{"podcast":{"title":"CRAFTED","slug":"crafted-5638302","podcast_index_feed_id":5638302,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/BBBIB7895217576","website_url":"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/crafted-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/e256583a-9da3-11f1-b306-23001824b18c/image/a9cb744546058c4a2b9d34a177ebea68.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"BLISTER","episode_count":128,"summary":"CRAFTED is the podcast from BLISTER that dives deep into the craft world of beer, coffee, whiskey, watches, wine, and more. Our guests are some of the very best and most passionate brewers, distillers, winemakers, coffee producers, retailers, and founders that launched craft companies when success was unlikely, but their passion and principles caused them to forge ahead anyway. CRAFTED explores how things get made, and does so with the remarkable people that insist on making things well. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-06T10:18:09.229966+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302"},"episode":{"title":"Saving Tequila w/ David Suro","slug":"saving-tequila-w-david-suro","published_at":"2026-07-01T10:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302/saving-tequila-w-david-suro","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/BBBIB3934178824.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/traffic.megaphone.fm/BBBIB3934178824.mp3","summary":"What happens when a category's success leads to its demise? Tequila is the fastest-growing spirit in the world, yet its popularity has put it on a path to extinction. In this episode, David Suro joins us to discuss the world of agave spirits, from smuggling tequila into the U.S. for tastings in the 1980s to the rise of industrialized production methods that he believes have put the entire category at risk of disappearing overnight. We Want to Hear from You! Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? Email us at: info@blisterreview.com to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED. TOPICS & TIMES: Founding ‘Tequilas’ (3:34) Americanized Mexican Cuisine (10:27) The Low Cabinet: Secret Bottles (15:19) Origins of Agave Spirits (21:01) Tequilas Boom and Bust (30:50) Mescal vs Tequila (41:32) Tequila’s Monoculture (47:32) Process vs Aging (1:07:35) Transparency in Tequila (1:16:46) RELATED LINKS: Agave Spirits: The Past, Present, and Future of Mezcals Siembra Spirits Tequilas Casa Mexicana The Tequila Inerchange Project Siembra Suro Foundation Blister Craft Collective Become a BLISTER+ Member SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS: Blister Cinematic Bikes & Big Ideas GEAR:30 Blister Podcast ENTER OUR WEEKLY GIVEAWAYS: Enter Our Free Weekly Giveaways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"What happens when a category's success leads to its demise? Tequila is the fastest-growing spirit in the world, yet its popularity has put it on a path to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4863,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/crafted-5638302/episodes/saving-tequila-w-david-suro/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/crafted-5638302/saving-tequila-w-david-suro.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}