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The Booze Hustle

Christen LaRochelle

46 episodes

2 months ago

The Booze Hustle podcast features laid-back and fun conversations about wine and spirits with stars of the industry about how they got their starts. Host Christen LaRochelle gives listeners a behind the scenes look at the origins of brands, interviews with distillers, winemakers, bartenders, chefs and stories about what it takes to hustle your way through the booze industry.

Email theboozehustle@gmail.com for media requests and collaboration opportunities.

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The Booze Hustle podcast features laid-back and fun conversations about wine and spirits with stars of the industry about how they got their starts. Host Christen LaRochelle gives listeners a behind the scenes look at the origins of brands, interviews with distillers, winemakers, bartenders, chefs and stories about what it takes to hustle your way through the booze industry.

Email theboozehustle@gmail.com for media requests and collaboration opportunities.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Episodes (20/46)

The Booze Hustle

The Best Spirits You've Never Had

On this episode we dive into a few of my favorite, little known spirits and discuss their origins.

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1 year ago

27 minutes 48 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Wine Myths Debunked!

On this episode I dive into some of my favorite Wine myths and attempt to find some answers. Grab a glass and tune in!

Special thank you to VinePair, Wine Enthusiast, Wine Spectator and the Google machine for helping me answer some of the more technical questions.

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1 year ago

37 minutes 56 seconds

The Booze Hustle

A conversation about navigating the wine and spirits distribution industry with fellow industry professional, Nadine Gengras.

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1 year ago

1 hour 5 minutes 55 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Chats with industry friends are the best kind of episodes! On this episode, Christen sits down with chef/bartender Brenny Savoy and talks all things bartending industry while drinking whiskey.

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1 year ago

48 minutes 8 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Kassandra Laskarides

Kassandra Laskarides is the Hospitality Manager for Chattermark Distillery in Boston. We discuss her education and diverse background and the path that led her under the bridge in Charlestown.

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1 year ago

37 minutes 23 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Founder & CCO of Broken Barrel Whiskey • Infuse Spirits | 2023 Brand Innovator of the Year | Spirits Entrepreneur | Spirits Educato

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1 year ago

47 minutes 52 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Karen MacNeil has been named one of the “100 most influential people in wine in the United States.” She started her career as a free-lance journalist and is known as an extraordinary researcher and writer. She is the author of The Wine Bible, a James Beard Award winner, and has shaped wine culture for over 4o years.

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1 year ago

41 minutes 47 seconds

The Booze Hustle

New Year, Same Me

Welcome back to season 4! Short little ep after Xmas break to ease into the New Year. What's everyone thoughts on Dry January? Or...even worse, damp January. (grossest name ever).

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1 year ago

13 minutes 38 seconds

The Booze Hustle

It's me, hi. I'm the bonus (episode) it's me.

S3 Bonus episode where Christen finally checks the gmail and answers listener questions.

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2 years ago

18 minutes 43 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Chris Riesbeck- Barrell Craft Spirits

Chris Riesbeck is the Chief Commercial Officer of Barrell Craft Spirits. A spirits industry veteran of 15 years, he also served as the Vice President of Sales for Westland Distillery and has a long history in the supply and distribution world.

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2 years ago

52 minutes 23 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Alejandro Russo- Candela Mamajuana

Alejandro Russo is the founder and CEO of Candela Mamajuana, a rum based beverage from the Dominican Republic with deep historical and cultural significance Candela means "on fire" in Spanish slang, and so far it's a fitting name for a brand that is starting to make its way into the mainstream.

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2 years ago

54 minutes 29 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Professional barman, author and cocktail expert, Sother Teague helms many businesses in NYC including working as the Beverage Director at famed NYC bitters bar, Amor y Amargo. Having spent his entire life in culinary and hospitality, he is a mentor and teacher to many and even cohosts an industry podcast called Speakeasy on Heritage Radio Network.

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2 years ago

1 hour 3 minutes 8 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Tim Cabral- Restaurant and Bar Owner/Operator

Tim Cabral has been working in service/hospitality since he was 12 years old. We chat about his background in the business and how he is currently juggling many different projects.

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2 years ago

59 minutes 54 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Victoria Eady Butler- Uncle Nearest Distillery

Victoria Eady Butler- Nathan "Uncle Nearest" Green's great great granddaughter, is Uncle Nearest Distillery's master blender and the first person to win Master Blender of the Year two consecutive years in a row.

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2 years ago

34 minutes 28 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Jill Cockson is an veteran of the bar and hospitality community with over 25 years lived experience and has owned and operated several successful bar concepts.

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2 years ago

40 minutes 8 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Season 3 Mid Season Update

Stop procrastinating and subscribe to our show already. Did you give us a review?

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2 years ago

1 minute 10 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Sally Johnson Blum- Winemaker

Sally Johnson Blum is an award winning winemaker in Napa, currently working at Tamber Bey Vineyards and previously at Pride Mountain and Robert Mondavi Winery.

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2 years ago

27 minutes 54 seconds

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Brandon O'Daniel- Distiller

Master Distiller, Brandon O'Daniel joins the pod to talk about Copper and Kings Distillery, his career path from winemaking and why we all should be drinking more Brandy.

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2 years ago

36 minutes 43 seconds

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Lois Cho, CHO Wines

Lois Cho is the co-founder and CEO of CHO Wines, a boutique winery based in Oregon. Christen and Lois chat about how her and her winemaker husband, Dave Cho, got their starts in the wine industry and how they built their business from scratch during the pandemic.

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2 years ago

42 minutes 41 seconds

The Booze Hustle

Rob Campbell- Winemaker

Rob Campbell is the winemaker and founder of Meyye Wines and a descendant of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo indigenous tribes. We discuss his 30+ years working in the wine business and how his wine project is connecting his heritage and culture to the modern wine drinkers.

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2 years ago

40 minutes 47 seconds