Making sense of the Filipino still

About this episode

This episode explores the origins and significance of the Filipino still in the context of distillation in the Americas.

When people talk about stills in Mexico, you hear “Filipino” and “alambique” a lot … “Mongolian” a little. And it’s been suggested that the Filipino still was the first to arrive the Americas’ What makes it Filipino? How did it get here? And what’s it got to do with coconuts? Food writer Nic Stevens joins me this week to talk about that plus vino de coco, vino de cana, and the origins of distillation in the Americas! Agave Road Trip is a critically acclaimed, award-winning podcast that helps gringx bartenders better understand agave, agave spirits, and rural Mexico. This episode is hosted by Lou Bank with special guest NC Stevens ! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Lou Bank

Guest: Nic Stevens

Topics covered

• Filipino still
• distillation
• coconuts
• agave spirits
• Mexican culture

Keywords

• Filipino still
• alambique
• vino de coco
• vino de cana
• distillation
• agave spirits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Agave Road Trip, Heritage Radio Network

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