We’ve had a great run relying on volunteers and that original bottling setup in the back of the warehouse—it got us where we are today—but to be honest, things had to change. When you’re looking at your annual sales goals and trying to maintain a consistent product across the board, you eventually hit a ceiling where “the way we’ve always done it” just doesn’t cut it anymore. We spent a lot of time weighing our options, looking at contract bottling and beefing up our hand-lines, but at the end of the day, investing in our own internal infrastructure made the most sense for the future of Pursuit.
Today on the podcast, we’re pulling back the curtain on the process of installing our new bottling line. We’re talking about the headaches, the logistical hurdles, and the small wins that proved we were finally at the scale point to make this a reality. We also get into the weeds on our latest Meat Church collaboration: the Honey Hog Bourbon release. We discuss the inception of the project and, more importantly, the technical challenge of working with honey compared to the wood-finished profiles we’re typically known for. It’s a deep dive into the operational side of the spirits business that you don’t usually get to see.
Show Notes:
- Investing in a Bottling Line
- Challenges and Learning Curves with New Equipment
- Future Needs and Scaling Up
- Considering Bottling for Other Brands
- Navigating Tax Challenges in Distilling
- The Importance of Operational Control
- Future Considerations for Growth
- Quality Control in Bottling
- Introducing the Honey Hog Collaboration
- Reflections on Product Development