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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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In this episode you'll learn which beverage books should be next on your reading list, if you have already finished the books we recommended in our first Book Club!
Following a very well recieved Book Club episode a while back, we return with teh second chapter in what will definitely become a regular feature for us. Once again, Foxy and Will are joined by the drinks polymath, Judith Boyle, to review and recommend beverage books that we have found inspiring.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Which beverage brand was founded by a Swiss watchmaker to settle upset stomachs? Which drink was launched in 48 countries in a few short years, only to be withdrawn from all in an even shorter timescale?
If you have a suggestion or clues for a drink we should tackle, please click on the link above!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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In this episode you'll learn which beverage books should be next on your reading list.
In the first of what we hope will be a regular feature, Foxy and Will are joined by the drinks polymath, Judith Boyle, to review and recommend beverage books that we have found inspiring.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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A matter of taste: How FlavorActiv killed "The Man From Del Monte"
In this episode you'll learn how product taste testing went from a status driven lottery (where one mythical taster/ "man from Del Monte" could decide on the quality of a whole batch) to a systematic quality tool for companies to improve their products and people.
After a brief break, we return with an in-person interview with Richard Boughton and Tom Brown from FlavorActiv, the leading sensory solutions company. We discuss how the "dream job" of product tasting in a brewery/winery/distillery is actually so different from the external perception. Less glamorous , more demanding, harder and lonelier, product tasting is never the less, the most essential of all quality procedures.
FlavourActiv have been central to the understanding how a systematic and scientific approach to taster training, evaluation and monitoring has revolutionised our industry. Listen as Tom and Richard discuss, AI advances, "Robot Noses" and why wine is still a challenging industry to apply the scientific method to.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Mighty Mouse - Honesty beats Sustainability for Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs
In this episode you'll learn how Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs believe that honesty > sustainability when it comes to making luscious, low-impact, local liquids in Manchester.
We jump straight into a discussion with Felix Crosse who started Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs with a mission to improve the quality and sustainability of the liqueurs used in the leading UK bars. Hands on and honesty are the hallmark of his approach and he shares the insights of building wonderful liquids from "waste".
If life gives you left over lemons, make a local Limoncello!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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In this episode you'll learn about the vibrant and distinctive beverage culture in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Foxy (Pádraig Fox) has been away a lot in recent weeks, trotting the globe and exploring the drinks culture is different locations. Here he brings us an on the ground report on everything from coffee to cocktails in Jakarta.
Mopeds, robots, fried eggs, toilet seats and even the Manchester derby all get a mention!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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It happened! A listener finally sent us in questions for our short, silly drinks quiz and we're thrilled. Firstly because somebody loves a beverage based quiz as much as we do, but secondly because we didn't have to do the research work ourselves for a change!
If you think you've got a good drink/set of clues, just drop us a text by clicking the link above, or find us on LinkedIn or X.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Who are you without your history? Eibhlin Colgan from Guinness & Carol Quinn from Jameson on the importance of the past, to the future.
In this episode you'll learn how brands like Jameson and Guinness invest in their future by entrusting their past to Archivists.
It's exceptionally rare to get Diageo and Pernod Ricard to agree on anything (!) but the importance of brand archives is central to both Guinness and Irish Distillers. Eibhlin Colgan and Carol Quinn sat down in the Connoisseur Bar in the Guinness Storehouse to explain that a corporate archive is central to preserving and enhancing brand value. Archives can do so much, from providing insights for current marketing campaigns to informing CSR work to inspiring new product development with stories of previous successes/failures. Carol and Eibhlin share stories and tales from the past but explain how even modern start ups need to be thinking about creating an archive if they are to build value into the future.
PS Don't use Sellotape to stick papers into records you are archiving, ask a professional!
