We’re again going to do a double shot of the Shoutout this week.
Up first, we’ve got the good people at one of Branded’s favorite whiskey distilleries, and New York’s hometown whiskey, Kings County Distillery!
That’s right, from a spot located in the Brooklyn Navy Yard, a craft distillery just put up a number that should make the entire industry stop and think. One million bottles!
I’m not talking about Kentucky and I’m not talking about a 100-year-old brand. I’m talking about Kings County Distillery, a modern, , independent operator that’s rewriting the whiskey playbook.
This isn’t just a milestone, it’s a signal that craft can scale and authenticity can travel. It’s also a signal that “non-traditional markets” can produce global brands.
The old model said that great brands come from established regions, but the new model says, great brands come from great operators, anywhere!
A million bottles later, Brooklyn just made the case and made this native New Yorker proud!
You can checkout the article below and get in on the action if you’re so inclined. Kings County is celebrating and commemorating this milestone with limited bourbon bottles which will be available on Monday, March 30th at 2pm EST at Kings County Distillery
Next up this week, we want to shoutout our friends and partners at Chowly, and its Founder & CEO, Sterling Douglass, on the launch of his new podcast in partnership with Aaron Newton, Co-Founder & Chief Data Officer at Thanx, “AI For Restaurants.”
If you like real-talk, you’re going to love this podcast. No vendor pitches, not guest centric, just two people who use AI every day, talk to restaurants every day, talking about the messy reality of AI for restaurants.
You can checkout the first two episodes out here: aiforrestaurants.ai
And by the way, my young daughter thinks Sterling looks like Thor. Thoughts? 😊
