Behind The Pursuit: 2025 Pursuit Spirits Wrap Up

Bourbon Pursuit

Food, Leisure, Arts, Hobbies

4.9 • 866 Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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If you’ve been following along with the Behind the Pursuit series, you know we don't hold much back. We’ve spent the last twelve months talking about everything from the construction chaos downtown to the nitty-gritty of brand building, but today it’s time to look at the scoreboard. We’re reflecting on 2025—a year that was easily our most ambitious to date. Ryan and I sit down to get real about whether we actually hit those aggressive case goals we set last January and what the financial health of the business looks like after a year of heavy reinvestment. We’ve expanded the team and pushed the envelope on product development, but as any founder will tell you, growth usually comes with a side of growing pains. The conversation gets into the weeds of our newest releases and innovations, but we also take a step back to look at the bigger picture. We talk about the reality of market expansion in a crowded landscape and share some personal reflections on the career shifts that have happened within our own walls. This time last year, we had a vision of where Pursuit Spirits would be by December—today, we find out if we actually made it there, or if the industry had other plans for us.Show Notes: Introduction and Year in Review Case Goals and Financial Insights Team Growth and Management Challenges Product Development and Innovations Future Goals and Market Expansion Personal Reflections and Career Changes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Are you planning a trip to Louisville? Well, stop stressing about the details because the Galt House Hotel and Pegasus Tours have launched your ultimate stress-free getaway, and it's called the Bourbon Social. And this isn't just a bus ride. It's a rolling bourbon experience. Expertly curated distillery stops, behind-the-scenes access, and of course, high-quality pores.
0:21.5	Places like Woodford, Buffalo Trace, and other secret gyms that we all kind of know and love.
0:26.6	And it kicks off right at the Galt House.
0:29.1	There's no planning, just show up and sip.
0:31.5	The best bourbon story start here, and you can learn more at takepegasus.com or galthouse.com.
0:37.9	Get ready to sip, savor, and share.
0:40.9	Cheers.
0:42.2	We've always found that side-by-side comparisons are the best way to find your favorite whiskey,
0:47.5	and no place offers that better than at the Whiskey Riot Festival.
0:51.5	It's the ultimate Whiskey T tasting festival, and it happens in cities
0:54.6	all across the country, and we're talking over a thousand fellow whiskey lovers, 45 to 65 different
1:01.1	distilleries, and hundreds of pours from the brands you know and plenty that you've never tried
1:05.3	before. It's not some sit-down seminar. It's three to four hours of tasting, talking, and finding your next
1:11.4	favorite bottle, and that's all included with your ticket. So whether you're into bourbon,
1:15.5	rye, scotch, or Irish, maybe looking for new crap producers or one to rediscover some old favorites,
1:21.0	Whiskey Riot is where you can explore them all, side by side with your glass in hand.
1:25.3	Check out Whiskeyriot.com to find an event near you.
1:28.7	In 2026, they're going to be in Buffalo, Tampa, Orlando, Dallas, Austin, Houston,
1:33.3	San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Oklahoma City. That's Whiskey Riot.com. Grab your friends,
1:38.9	grab a ticket, and join the riot. Oh, and if you're feeling a little tequila or mescal curious
1:43.5	these days,
1:49.4	the team at Whiskey Riot is launching Tequila Templo, a festival of all spirits agave,
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