293 - It's Not All Contract Distillation at MGP with Andy Mansinne

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🗓️ 18 February 2021

⏱️ 61 minutes

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MGP has been in the news recently with their acquisition of Luxco and on the last roundtable we discussed how this will enable MGP's brands such as Remus to gain a nationwide presence with a bigger salesforce. We're joined by Andy Mansinne, Vice President of Brands for MGP, to learn more about their brands and the impact of other brands winning awards based on product sourced from them. We also ask about acquiring brands and their thoughts on the current contract distillation marketplace. Show Notes: This week’s Above the Char with Fred Minnick talks about how to clean glencairns. Where would you travel if you knew there was a chance you would have to stay there for up to a year? Tell us about your background. What do you think about other brands getting awards with your distillate? Do you feel like your brands are more accepted in the whiskey world now than when you first started? When you were looking at creating a brand, what were your thoughts on building from the ground up vs. acquiring an established brand? What do you think about MGP rye having such a big impact on the market? What are your thoughts on your contract distilling competition? How do you forecast? Tell us about your brands. Support this Podcast on Patreon

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0:00.0	I started the morning as like texts of the guy, said, it's MGP Day.
0:03.6	Yes.
0:04.1	Hey, everybody. It's episode 293 of Burbin Pursuit, the podcast featuring news, reviews, and
0:19.8	interviews with people making the bourbon whiskey industry happen. I'm one of your host,ursuit, the podcast featuring news, reviews, and interviews with people making
0:21.3	the bourbon whiskey industry happen. I'm one of your host, Kenny Coleman, and before we start
0:25.4	today's podcast talking about MGP brands, here's your weekly bourbon news update. Last week on February
0:31.8	11th, the bourbon world lost a close member. Brett French, or better known as Scotts Trooper on Instagram,
0:38.2	passed away from his battle with pancreatic cancer. Brett was known for his detailed imagery
0:43.2	by combining his love for Star Wars with whiskey, and he was one of the original social media
0:49.0	influencers. Posing many Star Wars characters with bottles of whiskey, it amassed hundreds of thousands of views over his time.
0:57.0	He was beloved by many brands and others in the community as well.
1:00.8	The Scotch Whiskey Association has revealed that exports of Scotch Whiskey have decreased by 23% in 2020,
1:07.8	representing a $1.5 billion drop in sales that is largely responsible for COVID-19
1:13.6	and the increase on U.S. tariffs.
1:16.6	The United States 25% tariff on single malt scotch whiskey led to exports falling by 32% and
1:22.9	that accounts for a third of the total global losses, where also airport and travel retail sales have
1:28.6	dropped by a staggering 70%.
1:32.0	Judges in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan entered consent judgments
1:37.4	against Vintner's Collective LLC and Go Gifts, Inc. for illegal shipments of alcohol
1:43.1	into the state of Michigan. Michigan Attorney
1:45.6	General Dana Nessel has sued the companies under the 21st Amendment Enforcement Act and the Michigan
1:51.7	Consumer Protection Act, saying that they evaded the three-tier liquor distribution system.
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