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The Liquor Store Podcast

Jul 31, 2020

In this episode, Matt talks to Hotaling & Co. CEO, Dan Leese.  Hotaling & Co., formerly Anchor Distilling Company, is an importer and distiller of fine spirits headquartered in San Francisco. Originally established in 1993 by beverage visionary Fritz Maytag, fueled by the bold realization that there were...


Jul 28, 2020

In this episode, Jill talks to Barefoot Winemaker, Jennifer Wall. Barefoot got its start in 1965 when California winemaker Davis Bynum first created Barefoot Bynum Burgundy in his garage. The unconventional name referred to – what else? – the free-spirited method of crushing grapes barefoot.

Fast forward to 1986....


Jul 24, 2020

In this episode, Matt talks to Robert Furniss-Roe, CEO of Samson & Surrey. Samson & Surrey are responsible for brands such as Widow Jane, FEW, Mezcal Vago, Brenne, Bluecoat, & Tequila Ocho. Their company started with a question. From there, they created an answer to change the way the world enjoys craft spirits. Their


Jul 22, 2020

In this episode, Matt talks to Adam Fagan, co-founder of Hiatus Tequila. The team at Hiatus set out to find a family-owned distillery in the place that gave tequila its name. In the town of Tequila, in Jalisco, Mexico, they found a family that makes award-winning tequila—traditionally, transparently, and passionately....


Jul 17, 2020

In this episode Matt talks to Teeling Whiskey Master Distiller, Alex Chasko live from Dublin. 

Whiskey making and entrepreneurship have been in the Teeling genes as far back as 1782 when Walter Teeling set up a small craft distillery on Marrowbone Lane in the industrial heart of Dublin City.

Since 2012, Jack and Stephen...