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Bar Convent Brooklyn 2023 – Jackie Williams

Bar Convent Brooklyn was back in Industry City for 2023. This years event was expanded to occupy more space. The booths and activations were bigger and even better. BCB is a party where business gets done. 4,500 industry professionals attended over 2 days. There were 198 brands represented and visitors came from 51 countries and 46 states. 475,000 spirit samples were enjoyed. Sip and savor this recap of the 2 day extravaganza and look to reserve your spot for 2024’s BCB being held on June 11th and 12th.

www.BarConventBrooklyn.com

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Highlights From our Discussion:

⁠Cardenxe⁠

⁠Shanky’s Whip⁠

⁠Park Street University⁠

⁠Barrows Intense Ginger⁠

⁠Brooklyn Kura⁠

⁠Standard Wormwood⁠

⁠Fort Hamilton Distillery⁠

⁠Industry City⁠

Episode 148 – Liberty Pole Spirits Grand Opening

This special episode features ⁠Jim⁠, ⁠Ellen⁠, Rob and ⁠Kevin Hough⁠ of ⁠Liberty Pole Spirits⁠.

On July 15th Liberty Pole Spirits entered a new chapter in the history of their whiskey distillery. Friends, family and new fans joined the celebration and filled their new campus to capacity. It was an amazing experience to be part of the festivities and tour this state of the art distillery. The crowned jewel is the largest rickhouse in all of Pennsylvania. This expansive structure provides so much room now to fill and age barrels.

The tasting room and bottle shop are full of history which is befitting to the distilled spirits that are being produced. It’s a comfortable space to sit, relax, sip and enjoy the sights, sounds and the conversations all around. The cocktails are amazing. A perfect balanced and well rounded compliment to the base whiskey being used. We got see the production space from the seating area overlooking the distillery itself.

⁠Episode 31⁠ featured Jim and there you can learn about the history and the humble beginnings of Liberty Pole. This episode provides a glimpse into the excitement of opening day, the experiences leading up to it and some never told stories about the beginning of the distillery.

This is certainly a destination that must be on your bucket list.

⁠800 Adios Drive⁠, ⁠Washington, PA⁠ –⁠724-503-4014⁠ –⁠ www.LibertyPoleSpirits.com⁠ – ⁠Facebook⁠⁠

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Highlights From Our Discussion:

⁠Pittsburgh Whiskey Friends

Episode 145 – Imbibitude – Kevin

This episode features ⁠⁠Kevin of ⁠⁠Imbibitude⁠.

For Kevin it began with an interest in cocktail making and mixology. It was an experience with one cocktail in particular that peaked his interest in peated whisky. Kevin grew up experiencing his grandfather’s enjoyment of bourbon. This lead to learning more about all types of spirits. To date he has visited 49 states and over 100 distilleries. We talked cocktails, distilleries, the bourbon trails and so much more in this episode.

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Highlights From our Conversation:

⁠Kentucky Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠Kentucky Craft Bourbon Trail⁠

⁠The Fox Bar & Cocktail Club ⁠

⁠Canon ⁠

⁠Two James Spirits⁠

⁠High Wire Distilling⁠

Episode 144 – Anjali Bhargava – Anjali’s Cup

This episode features ⁠⁠⁠⁠Anjali Bhargava⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠⁠Anjali’s Cup⁠.

Anjalis journey into business began as a snack company. She discovered that the business wasn’t scalable. The stress of building a business took a toll on her health. She searched for a solution to her intense migraines. Anjali fell back on the splices and herbs that she was raised on. Turmeric became her go to and she sought to refine it into a delicious alternative. She found a farmer that was growing amazing turmeric and a new business was launched. Resilience Turmeric Elixir is her flagship. Listen and learn about the creative way to make tea, coffee, cocktails, food and pastries tasty.

www.AnjalisCup.com – ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@anjaliscup.com⁠ – ⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠

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Highlights From Our Discussion:

⁠Coffee Fest⁠

⁠Faire⁠

⁠Barista Underground⁠

⁠Bar Convent Brooklyn⁠

⁠Absinthia⁠

⁠Maman⁠

⁠Mean Mug Coffee Company⁠

⁠Burlap & Barrel⁠

⁠Food Network⁠

⁠Cantina Royal Hot Sauce⁠

⁠Joe Coffee Company⁠

⁠Whole Foods⁠

Alt Summit portraits, 2023, photographed by Justin Hackworth

Episode 136 – Cudia Cocktail Consulting – Michelle Cudia

This episode features ⁠⁠Michelle Cudia⁠ of ⁠Cudia Cocktail Consulting⁠⁠.

Michelle started working at Tria Taproom as a bar manager. They were looking to extend their draft cocktail program. At the time she didn’t have any experience with craft cocktails. She set out to write the whole plan for the bar. She was able to spread her “cocktail nerdiness” to events and the public. In 2019 Michelle launched Cudia Cocktail Consulting as an official business. She works with weddings, birthday parties, bachelor and bachelorette parties. Just about anything that you can imagine that could enjoy sensational, one of a kind, cocktails that create a memorable event. She’s always ready for discussion of cocktails and helping businesses take their program to the next level. Cocktails are meant to be celebratory!

www.CudiaCocktails.com – ⁠Instagram

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Highlights From our Conversation:

⁠Josh Douglas⁠

⁠Widows Peak Distilling Company⁠

⁠Ranstead Room⁠

⁠Tria Philly⁠

⁠The Franklin Mortgage & Investment Company⁠

⁠Philadelphia Distilling⁠

⁠Canyon Shayer⁠

⁠Tiffanie Barriere⁠

⁠Main Line Center for Bartending⁠

⁠The Black Squirrel Pub and Haunt⁠

⁠⁠Bees Knees Cocktail⁠⁠

⁠K’FAR Philadelphia

Episode 133 – Catoctin Creek Distilling Company – Becky Harris

This episode features ⁠⁠Becky Harris⁠⁠ of ⁠⁠Catoctin Creek Distilling Company⁠ ⁠.

