Business of Beverages

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Our Short silly quiz continues!

Which drinks business was founded in 1824? Which well known drink was originally created to be a mixture for Whiskey? 

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Our short silly quiz continues...

Which drinks business buys more Saffron than anybody else? Which drink was created in Australia by Thomas Mayne?

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Our Short silly quiz continues!

Which drinks business was bombed in WWII? Whose "Traditional" beer isn't as traditional as you might think?

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In this episode you'll learn which beverage books should be next on your reading list, if you have already finished the books we recommended in our first Book Club!

Following a very well recieved Book Club episode a while back, we return with teh second chapter in what will definitely become a regular feature for us. Once again, Foxy and Will are joined by the drinks polymath, Judith Boyle, to review and recommend beverage books that we have found inspiring. 

Here's a link to the books discussed:

ABOUT - the comic book story of beer

Doctors and Distillers by Camper English: 9780143134923 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A Brief History of Lager by Mark Dredge

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Our Short silly quiz continues!

Which beverage brand was founded by a Swiss watchmaker to settle upset stomachs? Which drink was launched in 48 countries in a few short years, only to be withdrawn from all in an even shorter timescale?

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In this episode you'll learn which beverage books should be next on your reading list.

In the first of what we hope will be a regular feature, Foxy and Will are joined by the drinks polymath, Judith Boyle, to review and recommend beverage books that we have found inspiring. 

Here's a link to the books discussed:

Tasting Beer - Randy Mosher

McCarthy's Bar: A Journey of Discovery In Ireland by Pete McCarthy | Goodreads

What I Know About Running Coffee Shops by Colin Harmon - 3fe Coffee

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In this episode you'll learn how product taste testing went from a status driven lottery (where one mythical taster/ "man from Del Monte" could decide on the quality of a whole batch) to a systematic quality tool for companies to improve their products and people.

After a brief break, we return with an in-person interview with Richard Boughton and Tom Brown from FlavorActiv, the leading sensory solutions company. We discuss how the "dream job" of product tasting in a brewery/winery/distillery is actually so different from the external perception. Less glamorous , more demanding, harder and lonelier, product tasting is never the less, the most essential of all quality procedures.

FlavourActiv have been central to the understanding how a systematic and scientific approach to taster training, evaluation and monitoring has revolutionised our industry. Listen as Tom and Richard discuss, AI advances, "Robot Noses" and why wine is still a challenging industry to apply the scientific method to.

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More quiz fun, this time with a pair of unexpected beverages.

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In this episode you'll learn how Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs believe that honesty > sustainability when it comes to making luscious, low-impact, local liquids in Manchester.

We jump straight into a discussion with Felix Crosse who started Mouse Kingdom Liqueurs with a mission to improve the quality and sustainability of the liqueurs used in the leading UK bars. Hands on and honesty are the hallmark of his approach and he shares the insights of building wonderful liquids from "waste".
 
If life gives you left over lemons, make a local Limoncello!

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Happy New Year!
Our Quiz is back, better than ever... well actually it's pretty much the same, but that's the way we love it!

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
Business of Beverages is self-funded and hosted/ edited/produced by Will Keating.
Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. 

We're not sponsored but we would appreciate it if you could click the link above to support the show and help keep us ad free.