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Study Brewing & Distilling in Dublin! Rena Barry- Ryan & Terence Delaney explain the advantages of a Post-Graduate qualification from TU Dublin
In this episode you'll learn how Ireland's leading Technological University has created a stackable, flexible, hands on and industry led range of qualifications for students who want to advance in the beverage industry.
Guest Rena Barry-Ryan and Terence Delaney give the perspective of the academic and student as Will and Foxy relay their own experiences.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Cask Strength?: Martin Purvis explains why the global cask supply chain can't be taken for granted anymore.
In this episode you'll learn how casks are the underappreciated linchpin of the distilling industry and how their future is looking very uncertain amongst rising demand, restricted supply and changing regulations.
Martin Purvis is a trans-national treasure trove of information and analysis of the spirits industry. From Manchester to Edinburgh to Kentucky, via Africa, Martin has been building expertise in how commodities drive commerce. Casks have become his focus over the last few decades and he has worked with William Grant and Kelvin Cooperage, amongst others. Martin explains how cask availability, quality and regulations are changing rapidly, resulting in testing times for distillers.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Is that a real job?! - Maggie Kimberl is a professional Bourbon critic & journalist. Dream job? Yes & No...
In this episode you'll learn why independent professional, unbiased journalism is vital to the long term health of the drinks industry.
With Foxy unavailable we jump straight into an interview with Maggie Kimberl. Maggie has been a professional critic and journalist covering spirits in general, and Bourbon in particular, for over a decade. The industry has boomed in that time but the dream job she once had is heading towards a nightmare. The twin challenges of declining media budgets and the increase of "influencers" peddling half truths for big bucks are making it harder and harder to make a living. Does it matter? Only if we want a thriving and worthwhile industry...
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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New Wave Non Alcs: Brendan Williams on why the future is functional
In this episode you'll learn what the future holds for non alcoholic beers. Brendan Williams ran the global non alc business for Carlsberg and literally wrote the book on how to roll out a successful NA strategy for other brewers, large and small. Now he's put himself in the game as the co-founder of a new functional NA beer: NuWave.
We discuss the current state of the category, the consumer trends driving growth, the new occasions that are being opened up and the critical role that investment schemes play in creating the incentive for true innovation.
To listen to the previous episode where Brendan discussed the codification for category growth please click HERE.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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In this episode you'll learn what the beverage trends are in South Korea as Foxy recounts his observations and insights from two (!) recent trips to Seoul.
In another of Foxy's Tales, Biz Bev Pod's very own Padraig Fox gives his view on all he learned in Korea: from robot waiters to "no brand" cola to "Kelly's" local lager and the 24 hr MEGA coffee culture, we take a tour of one of the most exciting markets in the world right now.
If you liked this then check out his guide to the beverage markets of Kenya, Kazakhstan and the USA on previous episodes.
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In this episode you'll learn how the "third age" of coffee has presented challenges and opportunities for coffee distributors. Paddy Sands and Michael Ingle explain how a very safe, stable, well established coffee business decided the time was right to take a risk and vertically integrate.
The new Roasthouse is a big investment for a small company like Tall Order but it's already paying dividends for a company that had generations of knowledge of the coffee business. What changed in recent years to drive a change in strategy for a a successful distributor to become involved in roasting? We talk sourcing, roasting, tonnage, blending, margins and "cupping"...
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As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or BizBevPod@gmail.com wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or BizBevPod@gmail.com wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or BizBevPod@gmail.com wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or BizBevPod@gmail.com with content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.
As we take a break from regular episodes, we're inviting listeners to help us plan the future of the podcast, please reach out on LinkedIn, Twitter or BizBevPod@gmail.com wiht content, sponsorship or guest suggestions. in the meantime... happy quizzing!
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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The end of the beginning - Will Keating and Padraig Fox invite listeners to contribute to the next phase of BizBevPod
In this episode you'll learn why Will & Foxy are pressing pause on producing new podcast episodes for the moment.
