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    The Most Hated Man in the Distillery Industry?

    Wired magazine recently profiled a Northern California distiller under the headline, " This Guy Says He Can Make 20-year Old Rum in 6 days ." It turns out, experts say he can. When you belly up to the bar, you won't be ordering "oak catalyzed esterification," but you might get Rum that's been made by that process.

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    By Warren Olney • Apr 16, 2015 • 1 min read

    Wired magazine recently profiled a Northern California distiller under the headline, "This Guy Says He Can Make 20-year Old Rum in 6 days." It turns out, experts say he can. When you belly up to the bar, you won't be ordering "oak catalyzed esterification," but you might get Rum that's been made by that process. And you're likely to think it's taken 20 years to distill when, in fact, it's been "aged" for just six days. Bryan Davis doesn't even use barrels. He's got a machine in the garage. He's also co-founder of the Lost Spirits Distillery in Monterey, California.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Jenny Hamel

      KCRW

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      Gideon Brower

      Independent Producer

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      Bryan Davis

      Lost Spirits Distillery

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    The full episode

    3 of 3
    Are the Stakes of Standardized Testing Too High?
    1. 1:16Putin Holds Forth on Marathon Call-In Show
    2. 8:02Are American Children Being Left Behind After All?
    3. 42:33The Most Hated Man in the Distillery Industry? You’re reading this
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