Key In The Lake Whiskey Podcast

Kevin, founder of The Beautiful and The Damned, returns. Kevin provides his industry insights on the financial side of whiskey; the price drop in barrels, the rising amount of inventory in the US, the growing number of US distilleries, etc. These are the factors that equate to the drop in whiskey sales and the plethora of unsold cases we have sitting in the millions waiting to be sold, purchased and consumed. Host: Jake HukeeListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.comKey In The Lake

We’re back at Warehouse Liquors with Zak Rye, Eric Rosentreter and Chris Blatner. We continue our conversation on, “Are Single Barrels Dead?” Then we head into a variety of conversations: including; how to separate pure capitalism from creating a culture as a whiskey brand/retailer; the consequences when brands are purchased and their relationships with accounts, but also how more innovation comes with new money. Then we discuss the categories of consumers and how to build the perfect whiskey event.Guest: Zak Rye, Eric Rosentreter & Chris BlatnerHosts: Jake HukeeShop at Warehouse Liquors hereListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.com

On World Whisky Day, we interviewed five different representatives from six different distilleries from across the world for our Live Tasting Event. On Part 2, we interview Kotryna Gesait,Starward East Coast Ambassador. Dave Smith, St. George Head Distiller. Nick Brady Maas, founder of Dancing Goat.(00:25 - 32:42) - Kotryna shares how her personal travels across the world collided with the Starward story: a new world whisky distillery on the path to make a pure Australian experience in a bottle. She also explains how Starward challenges the palate by using a rare technique of fully maturing single malts inside of fresh Australian red wine barrels. The brand stretches the imagination of what whisky can be.(32:48 -:58:54) - Dave shares how the collaboration between whiskey distilling and art combine to produce beautiful spirits that are meant to be shared during even more beautiful moments. St. George is the oldest small American distillery since prohibition, and Dave shares how the distillery grabbed inspiration from whisky across the world to build and continue 40 years of spirits distillation.(59:20) Our spiritual guru through the vast world of whiskey, Nick Brady Maas celebrates how agriculture is the divine component that allows us all to enjoy the great invention of whiskey. He leads an inspiring conversation on the principles of Dancing Goat, and why is love for rye and how the inspiration of his family drives hmi to build the next great American distillery.Guests: Kortyna Gecait, Dave Smith & Nick MaasHosts: Jake Hukee, Wilson Torres & Chris BlatnerListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.comKey In The Lake

Executive Director of Bourbon Charity, Chris Blatner shares how they’re building a community around whiskey and charity together with whiskey lovers to support amazing organizations like Children's Tumor Foundation and St. Jude, Boys & Girls Club of America.Guest: Chris BlatnerHosts: Jake Hukee & Callum O’DonnellSupport Bourbon Charity HEREDonate to Bourbon Charity HEREBecome a Bourbon Hood member HEREListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.comKey In The Lake

Live from Birch Road Cellar, we do a whiskey tasting with a live studio audience. We feature Aberlour and Starward (of course), along with The Glenlivet and Kyle Smith of Westward Whiskey. Drink along as we educate, laugh and perform the art of being a brand ambassador.Guests: Kim Bosse & Kyle SmithVisit Birch Road HereVisit Westward Whiskey HereHosts: Jake Hukee & Callum O’DonnellListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.comKey In The Lake

Jake, Callum and Wilson are joined by old friends Chris Blatner and Matt Brown, along with a new friend of the business (Gio) Sean Giordano. Gio is a Longtime bartender and former bar manager, and brings a balanced perspective of how whiskey brands can build in bars and restaurants. We throw questions and situations at Gio to see how he’d help build brand loyalty for up and coming distilleries.Guests: Chris Blatner, Matthew Brown and Sean GiordanoHosts: Jake Hukee, Wilson Torres & Callum O’DonnellListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.comKey In The Lake

Callum and Jake return from a night of account visits to share their stories and insights of being a whiskey brand ambassador in Chicago. The two also kill a bottle of Jim Beam 8-year-old Bourbon in a donkey decanter from 1988. (This is not a sober episode).Hosts: Jake Hukee & Callum O’DonnellListen to more episodes and read stories at keyinthelake.comKey In The Lake