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Welcome to Proof of Concept , the official podcast of The Tasting Alliance — the team behind the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions, including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition , New York World Spirits Competition , Asia World Spirits Competition , and Latin America World Spirits Competition . Hosted by Toby Blue, Chairman and Chief Operating Officer of The Tasting Alliance and longtime spirits industry executive and Jason Rabinowitz , Multiple Grammy Award Nominee and Entertainment Industry Veteran, this series explores the journeys behind the world’s most exceptional Double Gold–winning spirits — and the founders bold enough to build them. At its core, Proof of Concept is about entrepreneurship, craftsmanship, innovation and resilience . Each episode dives deep into the stories of founders, distillers, master blenders and visionaries who transformed an idea into an award-winning spirit — validated under the most rigorous blind tasting standards in the world. Proof as potency. Proof as validation. Proof that an idea can work. This podcast is where passion meets purpose , and where brand building, storytelling, sustainability, leadership and legacy intersect in the glass. From Idea to Icon. From Grain to Glass to Gold.
Unknown Host hosts Proof of Concept, a arts show with 13 episodes published.
In this bonus episode, Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz taste Blackleaf Organic Vodka with founders Kevin Larkai and Monté Burrow — nose, palate, finish, and the judges' notes behind the Double Gold and Platinum honors.
In this bonus episode of Proof of Concept, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz pour their way through the Heaven Hill portfolio — one of the largest family-owned distilleries in America and a cornerstone of Kentucky whi
Heaven Hill has stayed family-owned for almost 90 years — through a fire, a generational handoff, and a whiskey boom that swallowed up most of its peers. Co-President Kate Latts joins Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz to ta
In this bonus episode of Proof of Concept, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz sit down for a guided tasting of Ten to One Rum — a modern Caribbean brand redefining what rum can be. This episode goes beyond the bottle a
In this episode of Proof of Concept, Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz sit down with Marc Farrell, founder and CEO of Ten to One Rum, to explore how he set out to redefine an entire category. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, Ma
In this bonus episode of Proof of Concept, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz sit down for a guided tasting of Mezcal Vago — one of the most respected names in artisanal mezcal production. This conversation goes beyond
In this episode of Proof of Concept, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz speak with Judah Kuper, co-founder of Mezcal Vago, about the journey behind one of the world’s most respected artisanal mezcal brands. Built on de
In this bonus episode of Proof of Concept, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz sit down with Ian Somerhalder for a guided tasting of Brother’s Bond Bourbon. This conversation goes beyond the story and into the glass, br
What does it take to turn a friendship into a Double Gold–winning bourbon? On this episode of Proof of Concept, presented by The Tasting Alliance, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz sit down with Ian Somerhalder, co-fo
In this bonus episode of Proof of Concept, we sit down with Chinola CEO Andrew Merinoff for a guided tasting of the brand’s signature passion fruit liqueur. Andrew shares the story behind Chinola, the craft and sourcing
In the debut episode of Proof of Concept, presented by The Tasting Alliance, hosts Toby Blue and Jason Rabinowitz sit down with Andrew Merinoff, founder and CEO of Chinola. Andrew shares the journey behind creating the w
Welcome to Proof of Concept, the official podcast of The Tasting Alliance — the team behind the world’s most prestigious spirits competitions, including the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, New York World Spirits
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