Podcast: The Importance of Mastermind Groups

On this minisode of our On & Off podcast, Beverage Dynamics Editor Kyle Swartz talks with small-business expert, author and BARC speaker Tom Shay about the importance of beverage alcohol retail mastermind groups.

Rum’s Growth Potential – On & Off

Why can't rum grow like whiskey or tequila? What's holding this category back? And what signs are there that rum might be about to break out? For answers to these questions, we chatted with our colleague Marina Velez, research director, data & insights, at The Beverage Information & Insights Group. Velez is an all-around rum and rum cocktail enthusiast.   The handbooks she references are available at epgspecialtyinformation.com/pages/beverage-handbooks.

1. Rum’s Growth Potential 18:58
2. A Tequila Deep Dive 28:30
3. What Control State Alcohol Data is Telling Us 30:41
4. Whiskey and Tequila Trends 23:50
5. Lost Lantern and Independent Bottling Whiskeys 20:04

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Independent bottling is common in Scotch, but not in American whiskey. Why? We ask Nora Ganley-Roper and Adam Polonski, founders of Lost Lantern, a fast-growing independent bottler of American whiskeys. They talk about the process of discovering unique spirits, picking which distilleries to work with, and what's next for American single malt, which has been a category focus for them.<\/p>","title":"Lost Lantern and Independent Bottling Whiskeys","image":"","guid":"beverageinformationgroup.podbean.com\/288c3e31-f1b1-377d-b28f-12f5aac61f87","publish_date":"2023-04-18T13:43:46+00:00","duration":"20:04"}],"playerId":"jetpack-podcast-player-block-4583-11"}