Send Whiskey | It Gets Weird Sometimes

I personally think that a lot of entrepreneurs are in some way holding on to the childlike wonder for the world that they had growing up, because it takes a lot of imagination and childlike optimism to believe you can create the world you want to live in. In this episode, I talk about how and why I had to grow up quickly, and how I think that shaped me into who I am today. Don't forget to follow me on social media: @send.whiskey or @andi.whiskey on Instagram @sendwhiskey on TikTok @sendwhiskey on Youtube And please always feel free to reach out via DM. I'd love to hear your stories.

We’re reviving the Send Whiskey Podcast, y’all. But it’s going to have a different flavor. It’s just me, Andi Whiskey, sharing weird stories of when life gets weird sometimes. We’ll have guests on occasionally to share their own stories of when life got weird. It’ll be somewhat about running businesses, but mostly about making big life decisions and the hard things about being forced to make those hard decisions sometimes, and where they’ve taken me and my guests. This episode is a bit about how I got into business at 16 years old, thanks to my dad teaching me how to code my own web sites at 8 years old. I got my first web design client for $1600, and it set me on the path to be self-employed the rest of my working life. Future episodes, we'll have guests to share their stories. For now, stay tuned to hear more about the hard thing about doing life outside the systems. Don't forget to follow me on social media: @send.whiskey or @andi.whiskey on Instagram @sendwhiskey on TikTok @sendwhiskey on Youtube And please always feel free to reach out via DM. I'd love to hear your stories.

Andi & Nemo got to sit down with Ravin Buzzell, GM of Bezel here in Denver, CO to talk about his experience at Tales of the Cocktail. Ravin has had an interesting journey getting to where he is now, and we talked about what that looked like and some of what he's learned along the way. He's running one of the best cocktail programs in Denver that you don't know about yet, so listen up and make sure to check it out and say hi to Ravin when you go in. --- Sign up to join our Patreon at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: A custom cocktail from Nemo, of course Guests: Ravin Buzzell Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Evren joined us for another episode! We're still not sure why he keeps coming back. We talked about (and got to try) some bad cocktail recipes off of Instagram this time around. 0/10, would not recommend. --- Sign up to join our Patreon at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: A Wisconsin Old Fashioned Guests: Evren Bora Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Nemo & Andi Whiskey sat down this week to talk about cocktail videos... the good, the bad, and a whole lot of ugly. They critiqued some of the videos that distilleries are pushing on their home pages and talked about why you should be more careful with the content you create for your brand. --- Sign up to join our Patreon at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: Copper City Bourbon Guests: Basil Hayden, the studio cat Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Austin Adamson of Ballmer Peak Distillery joined us for this episode to talk about his successes on social media, particularly with TikTok for his distillery. He's a master of the platform, so we're stoked to hear his tips and tricks for how he grew his audience there. We also tried his new Bask Nomort, for better or worse... What a trip. Give the episode a listen, and if you're ever in Colorado, hunt 'em down and give their spirits a try. --- Sign up to join our Patreon at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: Ballmer Peak Distillery Australian Gin Ballmer Peak Distillery Bask NoMort Guests: Austin Adamson of Ballmer Peak Distillery Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Andi and Nemo had the honor of being invited out as guests to Townsend, TN to visit Company Distilling. We got to sit down and talk to former Jack Daniels Master Distiller, Jeff Arnett about his past career path and his future ideas for Company Distilling. Definitely keep an eye out for what they're doing! --- Sign up to join our Patreon at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: Private Stock Jack Daniels Single Barrell Guests: Jeff Arnett, Founder & Master Distiller of Company Distilling Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

