Crafted Conversations
Beth Hurwitz spent 15 years selling bottles to distillers. She knew the product, she knew the people, and she knew the problem — the three-tier system was leaving incredible craft spirits with nowhere to go and no one to champion them at the retail level.
Her answer was Craft Spirits Social in Bonita Springs, Florida — a one-of-a-kind venue with over 400 curated craft spirits, a cocktail bar, regular tastings, distiller-in-residence weekends, and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce platform. Exclusively craft. No compromises.
In this conversation, Beth tells the story behind the concept, what it took to build it, and why she thinks the industry's biggest problem is also its biggest opportunity.
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Produced by Allan Cogan, Grant Brown, Nick Post, and Andrew Sindall Crafted Conversations Media LLC
Full video available on YouTube and Spotify. Music provided by Artlist.io. This episode features conversations about alcohol.
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