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Episode 211 - The Science of "Switched" Cocktails with Iain McPherson
In this fascinating deep dive with bartender and ice cream fanatic Iain McPherson, some of the topics we discuss include:
How a childhood love of frozen treats, a fascination with lucid dreaming, and a stint at Italy's most hallowed gelato university led Iain to explore the largely untapped universe of freeze concentration.
Why this process - first pioneered by German "Eisbock" makers - has affectionately and efficiently come to be known as "switching."
Then, we break down the process, including how to use switching to modify both ferments and distillates, what tools you'll need, and some of…
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