Send us a text 📢I talk🎙️w i th Bill Gamelli the Founder and CEO of Mocktails . He and two other families wanted an alternative to drinking over 10 years ago well before the trend has taken place over the last couple of years. 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 Now on YouTube! 📽️🎞️ https://youtu.be/twbmiWcVEuQ Bill’s inspiration for creating Mocktails was a result of the struggle his wife endured while not only trying to get pregnant but also staying the course on becoming partner at her law firm. Bill qu...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 37
Send us a text 📢I talk🎙️w i th Karla Flores Co-Founder of & General Manager and Natasha Feiger Co-Founder & VP, Marketing and Partnerships at Jobu Beverages and Madam Paleta Tequila . 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 Buy here! Their naturally flavored tequilas have made a splash in our industry winning golds! San Francisco Double Gold! 2023 Pr%%F Awards Gold Awards John Barlycorn Awards best flavored Tequila (Tamarind) Karla spent 17 years in beer and was a Natasha client for many years. They tal...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 35
Send us a text 📢I talk🎙️with Seth Benhaim , the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Broken Barrel Whiskey Co . Seth is an innovator at his core . 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 He is the quarterback of two very successful brands . The first, Infuse Spirits Group was the world’s first single-bottle infusion company. He infuses real fruits and spices in each bottle. Less than two years later at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition , the brand won Double-Gold and Best-In-Show . Seth was only 2...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 34
Send us a text 📢I talk🎙️with Ana Esquer , JP Diz & Vinicia Estrada of Margaret Cocktails ! https://margaretcocktails.com/ 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 Watch On YouTube! https://youtu.be/d2LR-U2uu9U These three come with a high pedigree in Corporate Law and Supply Chain management positions most recently for Partida Tequila in Mexico. As Ana and Vinicia come from corporate law JP rounded out the team with his Masters in Finance and specializes in Supply Chain, Vendor Management and Developing New ...
Sep 15, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2Ep. 33
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 Let's celebrate National Bourbon Heritage Month ! I have learned more about bourbon in the first 20 minutes of Maggie's interview than I had in 20 years due to the extensive information Maggie knows about Louisville (Luhvul), KY & bourbon's extensive historical background. She sprinkles more and more history throughout as well as her journey and how she became one of America's most respected bourbon writers. Maggie has had an amazing y...
Sep 05, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 32
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 📢I talk🎙️with Michael Bowen , Co-founder and COO, and Josh Jacobs , Co-founder and CEO of the Speakeasy Company.👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 Watch On YouTube! https://youtu.be/fJTmh_o8YJU We discuss their journey in the alcohol industry and the evolution of their business model . They started with a craft cocktail subscription box and later pivoted to a platform that empowers brands to sell their products online as well as a direct-to-consumer ...
Aug 29, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 Original Podcast Released July 28, 2023 My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass .🥂 📢I talk🎙️with Lorenzo Zonin , Owner and Winemaker of Podere San Cristoforo Winery located in Tuscany, and Jaume Bages , a farmer located in the Priorat in the Catalonia area of Spain. Lorenzo uses biodynamic farming for his winery of 17 hectares or 4...
Aug 23, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass .🥂 📢I talk🎙️with Robert Haynes Co-Founder of Apologue Liqueurs & Hoste Cocktails ! 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 https://www.apologueliqueurs.com/ https://hostecocktails.com/ Robert shares his journey in the hospitality industry and the transition from bar back to the mixology side. He discusses ...
Aug 15, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 Watch on YouTube! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass .🥂 📢I talk🎙️with Tony Abou-Gamin one of the pioneering and leading bar professionals in the world . First and foremost, Tony is a genuine person and loves his craft more than most I’ve met. He’s a sincere and generous person and loves to give back through organizations he’s ...
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 Watch on YouTube! https://youtu.be/SeNY5qttuvI In Honor of http://internationalbeerday.com/ !! Aug 2! 🍺 🍻 My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass .🥂 📢I talk🎙️with John Walker and Bill Shufelt with Athletic Brewing . Bill, who was living a busy life within the finance sector, and who also loved working out became tired of drinking...
