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Podcast: Taste Radio
Episode: Insider Ep. 99: Why Strategic Investors Love Brands That Create Systems For Success
Description: When asked about the reasons why Constellation Brands made a minority investment in his company, Black Button Distilling founder and CEO Jason Barrett specifically noted that the spirits conglomerate was motivated by "the systems [we were] building." Based in Rochester, N.Y., Black Button launched in 2012 and describes itself as the city's first grain-to-glass craft distillery to open since Prohibition. Barrett, who founded Black Buttonwhen he was 24 years old, has since developed the business, which is known for its bourbon, gin and bourbon cream, into one of the most respected small-batch spirits producer in the U.S.Â