037 | Building English Whisky as a New Category Bottom-up | Part 1/2 with Daniel Szor, Founder of the Cotswolds Distillery (UK)

In Episode 037, I had the honor of chatting with Daniel Szor, Founder of the Cotswolds Distillery. He has an incredible story as he left his 30-year Investment Management career in NYC, Paris, and London behind to build one of the first English Whisky Distilleries. I hope you will enjoy our chat. Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (1:14) Building Demand & Background (8:02) Why England? (12:52) Developing English Whisky (19:49) Whisky Innovation (25:58) Distilling Brand Messaging Down (32:09) Getting Your Foot In The Door (36:33) The Beauty of Off-trade About the Host: Chris Maffeo About the Guest: Daniel Szor