In this episode, I interview Eddie Brook, the CEO of Cape Byron Distillery. This family-owned business is...
237: From creating a Whisky Academy, now the Founder, and Co-Director of the Australian’s first & only online distilling business course. Helping entrepreneurs plan, start and grow a distillery with over $200k in revenue and 5 FTEs. (Anne Gigney)
Aug 09, 2022
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In this episode, I interview, Anne Gigney the Founder and Co-Director of The Distillers Institute based in...
138: Driven by passion and experimentation, started a distilling company with his brother in 2019 to evolve their generational family business. Sold 1000 cases & obtained half a million in sales despite the pandemic, from 3 FTEs to 16. (Michael Earp)
Sep 09, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Michael Earp, the co-founder at Earp Distilling Co, a distilling company based in...
107: Started dairy sheep enterprise in 2002, evolved from birthing sheep to vodka distilling- won World’s Best Vodka & awarded as the Australian Champion Vodka 5 yrs in a row. Grew 2 FTE to the current 20 in 19 yrs with 40% annual return. (Diane Rae)
May 23, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Diane Rae, the CEO of Ewenique Enterprises based in Tasmania, Australia- known...
106: In 2015, established an independent bottling company, transitioning into brewing, distilling & maturing their own whisky. Only had 120L produced in their initial pilot casks and now currently producing 12,000L annually. (Brett Steel)
May 19, 2021
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In this episode, I interview Brett Steel, the Founding Director and General Manager of Spirit Thief...
032: With a single 300L still at home in 2007 made an Irish-style, triple distilled whisky – merged, moved to a 4,500L and 2 other stills, launched an award-winning gin then sold out to return to distilling from home on a 700L still (Damian Mackey)
Aug 02, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Damian Mackey, a master distiller of whisky and gin and the founder of New Town...
030: In its 24 years the distillery was sold 4 times, the 3rd after the business failed. They went on to win the best single malt in the world – the first outside Scotland, Ireland and Japan. Grew from 4 FTE to 23 (Patrick Maguire)
Jul 21, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Patrick Maguire, the Master Distiller for Sullivans Cove Distillery in Hobart, Tasmania,...
021: Quit 20 years in the wine industry in 2010 with 1 FTE, now across 3 cask businesses has a team of 30, with 20 of those coopers. Grew from 80 casks initially to 20,000+ in FY19, while pivoting from 100% wine to now 90% spirit customers (Darren Lange)
May 17, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Darren Lange, the founder and managing director of the Tasmanian Cask Co., one of the...
019: 3 years to raise funds to set up a distillery in Melbourne, started in 2010 with 3 FTE and 2,700 bottles in 1st year sales to 35 FTE and 120,000 bottles sold in 2020, after the world’s largest alcohol company invested in late 2015 (David Vitale)
May 03, 2020
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In this episode, I interview David Vitale, the founder, and director of sales and marketing at New World Whiskey...
015: From 4 FTE in 2010, and literally chasing cars down the street of a small town in Michigan, to the current 95 FTE with 150 in the summer peak and 200,000 people through its doors (Bill Welter)
Apr 05, 2020
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In this episode, I interview Bill Welter, the owner/operator at Journeyman Distillery, a business that he was...