Becky and Scott founded Catoctin Creek in 2009. At the time there were about 200 distilleries in the United Sates and 6 in Virginia. They began with a vision of making rye whiskey which was “the whiskey” up until prohibition in the Mid-Atlantic States. At Cotoctin they use batch pot still distillation. This is the key to deriving the most flavor from the rye grain. In the beginning it was difficult to get farmers to take a chance on this little craft distillery. Today those farmers are glad that they did. Catoctin produces some of the finest rye whiskey’s. Combine that with the delicious cocktails in the tasting room and you have a recipe for continued growth and success. We enjoyed our fascinating conversation about history, the spirits industry and Catoctin Creek Distilling.

120 W Main St, Purcellville, VA 20132 – ⁠⁠⁠⁠(540) 751-8404⁠ – www.CatoctinCreekDistilling.com – ⁠⁠Facebook⁠

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Highlights from our discussion:

⁠Every Home a Distillery⁠

⁠American Craft Spirit Association⁠

⁠Mt. Defiance Distillery⁠

⁠Jack Rose Dining Saloon⁠

⁠MGP⁠

⁠Sagamore Spirit⁠

⁠New Riff Distilling⁠

⁠Eight Oaks Farm Distillery⁠

⁠Gwar⁠

⁠Leopold Brothers⁠

⁠Diageo Brands⁠

⁠George Dickel⁠

⁠Bulleit Bourbon⁠

⁠Du Nord Social Spirits⁠

⁠Distilled Spirits Council⁠

⁠Purcellville, VA

Episode 116 – Spring House Spirits – Chris Demars – Randy and Jenn Litwin

This episode features Chris Demars, Randy Litwin and Jenn Litwin of Spring House Spirits.

Sixty years ago Chris’s grandmother taught him how to distill spirits, make wine and brew beer. Chris worked as a nuclear engineer which is kind of like being a distiller. He longed to come back to the family farm and get back to his distilling roots. He pays homage to his grandmothers background by bringing several grains together in the mash bill. This bespoke farm distillery is creating amazing spirits that are full of character and flavor. Each bottle highlights the quality of the process, the local grains, and the connection to the history of the surrounding Chester County community.

25 Martin Rd, Coatesville, PA 19320 – (610)593-7348 – www.SpringHouseSpirits.com – Facebook

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Highlights from our discussion:

St. Malachi Church

M & D Staves

Zook Molasses Company

Grey Goose Vodka

Deer Creek Malthouse

Episode 105 – Bar Convent Recap – Jackie Williams

In this episode we speak with Jackie Williams of RX Global about Bar Convent Brooklyn2022.

In 2018 BCB was launched. In 2022 BCB celebrated it’s new Brooklyn home at Industry City.

Bar Convent Brooklyn took place on June 14th and 15th. Over 3,700 attended the event over a 2 day span. The event provided an amazing opportunity for the bartending and spirits industry to come together and network, see new products, and discover the latest trends. 136 booths offered something for everyone. Featuring… spirits, liquors, aperitifs, ready to drink cocktails, barware and mixers. The education offerings highlighted over 3 dozen classes that provided a wide variety of information. Jackie and I recap the event and discuss what you can look forward to at 2023’s 5th anniversary extravaganza. www.barconventbrooklyn.com – Facebook

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Highlights From our Discussion:

Industry City

Barr Hill Gin

Chilled 100 Spirits Awards

Bar Convent Berlin

Episode 100 – Holy Ghost Distillery – John and Janice Sepcoski

This episode features John Sepcoski and Janice Sepcoski of Holy Ghost Distillery.

Janice and John enjoyed visiting distilleries, breweries and wineries. After visiting a distillery 7 years ago John said, “I can do better then this”. This led them to looking for land and a building to host their vision. What they’ve set out to create is a total experience. Not just buy a bottle or purchase a cocktail, but the experience to make new friends over a cocktail. They have left their full time careers to live out a dream. As Janice puts it, “Now I do Bourbon”. We had a wonderful time experiencing their chocolate and bourbon pairing. The final part of our podcast journey was the absinthe extravaganza. It was all a fitting tribute to celebrate our 100th episode.

990 State Route 940, White Haven, PA 18661 – (570) 990-2673 – wwwholyghostdistillery.com – Facebook

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Stave and Thief Society

Episode 82 – Tiffanie Barriere – The Drinking Coach

This episode features Tiffanie Barriere, The Drinking Coach.

We met Tiffanie at CiderCon 2022 in Richmond Virginia. As you will discover, Tiffanie has amazing energy. She has a vast knowledge of cocktails and cocktail history. We discuss her beginnings as a bartender all the way to present day where she is dazzling internet audiences with her creative and flavorful concoctions. Tiffanie is also incredibly knowledgeable on the spirit history and the role that Black Americans have played and impacted what we are drinking today. I learn so much and wish to learn more each time that I talk with The Drinking Coach. Make yourself a mixed drink of choice and enjoy our lively discussion.

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