIMSELF ROB. HOW IS IT GOING?
>> IT'S GREAT.
>> THIS LOOKS WILD.
>> THIS IS ALL ABOUT MAKING ALL
SORTS OF LIQUORS,
MODIFIERS, ONE UP THINGS THAT
WE SERVE ON THE BAR.
>> BUT LIKE THE BUBBLES.
WHAT'S IN HERE?
>> LEMON GRASS.
UP HERE WE HAVE 100 DIFFERENT
BOTANICALS AND WE RUN
THEM THROUGH AND EXTRACT THE
ESSENTIAL OILS AND
THAT'S WHAT WE USE.
>> YOU GUYS ARE A LOCAL
DISTILLERY BUT THAT MEANS SO
MUCH MORE.
MUCH MORE. >> ALL OF OUR GRAINS COME FROM
COLORADO FROM THREE
DIFFERENT FARMS TWO OF WHICH
ARE FIVE MILES FROM
PRODUCTION.
PRODUCTION. >> THAT'S ALL RIGHT HERE?
>> THIS IS A BOURBON MATCH AND
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE
FERMENTING RIGHT NOW.
>> I CAN SMELL IT.
>> THAT'S CREATING ALCOHOL FOR
THE FERMENTATION
THE FERMENTATION PROCESS.
PROCESS.
PROCESS. WE'RE FERMENTING FOR 5 TO 7
DAYS FOR 10% ALCOHOL AND
THEN WE FILL IT UP.
>> ALL OF THIS GOES INTO THIS
BIG THING?
BIG THING? >> YEAH SO WE PUMP IT INTO THE
STILL AND ADD STEAM
AND HEAT.
AND HEAT.
AND HEAT. ALCOHOL BOILS LOWER THAN
EVERYTHING ELSE SO WE BOIL
THE ALCOHOL OFF, THE VAPOR IS
GOING UP AND THE
CONDENSER IS GOING TO CONDENSE
AND THAT WILL GO INTO
A BARREL AND WE'LL ENJOY IT.
>> WE GET OUR WHISKEY OR
BOURBON.
BOURBON.
BOURBON. >> THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES.
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. I
>> YES. I LOVE IT.
>> THIS IS THE COLUMN.
SO IT'S HAPPENING HERE THE
ALCOHOL IS CLEANING UP
THE ALCOHOL AS IT MOVES
THROUGH.
THROUGH.
THROUGH. >> SO YPG WE JUST SAW, THE
WHOLE PROCESS IT TURNS
INTO THIS?
INTO THIS? >> CHEERS.
>> CHEERS. >> CHEERS THANKS FOR COMING IN.
>> NEVER TOO EARLY FOR A SHOT,
HUH?
HUH?
HUH? [LAUGHTER].
[LAUGHTER]. >> 5:00 SOMEWHERE.
>> THIS PLACE IS SO COOL.
THE INSIDE IS AWESOME AND I
LOVE THAT THEY USE SO
MANY DIFFERENT LOCAL GRAINS TO
MAKE ALL OF THEIR
DIFFERENT LIQUORS.
DIFFERENT LIQUORS. YOU GO UPSTAIRS AND IT'S COOL.
IT LOOKS LIKE A MAD SCIENTIST
LAB.
LAB.
LAB. >>
LAB. >> DOESN'T IT GIVE YOU
APPRECIATION FOR EVERY OUNCE
OF ALCOHOL YOU HAVE?
WHEN I WENT TO THE COORS
BREWERY THE SAME THING I
WAS LIKE OH MY GOSH I WILL
NEVER LOOK AT A GLASS OF
BEER THE SAME AND I'M SURE IT'S
THE SAME THERE.
>> ABSOLUTELY.
>> ABSOLUTELY. THE SCIENCE THAT GOES INTO IT
AND YOU SAW THE
BUBBLING THAT HAPPENED THEY'RE
LITERALLY EXTRACTING
LITERALLY EXTRACTING LEMON GRASS OUT OF THAT TO GET
THAT FLAVOR AND YOU
CAN SEE IT'S A COOL SPACE.
IT'S REALLY, REALLY GORGEOUS.
AND THE COCKTAILS ARE GOOD AND
REALLY GOOD FOOD AS
WELL SO THE DISTILLERY WHERE
THEY DO MOST OF IT IS
IN LOVELAND AND THIS ONE IS IN
LOHI AND TOMORROW THE
LAST ONE BEFORE I TOOK A SIP
THEY'RE HAVING A BIG
RELEASE PARTY AND IT IS
DELICIOUS.
DELICIOUS. SO THAT'S FROM 12 TO 3 AT THEIR
LOCATION AND I'M
GOING TO GO OUT THERE IT'S
GOING TO BE A REALLY FUN DAY.
>> IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY
DISTILLERIES THERE ARE AND
THEY'RE ALL REALLY GOOD.
>> THAT'S WHAT'S NOT SURPRISING
BUT IT'S EXCELLENT
QUALITY STUFF.
QUALITY STUFF. >> WHAT'S COMING UP NEXT WEEK?
>> OH, OKAY.
I'M EXCITED.
I'M EXCITED. YOU KNOW I LOVE ALL THINGS
FALL.
FALL.
FALL. PUMPKIN BEER.
PUMPKIN BEER. >> YAY.
>> YAY.
>> YAY. >> WE'VE GOT PUMPKIN BEER A LOT
OF FUN SHOOTING THIS
ONE.
ONE.
ONE. WESTMINSTER AND FROLIC BREWING.
I LIKE THAT THEY ARE LIKE
COFFEE SHOPS BECOMING THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD SPOT TO GO AND SO
IT'S NICE TO GET OUT
OF THE DENVER AREA AND GO AND
FIND THIS LITTLE SPOT.
>> I AM SEEING A THEME HERE
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. >> RIGHT?
>> RIGHT?
>> RIGHT? I KNOW.
I KNOW.
I KNOW. >> YEAH SHE HAS PUMPKIN BEER
AND THEN CHOCOLATE AND
DONUTS.
DONUTS.
DONUTS. YOU ARE LIVING THE LIFE.
>> I THINK I'M GOING TO MAKE
PASTA SOON TOO.
>> OH MY GOD.
>> THIS IS REALLY COOL.
THE FOOD SCENE AND THE BREWING
DISTILLERY SCENE IN
DENVER IS INCREDIBLE.
>> IT'S A BIG DEAL.
>> IT'S BEEN FUN AND I LOVE
MEETING THE PEOPLE
BEHIND IT.
BEHIND IT. THE FOOD IS GOOD AND DRINKS ARE
GOOD BUT WHEN YOU
KNOW THE PERSON AND GET TO SEE
THEM YOU WANT TO
SUPPORT THAT PERSON AND LOCALS.
>> GOOD STUFF.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. >> CAN'T WAIT FOR THE PUMPKIN
BEER.
BEER.
BEER. BRING IN SAMPLES.
>> I WASN'T GOING TO BRING
BOURBON.
BOURBON.
BOURBON. >> WHY NOT?
>>