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In this episode you'll learn about the vibrant and distinctive beverage culture in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Foxy (Pádraig Fox) has been away a lot in recent weeks, trotting the globe and exploring the drinks culture is different locations. Here he brings us an on the ground report on everything from coffee to cocktails in Jakarta. 

Mopeds, robots, fried eggs, toilet seats and even the Manchester derby all get a mention!

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It happened! A listener finally sent us in questions for our short, silly drinks quiz and we're thrilled. Firstly because somebody loves a beverage based quiz as much as we do, but secondly because we didn't have to do the research work ourselves for a change!

If you think you've got a good drink/set of clues, just drop us a text by clicking the link above, or find us on LinkedIn or X.

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In this episode you'll learn how brands like Jameson and Guinness invest in their future by entrusting their past to Archivists.

It's exceptionally rare to get Diageo and Pernod Ricard to agree on anything (!) but the importance of brand archives is central to both Guinness and Irish Distillers. Eibhlin Colgan and Carol Quinn sat down in the Connoisseur Bar in the Guinness Storehouse to explain that a corporate archive is central to preserving and enhancing brand value. Archives can do so much, from providing insights for current marketing campaigns to informing CSR work to inspiring new product development with stories of previous successes/failures.
Carol and Eibhlin share stories and tales from the past but explain how even modern start ups need to be thinking about creating an archive if they are to build value into the future.

PS Don't use Sellotape to stick papers into records you are archiving, ask a professional!

Please see some of the links mentioned on the pod:

Guinness Archive genealogy: Discover if Your Family Worked for Guinness | Guinness Storehouse

The Jameson records on Ancestry:

Bottling Agreements with Publicans - Ireland, Jameson Bottling Agreements with Publicans, 1909–1965 - Ancestry

Staff Wage and Employment Books - Ireland, Jameson Distillery Staff Wage and Employment Books, 1862-1969 - Ancestry

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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

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In this episode you'll learn how Ireland's leading Technological University has created a stackable, flexible, hands on and industry led range of qualifications for students who want to advance in the beverage industry. 

Guest Rena Barry-Ryan and Terence Delaney give the perspective of the academic and student as Will and Foxy relay their own experiences.

Click here to see the TU Dublin courses Fulltime, part time, etc.

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
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Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

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For more high-lights and low-downs follow @BizBevPod on "X" or LinkedIn
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Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
All opinions are those of the person expressing them at all times. 

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In this episode you'll learn how casks are the underappreciated linchpin of the distilling industry and how their future is looking very uncertain amongst rising demand, restricted supply and changing regulations.

Martin Purvis is a trans-national treasure trove of information and analysis of the spirits industry. From Manchester to Edinburgh to Kentucky, via Africa, Martin has been building expertise in how commodities drive commerce. Casks have become his focus over the last few decades and he has worked with William Grant and Kelvin Cooperage, amongst others. Martin explains how cask availability, quality and regulations are changing rapidly, resulting in testing times for distillers.

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Pádraig Fox co-hosts in a strictly personal capacity.
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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

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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. 

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In this episode you'll learn why independent professional, unbiased journalism is vital to the long term health of the drinks industry.

With Foxy unavailable we jump straight into an interview with Maggie Kimberl. Maggie has been a professional critic and journalist covering spirits in general, and Bourbon in particular, for over a decade. The industry has boomed in that time but the dream job she once had is heading towards a nightmare. The twin challenges of declining media budgets and the increase of "influencers" peddling half truths for big bucks are making it harder and harder to make a living. Does it matter? Only if we want a thriving and worthwhile industry...

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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. 

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The drinks quiz that nobody asked for is back! 

If you have a drink that you want us to take on, send us a text using the link above

Support the show

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.