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Spirited Advocate Podcast

The Spirited Advocate Podcast brings together leaders in the distilled spirits industry to discuss pressing issues of the day. The spirits industry is comprised of so much more than alcohol producers– its farmers, manufacturers, distillers and more here in the U.S. and around the globe. Host Chris Swonger and his guests explore it all while enjoying their favorite cocktail or distilled spirit.

Standing Tall with Sotol

30 mins; September 13, 2023

Celebrating 50 years of DISCUS

37 mins; June 05, 2023

Reviving American Craft Distilling

25 mins; March 12, 2023

A Mixologist with a Twist

23 mins; January 19, 2023

Honoring a Veteran Distiller

33 mins; November 02, 2022

Transforming the Bourbon Tradition

15 mins; September 21, 2022

Craft Community Advocacy

32 mins; September 01, 2022

Creating a More Inclusive Spirits Industry

33 mins; June 20, 2022

Sustainability From Grain to Can with Amanda Victoria

18 mins; May 18, 2022

Celebrating the History of Scotch Whisky with Ian Smith

28 mins; April 25, 2022

The Art of Irish Whiskey

26 mins; March 16, 2022

From Vampire Diaries to Brothers in Bourbon

41 mins; February 27, 2022

Welcome to 'The Spirited Advocate Podcast'

52 secs; February 27, 2022

Kat Hantas and Sarika Singh of 21Seeds Tequila

39 mins; December 02, 2021

Jeff Weiss of Steptoe

35 mins; November 18, 2021

Travis Barnes and Nick Ladig of Hotel Tango

36 mins; November 04, 2021

Alex Alavarez of Brown-Forman

0 secs; October 20, 2021

Dr. Joy Spence of Appleton Estate

20 mins; October 13, 2021

Steve Bashore of The Distillery at Mount Vernon

26 mins; September 23, 2021

39. Bill Samuels Jr. of Maker's Mark

35 mins; September 08, 2021

38. Debra Crew of Diageo North America

23 mins; August 25, 2021

37. Ivy Mix of Leyenda in Brooklyn, NY

32 mins; August 12, 2021

36. Joshua Hammond of Buster's Liquors

42 mins; July 28, 2021

35. Doug Hall of Brain Brew Custom Whiskey

36 mins; July 15, 2021

34. Meredith Meyer Grelli of Wigle Whiskey

32 mins; June 30, 2021

33. Jan Westcott of Spirits Canada

36 mins; June 16, 2021

32. Eddie Russell's 40th Anniversary with Wild Turkey

36 mins; June 02, 2021

1.31 Gregg Mineo NABCA

33 mins; May 19, 2021

30. Sean Kennedy, Nation Restaurant Association

25 mins; May 05, 2021

29. Sustainability with Marble Distilling

36 mins; April 21, 2021

1.28 Dan Leese, Hotaling & Co.

36 mins; April 07, 2021

1.27 Jane Bowie, Maker's Mark

22 mins; March 24, 2021

26 Tracie Franklin

37 mins; March 10, 2021

1.25 Brough Brothers Distillery

23 mins; February 24, 2021

24 Ron Gomes, Painted Stave Distillery

31 mins; February 10, 2021

23 Intrepid Spirits

32 mins; January 27, 2021

Wilbur's Total Bevergae

27 mins; January 13, 2021

022 Wilbur's Total Beverage

27 mins; January 13, 2021

Spirits Network

35 mins; December 16, 2020

021 Spirits Network

35 mins; December 16, 2020

Ann Mukherjee with Pernod Ricard

30 mins; December 02, 2020

020 Ann Mukherjee with Pernod Ricard

30 mins; December 02, 2020

Election t

36 mins; November 18, 2020

019 Election Special

36 mins; November 18, 2020

Twin Liquors

36 mins; November 11, 2020

018 Twin Liquors

36 mins; November 11, 2020

Southern Glazer’s Proof Platform

27 mins; October 28, 2020

017 Southern Glazer’s Proof Platform

27 mins; October 28, 2020

Veteran Owned American Revolution

21 mins; October 14, 2020

016 Veteran Owned American Revolution

21 mins; October 14, 2020

015 A Fiddle Player and an Orphan: The story of Uncle Nearest and Jack Daniel

28 mins; October 01, 2020

A Fiddle Player and an Orphan: The story of Uncle Nearest and Jack Daniel

28 secs; October 01, 2020

014 How LibDib is Revolutionizing the Spirits Marketplace

29 mins; September 16, 2020

How LibDib is Revolutionizing the Spirits Marketplace

29 secs; September 16, 2020

WhiskyCast's Mark Gillespie

39 secs; September 02, 2020

013 WhiskyCast's Mark Gillespie

39 mins; September 02, 2020

Data-Driven Decision Making in the Spirits Industry

35 secs; August 19, 2020

012 Data-Driven Decision Making in the Spirits Industry

35 mins; August 19, 2020

011 Agave Loco's Tom Maas on 3 Decades in the Industry

48 mins; August 05, 2020

Agave Loco's Tom Maas on 3 Decades in the Industry

48 secs; August 05, 2020

010 Breakthru Beverage with Danny Wirtz

32 mins; July 22, 2020

Breakthru Beverage with Danny Wirtz

32 secs; July 22, 2020

009 A Toast to Diageo’s Deirdre Mahlan

33 mins; July 08, 2020

A Toast to Diageo’s Deirdre Mahlan

33 secs; July 08, 2020

Bourbonism: Congressman John Yarmuth

31 secs; June 24, 2020

008 Bourbonism: Congressman John Yarmuth

31 mins; June 24, 2020

Jim Canepa: Turning Ohio's Liquor Division Around

54 secs; June 10, 2020

007 Jim Canepa: Turning Ohio's Liquor Division Around

54 mins; June 10, 2020

006 E-Commerce and the Spirits Industry

30 mins; May 27, 2020

E-Commerce and the Spirits Industry

30 secs; May 27, 2020

All About Scotch Whisky

28 secs; May 13, 2020

005 All About Scotch Whisky

28 mins; May 13, 2020

Woody Harrelson, Martha Stewart and Barack Obama Walk Into a Bar

40 secs; April 29, 2020

004 Woody Harrelson, Martha Stewart and Barack Obama Walk Into a Bar

40 mins; April 29, 2020

Spirits Perspective: Combating COVID-19

32 secs; April 15, 2020

003 Spirits Perspective: Combating COVID-19

31 mins; April 15, 2020

002 Part Two: (American) Whiskey, Tariffs an COVID-19

27 mins; April 01, 2020

Part Two: (American) Whiskey, Tariffs an COVID-19

27 secs; April 01, 2020

001 Part One: (Irish) Whiskey, Tariffs and COVID-19

23 mins; March 18, 2020

Irish Whiskey, Tariffs an COVID-19

23 secs; March 18, 2020

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