Aug 01, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass .🥂 📢I talk🎙️with Claire Warner , Tales of the Cocktails Foundation , M ember Board of Directors , and co-founder of Seedlip’s sister company, Æcorn, non-alcoholic aperitifs based on Sussex wine grapes and bitter botanicals. Yes, you guessed it. The ingredients do include bitterness from acorn...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 28 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! 👏 My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass .🥂 📢I talk🎙️with Caitlyn Lubell Founder and Chief Connection Officer & Jennifer Meacham , Partner and Chief Strategy Officer of Booze Biz LLC . They are celebrating their 1 year anniversary! 👏🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏 🥂 😁 Booze Biz is a recruiting agency that specializes in the beverage alcohol in...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass . 📢I talk🎙️with Lisa Leventhal , former Chief Fire Stoker at The House of Somrus . 🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 😁 She has an incredible journey that started with her career at Disney right here in Orlando, FL. She shares her experience in the World of Mickey before branching out to Bloomin’ Brands and Dar...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Send us a text Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott , the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation . I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass. This week, I’m speaking with Chris Scott, Co-Owner of ThirtyFifty with his wife Jane Scott . They started their wine 🍷venture in 2002 in London starting with wine tastings 😋 which grew into corporate events. By 2013, they became an Approved Program Provider for the Wine & Spirit Education T...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 https://youtu.be/0JdEjlBzeUY 📢I talk🎙️with Peter Iglesias, CEO, and Scott Savage , COO of Bespoken Spirits , a portfolio of brands made from the latest technology in aging and creating new flavors. 🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 😁 These two are the perfect match for this venture and I cannot wait until you hear all the really amazing things they are doing at Bespoken Spirits. I wish them all the best and will conti...
Jun 20, 2024•2 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 https://youtu.be/0JdEjlBzeUY 📢I talk🎙️with Susan Coss , Founder of Mezcalistas and North of the Border Adventures . Mezcalistas started as a blog and has become their media arm and number one resource for info on the world of mezcal and the expanding world of Mexican spirits. 🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 😁 North of the Border Adventures is a media, events, and consulting company dedicated to promoting and celebra...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 https://youtu.be/0JdEjlBzeUY 📢I talk🎙️with Frank Klein , CEO & Founder of Post Road Hospitality started in June 2023, which is a hospitality management firm and the parent company for a growing list of high-quality restaurant and beverage brands. These brands include FK Restaurants & Hospitality, Inc., Fairfields Rum of The Americas & Asian Box to name a few. 🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 😁 Most recent...
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 20
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 https://youtu.be/0JdEjlBzeUY 📢I talk🎙️with Nicolas Guillant , a Frenchman who spent his first 5 years in Cameroon, Africa, and grew up in Paris, France. I met Nicolas working together at Remy Cointreau , my first job in the beverage industry and his second. 🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 😁 After graduating with his MBA he was hired by Seagram’s to assess the value of their champagne brands, which included Mumm and ...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 📢I talk🎙️with Sarah Feeney, Partner and Brand Developer, Kevin Beyer , Partner and Director of Marketing, and Founder and CEO Larry McGearty who soft-launched Sweet Gwendoline French Gin 🍸in NYC in November 2021.🍷 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 😁 The Brand - $39.99 Sweet Gwendoline French Gin 🍸 is sourced and distilled in the South of France and bottled in New Orleans. It is infused with botanicals 🌿🪴juniper, ang...
May 23, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 📢I talk🎙️with Pável Martínez , Sommelier 🍷 at Hotel La Casa de la Playa by Grupo Xcaret in Playa del Carmen.🍷 . 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 Pável has been in the restaurant 🍽️ business his whole career starting out as a Restaurant Supervisor at Rosewood Hotels & Resorts in Riveria Maya. Here, he met his mentor and got the wine bug which he carried through the rest of his career. He then managed restaurants an...