---- We also announced our new Patreon! Sign up to join our clubs at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: None this time around, thanks Covid Guests: Matt Dutton Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Andi and Nemo had the pleasure of chatting with Elissa, @the.badass.bartender and AJ, @thehobbydrinkchef, both online bartenders about their experience.... online bartending. We all decided our biggest pet peeve about home bartenders are the ridiculous garnishes. And we learned that Canada is strict with their alcohol influencer posts. --- We also announced our new Patreon! Sign up to join our clubs at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: Last Word cocktail Whiskey Flip cocktail Guests: Elissa, @the.badass.bartender AJ, @thehobbydrinkchef Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Andi Whiskey and Nemo sat down to talk about the cocktails that got them into bartending, as well as their favorite bars growing up and now. --- We also announced our new Patreon! Sign up to join our clubs at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: Last Word cocktail Whiskey Flip cocktail Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Juyoung Kang, talented Las Vegas bartender sat down to talk with us about her experiences working cocktail bars at high end hotels and resorts in Vegas. We talk about cocktail creation, the chaos post-pandemic, and how weird guests can get in hotel bars on occasion. Definitely go get a drink from her if you're ever in Vegas. She can currently be found at Here Kitty Kitty Vice Den in Resorts World. --- We also announced our new Patreon! Sign up to join our clubs at patreon.com/sendwhiskeypodcast and help support us continuing to run this crazy thing. Booze imbibed: Sponsored: Brandy Sainte Louise Guests: Juyoung Kang Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Nemo and Andi sat down to talk about their experience working in the marketing side of the food and beverage industry. Our agency runs marketing for spirits brands, including social media marketing, paid social ads, email marketing, content creation like photography and video, and more. We see mistakes made regularly when it comes to marketing spirits brands, and we just wanted to call attention to a few of them, to hopefully help out where we can. Some of the mistakes we see: Incorrect cocktail builds Irresponsible glencairn pours Lack of engagement on social media Bad photos used Etc. We will be launching barstockphotos.com this week to help solve some of these problems, so stay tuned for more on that. And if you need help with digital marketing for your business, we can help. Get in touch! Twistandtailor.com. Booze imbibed: Sponsored: Mad River Distillers Revolution Rye Guests: Emily McKenna, Mainspring Food & Bev Rachel Burns, Mainspring Food & Bev Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Evren Bora still hasn't realized that we only invite him over to make him drink shitty whiskey. It's another Shitty Whiskey Tasting. Not safe for work. As always, we do not name brands. This is all in fun. Scott Shaffer, a Denver stand up comedian joined us for this one because he swore up and down that he had the shittiest whiskey around. Give it a listen to find out if he was right. If you have a shitty whiskey you think we should try, shoot us an email at podcast@send-whiskey.com. Booze imbibed: We aren't telling Guests: Evren Bora Scott Shaffer Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

The Twist & Tailor team sits down in this episode to talk about trends in social media marketing for food and beverage brands, particularly restaurants, bars, and liquor brands. Our team runs social media for food and beverage brands and we wanted to help dish on some of the trends we've seen moving into 2022. We know it's tough running a business in this industry these days, so we have some thoughts on which platforms are important and how to tackle them. We talk about how we've seen one of our restaurant clients take off thanks to TikTok. We talk about how some of our clients still excel on Facebook. And we talk about how Instagram is wrestling daily to stay relevant. If you have any thoughts on it all, feel free to reach out on Instagram, @send.whiskey or via our web site, send-whiskey.com. And if you need help managing social media for your business, we can help. Get in touch! Twistandtailor.com. Booze imbibed: Old Elk Infinity Blend Sponsored: Wilderton Earthen Guests: Matt Dutton, Twist & Tailor Project Manager Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

The Twist & Tailor team all reluctantly came together in this one to have a little party bartending for each other. The one BYOB rule was you had to bring a cocktail that you were super proud to make for friends in your 20s, but are now embarrassed to admit that you made it. There was a lot of Jaeger, Red Bull, and Absinthe, involved, not to mention spinach and protein powder... Booze imbibed: Denizen Aged White Rum Guests: Matt Dutton Geoff Worcester Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

