Each week, beverage industry pundits Chris Sinclair and Drew Garrison break down interesting news stories that affect the industry with some of their favorite and most knowledgable people. This Show is informative and entertaining. You'll walk away feeling like you really want that drink you convinced yourself it was too early in the day to have.

*no one was physically harmed in the making of this podcast.*

Chris and Drew welcome the legendary Leon "Lil' Bit" Moore onto the Pod. Discussions range from a Southern California restaurateur conned around 500 people out of almost 400 million dollars in an elaborate Ponzi scheme. As well, it seems that the reopening of and easing of regulations have not been enough to draw the skilled labor back to work. 

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+++ Production Note +++ post recording Kelly realized that she had conflated the Suez and Panama canals. She is overworked and quite exhausted. We are going to give her a pass on this simple oversight because mostly its funny. 

On this episode of The Good Bottle Podcast Chris and Drew welcome back friend of the Pod, Kelly Babineau. Kelly is an attorney by day and wine importer by night. Topics of discussion range from the public offering of Gin and Luck (The parent company of Death & Co) and the grounding of the ship Ever Green in the Suez Canal. 

Chris and Drew welcome honored guest and Chris' favorite ex-boss and co-owner of Kasbah, Debbie Chang onto The Good Bottle Podcast. Discussions range from silly trademark battles to Southern Glazier's continued push towards monopoly. 

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Friend of the Good Bottle Podcast, Buddy Newby, returns. The discussion revolves around government and policy. The American Rescue Plan contains a large chunk of dollars that is destined to save restaurants and nightlife. On top of that, Senator Scott Weiner proposes Senate Bill 314, which is specifically aimed at assisting the Food and Beverage industry.

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Chris and Drew welcome Chase Babcock onto the Good Bottle Podcast this week. Chase is the Founder and Co-Owner of Saint Benevolence Rum, based out of Haiti. The sale of the rum creates proceeds that fund non-profit education and work in Haiti. And if you are skeptical, they publish their tax returns right on their website for public scrutiny. 

There Most recent Tax returns are found here: https://saintbenevolence.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SB-TAX-RETURN-2019.pdf

For a Pod first, the guys break a story. Craig Reynolds of Dos Volcanes Mezcal writes a bill introduced to the state assembly to regulate the use of the language "California, Agave, and Spirit".

Coming around full circle, the tariff battle has at very least called a ceasefire. For the next four months, all tariffs from the Aerojet/Boeing battle will not be upheld.

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The guys welcome Nick Amano Dolan from Kru to the show. They discuss allocation futures in such a strange year, and the new regulations surrounding Japanese Whisky. 

Market Watch: MGP climbs back up to $67.45 after a week long slump. And Kweichow Moutai continues it's slide closing at $2049, a loss of 108 points. 

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On this Episode of The Good Bottle Podcast, Chris and Drew break down how to taste spirits. Drew has his first taste of Lebron James Mezcal, Lobos. The guys rant about celebrity owned agave spirits and Kendall Jenner's new 818 tequila. 

The guys also discuss some of the most entertaining fines, given to liquor companies in recent history. 

Market Watch:

Ball Corp. stock rises slowly after announcing global aluminum shortages in September.

Kweichow Moutai experiences a significant drop in stock price after reaching astronomical highs.

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Special Guest Christina Mae Padilla, Northern California brand ambassador for Fortaleza Tequila and long time ride or die drinking buddy to Chris.

The crew discusses the meteoric economic rise of Baijou producer Kweichow Moutai, and champagne producers making progress with Direct to Consumer sales. 

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Season 3 Premier!

Welcome back everyone to a whole new season and a whole new year. On this episode, the guys showcase a brand new Market Watch segment where Chris Sinclair quickly touches on stock market news as it pertains to the spirits industry. 

Drew and Chris welcome esteemed guest Jon Lilley of J.J. Pfister Distillery. 

Headlines: MGP purchases LuxCo brands and stocks see a hike in prices. But the company is under investigation for potential unfair practices in the acquisition.

Southern Glazer Wine and Spirits Dist. acquire California distributor Epic Wine & Spirits. The guys discuss the pros and cons of such an acquisition and the potential impact on other companies.

Market Watch: 

MGPI (MGP Ingredients) closes the day at $64.97 after a steady climb of since the acquisition.

BF-A (Brown-Forman Corporation) closes the day rebounding from loses over the last few weeks to $70.19

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@BerryFieri, @thedailyexpo, @mezcal-eando and listen to Podcast "The Rewatchables"

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