Key In The Lake Whiskey Podcast
1) 288. Kevin | The Beautiful and The Damned
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...Show More
2) 287. Ken's Bar & Mugen Spirits
An East Meets West conversation, translated through our love of whiskey. Ken Matsuyama proprietor of famed Tokyo whiskey bar Ken’s Bar and Kojin Tashiro of Mugen Spirit share their love of spreading b...Show More
3) 286. The Beautiful and The Damned
Kevin, the founder of The Beautiful and The Damned, shares his adventurous decision to start a whiskey brand in 2023. He patiently approached building an American whiskey brand with quality of constru...Show More
4) 285. The Native
After six years between appearances, Jared Savocchi is back. We visit his Logan Square tavern, The Native to converse on a myriad of subjects surrounding bar culture. We hit on running/operating a nei...Show More
5) 284. Starward X Lagavulin Launch
To celebrate International Whisky Day, we go to a New York with a live studio audience at Martiny’s for the launch of the collaboration between Starward X Lagavulin. Last March, I recorded a conversat...Show More
6) 283. Angela Salinas | KOVAL
Angela is the director of all things sales and representing her hometown distillery of KOVAL. She entered the industry three years ago, but she holds herself as an industry vet with great charm, perso...Show More
7) 282. Monica Casillas-Rios | Elske
Monica Casillas-Rios runs the bar program at the Michelin Star restaurant Elske. In 2023, she was awarded her own Star by winning the Michelin Guide Chicago, Exceptional Cocktail Award Winner. At her ...Show More
8) 281. Hannah Thomas | Stauning
Hannah and I are launching a series of episodes highlighting women in the whiskey industry. We kick off this series by Hannah briefly sharing her experience of working for local and international dist...Show More
9) 280. Charity Bottle Raffle
Last week, we hosted a charity bottle raffle to donate money to Another Round Another Rally for their aid to the LA bars/restaurants affected by the LA fires. Brands from around the world donated bott...Show More
10) 279. Torabhaig & Mossburn | Neil Macleod Mathieson
Neil Macleod Mathieson is the whisky maker for Torabhaig Distillery and Mossurn Distillers & Blenders. He has 40 years of experience in the spirits industry. Neil began his career by writing to Champa...Show More