Alaska Proof
Alaska Distillery is a grassroots operation comprised of a group of passionate, inventive artists who create world class, hand-crafted, award winning vodkas. Follow founder/CEO Toby Foster and his team as they explore the wilderness to harvest the finest exotic ingredients Mother Nature has to offer this season on ALASKA PROOF.
- 2016-2016
- 1 season
- Reality
Alaska Distillery is a grassroots operation comprised of a group of passionate, inventive artists who create world class, hand-crafted, award winning vodkas. Follow founder/CEO Toby Foster and his team as they explore the wilderness to harvest the finest exotic ingredients Mother Nature has to offer this season on ALASKA PROOF.
Season 1 Episode Guide
9 Episodes 2016
Episode 1
Distilling Alaska
Thu, Jan 14, 2016 20 mins
Toby and Andy join Scott on a boat trip into Prince William Sound in search of the perfect icebergs for their vodka. Meanwhile, Chrissy takes Shane along as she faces her fear of bees in order to collect some of Alaska's fireweed honey for a "Buzz" order.
Episode 2
Stag Vodka
Thu, Jan 14, 2016 20 mins
The Alaska Distillery uses melt-water from 10,000 year old glaciers in proofing their vodka, so Toby and Andy join Scott on a boat trip into Prince William Sound in search of the perfect icebergs. Meanwhile, Chrissy takes Shane along as she faces her fear of bees in order to collect some of Alaska's award-winning fire weed honey, which the distillery needs if it's going to make enough of their "BUZZ" flavor vodka.
Episode 3
The Devil's Club
Thu, Jan 21, 2016 20 mins
Toby thinks the distillery can use the safe, ginger-like root of poisonous Devil's Club to make a spicy line of vodka. Shane, Chrissy, and he kayak across the Eklutna Lake to forage the plant, while Scott tests the right proof to set the flavor on fire.
Episode 4
Northern Lights
Thu, Jan 21, 2016 20 mins
Convinced that they can distill a special vodka under the Northern Lights and in subzero temperatures, the team travels to Chena Hot Springs, hitching a ride on a tracked vehicle up a mountain before strapping on their snow shoes with their still in tow.
Episode 5
Spruce Tip Gin
Thu, Jan 28, 2016 20 mins
The distillery creates a new flavor using the springtime growths from the tips of the Sitka Spruce tree - climbing to the top of an almost 200 ft tree to harvest the ingredient - and donate the proceeds to Alaskan rain forests conservation efforts.
Episode 6
Shrimp Cocktail Cocktail
Thu, Jan 28, 2016 20 mins
The distillery is commissioned to come up with both a new vodka flavor AND a new cocktail for a local restaurant. The team heads out on a shrimping boat, and must figure out how to make a tasty spirit with Alaska's particularly sweet species of shrimp.
Episode 7
Chaga Vodka
Thu, Feb 4, 2016
Toby, Scott and Shane set off in search of an arctic fungus called Chaga to try and make it into a vodka, while Andy and Chrissy set out to create "Birch Barrel Whiskey."
Episode 9
Fireweed
Wed, Feb 17, 2016 20 mins
A quest for fire weed takes the team across glacial terrain and through bear habitats when they want to use the flower's essence in a new vodka.
Episode 10
Eating the Ice Worm
Wed, Feb 17, 2016 20 mins
A search for ice worms sends Toby, Andy and Shane on a glacial expedition. Meanwhile, Scott works on updating the distillery's equipment.