While he isn’t completely foreign to imbibing alcohol here and there, Taylor Howard is certainly not a big drinker. So, when he drafted an idea for a distillery on a bar napkin, it was, without a doubt, a sober situation. Taylor had just visited a local distillery as part of a bachelor party for one of his good friends. Seeing the inner workings of a distillery had his brain firing for ideas about creating his own still, spirits, and distillery. After some planning and organizing, Taylor’s napkin idea turned into a reality, and Cultivated Cocktails was founded. Taylor, the proprietor and owner of Cultivated Cocktails is the genius mastermind behind all of the delicious spirits of the facility.

Taylor joins me in this episode to discuss his background and the story behind the birth of Cultivated Cocktails. He explains how they manage their facility and produce large volumes of spirits despite a small production area. He describes how having a winery, brewery, and distillery in-house will allow Cultivated Cocktails to creatively explore their beverages. He also reveals what’s next for the company and what they’re currently innovating at Cultivated Cocktails.

This week on Consuming the Craft:

●     Cultivated Cocktails’ production area size and how they manage their facility

●     The first rule of Booze Club and Cultivated Cocktails’ potential expansion to other states

●     Blueprints on a bar napkin and the beginnings of Cultivated Cocktails

●     The principles behind a barrel rotator

●     Booze Clues: Crowded Barrel’s 15-year-old whisky alchemy

●     Getting somebody interested in whisky

●     Managing paperwork and administrative matters in an in-house mix of winery, brewery, and distillery

●     Experimenting with Cultivated Cocktails’ Honey Whisky and Coffee Liqueur

●     How cooperages and barrel costs have increased

●     Innovation, whiskey inception, and kicking off Cultivated Cocktails’ rare batch brand

Connect with Taylor Howard:

●     Cultivated Cocktails

●     Cultivated Cocktails on Instagram

●     Cultivated Cocktails on Facebook

●     Cultivated Cocktails on Pinterest

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