May 15, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 📢I talk🎙️with Yanick Arakelov Co-Owner of Silk Road Wines 🍷 and Keaton Maddox , Director of Communications! They stop by and discuss Silk Road WInes and Yanick's journey from being born in the country of Georgia to opening Silk Road Wines in Orlando, FL. 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 "Part 2" focuses on the History of the "Silk Road" and why it was important to name their winery after this important part of history. ...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Send us a text This week is all about agave spirits from Mexico in honor of Cinco de Mayo! 📢I talk🎙️with Shad Kvetko Co-Owner of Las Almas Rotas , which in the beginning, started with mezcal enthusiasts in the friend circle. 🎇 🎉 🍸✨ 👏 This conversation is about the love for agave spirits and how their amazing margarita (and cocktails because they truly are amazing) helped put their landmark spot in the record books. Shad has an unbelievable amount of knowledge on agave spirits made in Mexic...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 34 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST on 📽 YouTube! Subscribe and Watch Here! 😁💃https://www.youtube.com/ @ThirstyThursdaysat3PMEST 📢I talk🎙️with Brian Rosen , Chairman of Growth Beverage which owns 4 entities helping innovative brands accelerate through funding, incubation, and points of distribution in 6 states. 🎇 🎉 🍸✨ 👏 Brian’s father was tuned into the Chicago market before prohibition and was awarded the first alcohol retail license after prohibition ended. These Rosen gentlemen...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST Now on YouTube!📽 Subscribe and Watch Here !😁💃 📢I talk🎙️with Yanick Arakelov Co-Owner of Silk Road Wines and Keaton Maddox , Director of Communications! They stop by and discuss Silk Road WInes and Yanick's journey from being born in the country of Georgia to opening Silk Road Wines in Orlando, FL. 🎇 🎉 ✨ 👏😋 🥂 60 Minutes's Segment on Georgian Winemakers Born in Tbilisi the capital of Georgia, Yanick migrated to the United States and has served in...
Apr 18, 2024•52 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST on YouTube! Subscribe and Watch Here ! 📽 Now on YouTube! 😁💃https://youtu.be/H0VYRwUPItE 📢I talk🎙️with Rick Hewitt Founder & CEO at Unicorn Distillery ! They make a vodka and a tequila with butterfly pea flowers, which when poured is a deep beautiful purple color. When mixed in cocktails with various ingredients the colors can change to purple and pink! We made three cocktails showcasing this effect, as well as, layering with ginger ale to show t...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 12
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST on YouTube! Subscribe and Watch Here ! Kelley Jones 📽 Now on YouTube! 😁💃https://youtu.be/H0VYRwUPItE 📢I talk🎙️with Kelley Jones Principal of Kelley Jones Hospitality , which focuses on F&B operations for on-premise venues, and President and CEO of Hospitality Alliance , a hospitality management, development, and consulting firm for the on-premise world from start to finish. 🎇 🎉 🍸✨ 👏 He started out at Pussers Rum 😋 and helped grow and open s...
Mar 14, 2024•51 min•Season 2Ep. 11
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST on YouTube! Subscribe and Watch Here ! 📢I talk🎙️with Laura Becraft and Lauren Ward 🎇 Co-Founders of Brazen Imports & Consulting ! 🎉 🍸✨ 👏 I feel honored they chose the Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST podcast to talk about their new venture for the first time from a media-based perspective. We are a bit less formal with the opening so we are discussing what we are drinking as Laura has a delicious bloody mary made with The Original Pickle 🥒 Shot and ...
Mar 07, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Send us a text Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST on YouTube! Subscribe and Watch Here ! 📢I talk🎙️with Simon Ford 🎇 CoFounder of Ford's Gin 😋🍸✨ 👏 Happy 12th Birthday today, February, 29th, 2024!! Ford's Gin and I both turn 12! :) Simon shares the story of how the gin was created, from the initial idea on a napkin to the final recipe. The journey took two and a half years of product development, testing different botanicals and refining the flavors. 😋🎉 The gin is a London Dry Gin 🍸that is design...
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Send us a text 📢 Now Available on YouTube! 📽 Please see Jonathan Neff 's recording 🎙 Podcast. If you haven't had a chance to listen yet, do it now! NanoTech turned gluten-free brewer! 📽 YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@ThirstyThursdays3PMEST 📻 Audio or any podcast app or platform. https://thirstythursdaysat3pmest.buzzsprout.com/2105344/13747355-jonathan-neff-co-founder-managing-owner-of-neff-brewing-tulsa-ok Previously Posted on November 2nd, 2023 📢 I’m speaking with Jonathan Neff Co-Found...
Feb 22, 2024•1 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Send us a text Hello 📢 Thirsty Thursdays Community!🎙Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST with Co-Hosts Jessie Ott & Samuel Anderson 's Live Happy Hour! 😁 😍 🎇 🍻 🥂 "CBD" vs "THC" and the use of Adaptogens in the Beverage Industry! 🚀 We have Guests Thomas Angel and Leigh Gall on to talk about both of their CBD & THC brands : Altitude Beverages & Happi 😋 🤗 👏 We talk about the landscape of this segment, how to navigate it, and why it's so important to the beverage industry. #CBD #THC #Be...
Feb 21, 2024•1 hr 47 min•Season 2Ep. 7
