Ep. 99: Dread River Distilling, Part 1

2023-07-19

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Dread River is here! Our first episode in Alabama, and it doesn't disappoint. Dread River was founded by John Cubelic less than a decade ago. With founding partner Jeff (a doctor with Andrews Sports Medicine - the site of more Tommy John surgeries than I'd care to think about), they toured the country to find out what American distilleries were doing in different states. Along the way, they found an identity they wanted to achieve. Back in Alabama, they found a Tuscan-style villa for their building, started a cocktail bar with all i...

Dread River is here! Our first episode in Alabama, and it doesn't disappoint.

Dread River was founded by John Cubelic less than a decade ago. With founding partner Jeff (a doctor with Andrews Sports Medicine - the site of more Tommy John surgeries than I'd care to think about), they toured the country to find out what American distilleries were doing in different states. Along the way, they found an identity they wanted to achieve.

Back in Alabama, they found a Tuscan-style villa for their building, started a cocktail bar with all in-house ingredients, and started distilling in a state that only legalized it a few years before.

This is a hell of a conversation, and it's not over. Halfway through, we realized their new distiller should be part of the technical side, so we hit pause and rescheduled a second half.

Thanks to John for coming on and for offering up Dread River for a second episode!

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Before we jump into the interview just a few quick notes:

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