Episodes

  • Michael Handman - Co-Founder Deko Cocktails
    Jan 10 2025

    Three Tier is hosted by Jacob Gluck and Taylor Foxman.
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    Today's guest is Michael Handman.

    Deko Cocktails is a premium brand offering ready-to-drink bottled cocktails crafted with high-quality spirits and natural ingredients. Their lineup includes:

    • Bee’s Knees: A gin-based cocktail with lemon, yuzu, honey, and lavender.
    • Gold Rush: A bourbon cocktail featuring honey and lemon.
    • Firefly: A vodka cocktail infused with cucumber, elderflower, lime, and habanero.

    Each 375 ml bottle contains four servings and is designed to provide a bar-quality experience at home.

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    26 mins
  • Maker Wine: #1 DTC Wine Brand in the U.S - Award-winning wine from the nation's best small producers
    Jan 7 2025

    Three Tier is hosted by Jacob Gluck and Taylor Foxman.
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    MakerWine.com

    They make it. We can it. You drink it.
    We work with independent winemakers to bring you their award-winning wines in a can.
    Great wine. Groovy people.
    We’re local ladies shining a light on fascinating makers that craft award-winning wines. Each can of wine highlights the story of the small producer who made it.

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    29 mins
  • Eric Zurita - CEO - Pa'lante Rum
    Dec 26 2024

    Three Tier is hosted by Jacob Gluck and Taylor Foxman.
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    Pa'lante was created with this ethos in mind: We’re from here and from there – de aquí y de allá.

    Eric’s love of rum stems from his father’s rum-making days at a major distillery in Cuba. He grew up hearing stories of his heyday on the island, and now he’s on a mission to showcase rum’s versatility and Latinify the spirits industry. For him, Pa’lante is equally about making damn-good rum and bringing authenticity to how our community is represented in this space. Eric believes uplifting our community and excelling in business are inseparable goals.

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    25 mins
  • Mara Smith - Founder/CEO - Inspiro Tequila - Rose Barrel-aged, Reimagined from a Female Perspective
    Dec 26 2024

    Three Tier is hosted by Jacob Gluck and Taylor Foxman.
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    “I envisioned something new, a brand that could transform how women thought about tequila.”

    Mara Smith, a former attorney, had no industry experience when she started wondering if the clean spirit she and her girlfriends enjoyed could be reimagined from a female perspective. She committed herself to a singular mission – to create a new tequila brand that honored the traditional spirit while innovating to reveal a fresh, new offering.

    https://inspirotequila.com/

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    26 mins
  • Justin Stiefel - CEO/Co-Founder - Heritage Distilling - Largest Independently Owned Craft Distillery in the PNW
    Dec 26 2024

    Three Tier is hosted by Jacob Gluck and Taylor Foxman.
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    Justin Stiefel is the CEO and Co-Founder of Heritage Distilling.

    Largest Independently Owned Craft Distillery in the PNW: HDC is the only craft distillery in Washington or Oregon with 6 distillery Tasting Rooms.

    Most Awarded

    For 9 years running, HDC has won more awards than any other craft distillery in North America by the American Distilling Institute.

    Innovation & Adaptation

    HDC's signature innovative membership programs Cask Club®, My Batch® and Spirits Club® encourage our customers to become part of the HDC family. At the same time, our team is constantly innovating products, programs and processes.

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    29 mins
  • Robert Haynes - Sunday's Finest Gold Fashioned: The World's Ultimate Old Fashioned
    Dec 26 2024

    Three Tier is hosted by Jacob Gluck and Taylor Foxman.

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    Robert Haynes is the co-founder and creative force driving the Gold Fashioned, the world’s most uncompromising ready-to-drink cocktail.

    Over the years, he’s been behind the stick at some of Chicago’s most innovative cocktail programs, spinning tens of thousands of Old Fashioneds before transitioning to the production side - distilling and blending over 75,000 gallons of spirits and liqueurs. Now, here at Sunday’s Finest, he’s creating his best cocktails yet.

    In 2020, witnessing the rise of packaged cocktails, Robert saw an opportunity to bring impeccable sourcing and bar-quality hospitality to the bottled cocktail arena. Selfishly, he also wanted to make something he’d be damn proud to pour for his friends and family. The result was the Gold Fashioned 2021 Blend - pushing the envelope yet again and crafting cocktails with top-notch ingredients and masterful execution for wherever suits you best. The best part? This is just the beginning.

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    30 mins