This episode of the Send Whiskey podcast is another bartender roundtable with some awesome bartenders around Denver, CO. We got to talk with Henry Ottrix, Travis Gale, Mel Ostrow, and of course Twist & Tailor team member, Matt Dutton about bartending in this weird world we've found ourselves in. The crew talks about mask requirements, the weird trends they've seen in the bars since opening up, and about how Yelp sucks. Welcome to Season 2 of the podcast, friends. Booze imbibed: Sponsored: Free Spirits Spirit of Bourbon Guests: Henry Ottrix Travis Gale Mel Ostrow Matt Dutton Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Evren Bora doesn't seem to realize that we only invite him over to taste shitty whiskey with us. That's right, it's another Shitty Whiskey Tasting. Not safe for work. As always, we do not name brands. This is all in fun. We tried everything from whiskey that tasted like metal and roses to licking the inside of a gasoline tank. We left this episode a little more raw, because our situation is currently a little.... raw. Our studio has been wrecked due to a pipe bursting in our equipment room. Things have increasingly become more difficult for us, but we continue to push out content for you. Enjoy. Booze imbibed: We aren't telling Guests: Evren Bora Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Jake Ireland of Off Hours Bourbon joined us to talk about the transparency behind their brand, their awesome bourbon, and what it was like starting up during the pandemic. Their approach to launching a spirits brand has been completely different thanks to the past year's events, and it's been interesting to see where they've gone with it and where they're headed. And we've been a little underwater... literally, here at the studio. We had a pipe burst recently, flooding our entire space and causing a lot of damage. If you're looking to support us as we get everything replaced and repaired, head over to twistandtailor.com and order one of our Whiskey Weekly Cocktail Guides. The first one is available for sale currently. The second one will be launching soon! Booze imbibed: Sponsored: Golden Basilisk Bourbon by Dragon Distillery (IG: @dragondistillery) Guests: Matt Dutton, Twist & Tailor Community Manager, for the tasting segment Jake Ireland of Off Hours Bourbon Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Jeffrey Morgenthaler hopped on to talk to us about what he's currently up to as head judge for the San Francisco World Spirits Competition, as well as his take on what the industry's been through in the past year. If you're not familiar with who he is, Jeffrey has been writing about his experience with bartending and cocktails for several years at his website, jeffreymorgenthaler.com. He has been a regular columnist for Playboy Magazine, and contributes to a myriad of other publications, including Imbibe, Fine Cooking, and Punch. He is the best-selling author of the world’s first book devoted entirely to cocktail technique, “The Bar Book: Elements of Cocktail Technique”. (Pulled from his site, jeffreymorgenthaler.com) Go grab his books, The Bar Book or Drinking Distilled at your local bookstore. Booze imbibed: Sponsored: Branch Point Trit Whiskey (Instagram: @branchpointwhiskey) Guests: Matt Dutton, Twist & Tailor Community Manager, for the tasting segment Melissa Ostrow for the tasting segment Jeffrey Morgehttps://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/nthaler of Clyde Common in Portland, OR Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.

Kraig Weaver, Co-Founder of The Block Distilling Co. joined us this week to get nerdy about the science that has gone into their choices for everything from their unique barrel selections to their interesting mash bills. If you're ever in Denver, be sure to stop by their tasting room. It's truly a work of art in every aspect. Booze imbibed: Sponsored: Westward Whiskey Single Malt Whiskey (Instagram: @westwardwhiskey) Multiple Whiskeys by The Block Distilling Co. (Instagram: @theblockdistillingco) Guests: Matt Dutton, Twist & Tailor Community Manager, for the tasting segment Mike Toillion for the tasting segment Kraig Weaver, Co-Founder of The Block Distilling Co. Co-Hosts: Andi Whiskey, instagram.com/andi.whiskey Nemo, instagram.com/nemowithatwist And don't forget to follow us on instagram, instagram.com/send.whiskey and shoot us a message about what you'd like to hear on future episodes. Also check out our agency, Twist & Tailor, instagram.com/twistandtailor. We help grow food and beverage brands. If you own a business, get in touch. We're here to help.