#154, Andrew Merinoff, Co-founder & Investor Chinola Liqueur, Coconut Cartel, Empirical Spirits, Matchbook Distilling, Seven Rooms, & more

About this episode

Philip Duff interviews Andrew Merinoff, exploring his family's legacy in the liquor industry and his ventures.

I met Andrew several years ago when he came to hang out at an Old Duff Genever evening I was hosting at Berlin’s marvellous Zyankali Bar, and the good people of Rachel Harrison Communications recently recommended I get him on, which struck me as an excellent idea. Turns out he’s fourth-generation American liquor royalty, with a mother from the Hiram Walker family, a great-grandfather who bootlegged during Prohibition, a grandfather who legalised the business, and his father, who built U...

People in this episode

Host: Philip Duff

Guest: Andrew Merinoff

Topics covered

• liquor industry
• entrepreneurship
• family legacy
• distilling
• cocktails

Keywords

• Andrew Merinoff
• liquor
• distilling
• cocktails
• family business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Chinola Liqueur, Coconut Cartel, Empirical Spirits, Matchbook Distilling, Seven Rooms, Rachel Harrison Communications

Places: Berlin, Zyankali Bar

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