63 episodes is an odd number of episodes to have in our first season of BizBevPod but it just turned out that was because we had so much success so quickly that we didn't take our planned first season break, we just kept going, delivering brilliant insights from fantastic guests from all around the world.
However, now's the right time for us to take a breath and plan out the next season of BizBevPod and we are looking for partners to help explode the potential of our podcast, already the most influential in the global drinks industry. If you have an idea and are willing to work with us, drop us a line at bizbevpod@gmail.com
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Which drink was so bad that Prohibition era inspectors thought it was undrinkable? Which brand launched a series of global treasure hunts in 1967 to find cases of the precious drink?
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Concentrate! - Brewer Jasmin Vollrath is thinking hard about how to change Beer forever.
In this episode you'll learn how one brewer is working on a technology that would allow beer to be concentrated down and reformulated back up without an impact on its quality, opening up a whole world of possibilities.
Jasmin Vollrath is a "conservative" German brewer with experience brewing every beer style imaginable but she's working with Alfa Laval on their "Revos" technology. This has the potential to revolutionise how beer is processed, transported and served. We couldn't help but get excited by the ways this could work.
We also talk about the Hagstragavanza beer festival, lighthouses and what teenagers really want from their parents...
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In this episode you'll learn what's happening in Rwanda and Kenya as Foxy reports on the local beverage scene and updates on the trends on the ground.
In the third of "Foxy's Tales", Padraig Fox gives us his stories and insights from a recent trip to Africa (& Portugal!). Coffee, beer, cocktails, you name it, he drank it. From craft brewery tap rooms (254) to swanky hotels, from airport concessions to street side bars, Foxy did the research so you don't have to! He tells stories of random encounters, lax security, "scheduled" riots and the one drink he'll never forget...
P.S. yes, that is Owen Wilson in the photo with Foxy. They met by chance in a bar in Kenya and Foxy forgot to tell the story in the interview!!! We'll save it for another time.
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Sinking without trace - Did conspiracy or incompetency kill Anchor, America's 1st Craft Beer?
In this episode you'll learn how Sapporo U.S.A. scuttled THE American flagship craft beer, Anchor Brewing Company. Small in volume but huge in influence, history and affection, Anchor was the first American #craftbeer. It has a storied past and global fanatics but it is to close following years of declining sales and serious missteps. But David Infante explores the key question: did incompetency or conspiracy weigh #Anchor down? Please share! PS You can find Dave Infante's brilliant Newsletter here: Fingers
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The Missing Ingredient - Karen O'Neill created a buzz with Beekon but luck is the only thing it lacks
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In this episode you'll learn how the entrepreneur's journey is so often determined by an element that they have little control over... luck.
Karen O'Neil was a guest on our desert island last year when the world was at the feet of her newly created "honey refresher", Beekon. She had been through her fair share of ups and down as a founder of a new to world start up but all the elements for success seemed to be lining up for Beekon to explode, metaphorically. Unfortunately it exploded literally... We explore what led up to that moment, the consequences and the chink of light at the end of the tunnel.
We don't have a Desert Island guest today as Foxy had his hands full, as you'll hear in the background!
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The end of alcohol!? - David Orren says you can have all of the benefits of ethanol without ethanol
A synthethic replacement for ethanol that has all of the benefits but none of the drawbacks seems like science fiction but David Orren from GABA Labs thinks they have cracked the code.
David is the MD and co-founder of GABA Labs, a potentially revolutionary start up that is aiming to produce a range of replacements for ethanol. These scientifically researched, but yet to be approved, ingredients could stimulate the same neuro-receptors in our brains as ethanol. According to David and his partner Prof. David Nutt, they could do it more accurately and they would be self limiting so over indulging would be impossible. But does the science stack up? How does it get FDA approval? And what sort of business model do you use when trying to disrupt one of humanities oldest industries?
The fantastic Susan Boyle co-hosts this episode as Foxy is on a well deserved holiday.
