{"id":6877,"date":"2019-07-09T19:47:48","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T02:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=30000000488"},"modified":"2019-07-09T21:43:36","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T04:43:36","slug":"suppertime-lbc-episode-6-distilling-portuguese-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/suppertime-lbc-episode-6-distilling-portuguese-bend","title":{"rendered":"PODCAST: Mini-history of booze and why Portuguese Bend is so Long Beach w\/ distiller Simon Haxton"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/648910421&amp;color=%23e54360&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;show_teaser=true&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>While alcohol may seem part of our everyday culture, the history of booze has been one that is rife with controversy\u2014and its connection to Long Beach is a rich one. Portuguese Bend, Long Beach&#8217;s first distillery, is a unique example of what the world of spirits has had to go through in order to make something like this specific distillery a reality. In this episode, Sarah and Brian sat down with Master Distiller Simon Haxton to talk about the history of booze, Long Beach&#8217;s love affair with booze, and, well, booze. <strong>Explore more coverage of Portuguese Bend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/pictures-long-beach-distillery-portuguese-bend\/\">IN PICTURES: A sneak peek inside Long Beach\u2019s first distillery, Portuguese Bend<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/food\/portuguese-bend-distillery-dtlb\/\">Long Beach\u2019s first distillery, Portuguese Bend, set to open in April<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/portuguese-bend-distillery-dtlb-first-look\/\">Portuguese Bend, Long Beach\u2019s first distillery, breaks ground and releases renderings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While alcohol may seem part of our everyday culture, the history of booze has been one that is rife with controversy\u2014and its connection to Long Beach is a rich one. 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