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Which drink used an early IBM computer to come up with over 185,000 possible brand names, only to reject them all? Which drink was advertised by a dinosaur and a mountain?
As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes).
A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to guess which beverage is being described in cryptic clues. The points on offer vary as the difficulty changes and competition heats up! Play along and let us know if you think you can do better! And remember, it's only a bit of craic.
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Down to a Tea - Daniel Ryan on how the Tea category is finally showing signs of development
In this episode you'll learn why Unilever is creating "the world's largest beverage start up" and how the tea category can go from zero to hero.
Daniel Ryan is part of the newly craeated Lipton Teas & Infusions company. With Brands like Lyons, PG Tips and Pukka, it is a global powerhouse in a category that has failed to cause a stir in recent years. As coffee has exploded Tea has gone cold. What can be done to change this and cow can the category really develop?
On our Desert Island Drink segment, David Orren from GABA Labs explains how he and Prof. David Nutt are creating the ultimate replacement for ethanol.
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Which drink has its own bank notes? Which drink was founded by two brothers from Barcelona?
As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes).
A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to guess which beverage is being described in cryptic clues. The points on offer vary as the difficulty changes and competition heats up! Play along and let us know if you think you can do better! And remember, it's only a bit of craic.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Sure Fire Hit? - Gary Lavin of Vit Hit on the ups and downs of sweetness, selling and sachets.
In this episode you'll learn how perseverance as well as several failures in health and nutrition informed the eventual success of Vit Hit, one of the fastest growing international health drinks.
Vit Hit founder, Gary Lavin joins us to talk about the painstaking evolution of Vit Hit from an vague idea to international success via some setbacks. Gary's time as a professional rugby player gave him confidence, resilience and an interest in nutrition. He needed all of those in order to grow a fledgling health drink into an international player that has tackled bigger brands into touch.
On our Desert Island we welcome our old friend, Dan Ryan (well our friendship is old, he's not old!). Dan has done everything from selling spirits in Saigon to Draught in Dublin but he now is part of the most exciting thing happening in Tea. Yes, there is something exciting happening in Tea... Unilever is spinning off it's global brands to create one of the world's largest ever "start ups", Lipton Teas & Infusions.
PS Leinster lost. Will is not taking it well. At all.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Which drink was extinct till a recent(ish) revival? Which drink has a flavour that can be "preserved for over 20 years"?
As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes).
A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to guess which beverage is being described in cryptic clues. The points on offer vary as the difficulty changes and competition heats up! Play along and let us know if you think you can do better! And remember, it's only a bit of craic.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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A Singular Opportunity - The rarest Whisky auction of all is run by Beanie Gearedts-Espey
In this episode you'll learn why the Worshipful Company of Distillers took over 350 years to cotton on to the idea of auctioning off truly unique Whiskies to raise funds for their charity endeavours and how it's making up for lost time with an event of global significance.
The wonderful Beanie Geraedts-Espey is the person charged with running the biggest Scotch Whisky auction in the world. A charity fundraiser where every single lot has been created as a once off for the "Distillers One of One" event. Million dollar plus lots are expected as the donating distilleries offer prestige bottles that can never be purchased again. All for teh benefit of some brilliant drinks industry charities.
Plus Foxy recounts his limited experience with both Sherry and podcast statistics...
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
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Which drink has its own Netflix series? Which drink was saved from prohibition by its "medicinal" use?
As you'll hopefully have gathered by now, the Business of Beverages brings you drinks industry insights with makers, marketers and mischief every fortnight. However we thought that we would dial up the mischief with a short quiz/game played between Will and Foxy every other week (between the "serious" episodes).
A Shot Of... sees each of our hosts take turns trying to guess which beverage is being described in cryptic clues. The points on offer vary as the difficulty changes and competition heats up! Play along and let us know if you think you can do better! And remember, it's only a bit of craic.
For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating. Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity. All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times.
We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.