Drinks Insider

The podcast that's interested in everything drinks. If you can drink it, sell it, and make money from it, we'll talk about it, though we're (mostly) fascinated by beverage alcohol. It's all about the intersection ...more

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March 04, 2026 00:53:37
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Ep. 43 Spiros Malandrakis's Blueprint for a Drinks Industry Comeback

Spiros Malandrakis, industry manager for alcohol drinks at Euromonitor International, has spent more than two decades watching the beverage industry expand, and is now...

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February 18, 2026 00:35:48
Ep 42: Why Carlsberg Chose Robert Pattinson to Sell the Beer That Converts Wine Drinkers

Ep 42: Why Carlsberg Chose Robert Pattinson to Sell the Beer That Converts Wine Drinkers

Celebrity partnerships in alcohol have a mixed track record. When a star is genuinely invested — creatively involved, personally passionate, publicly committed — the...

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February 04, 2026 00:54:44
Ep 9: Kirk French Explains Why Humans Have Been Drinking for 10 Million Years

Ep 9: Kirk French Explains Why Humans Have Been Drinking for 10 Million Years

Kirk French teaches one of the most popular undergraduate courses in the United States. His so-called “Booze and Culture” course at Penn State, which...

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January 21, 2026 00:40:59
Ep 41: How Bread & Butter Turned Wine Anxiety Into a Growth Strategy With Caitlin Ward

Ep 41: How Bread & Butter Turned Wine Anxiety Into a Growth Strategy With Caitlin Ward

Bread & Butter is a rare bright spot in a category full of nervous wine producers. Caitlin Vartain Ward explains how the brand grew...

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December 17, 2025 00:55:22
Ep 40: Ed Mundy From Jefferies on Alcohol's 27 Head Winds

Ep 40: Ed Mundy From Jefferies on Alcohol's 27 Head Winds

Jefferies beverage analyst Ed Mundy unpacks why alcohol’s post-pandemic slowdown isn’t a single story but a whole world of pressure. There are the macro...

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November 12, 2025 00:54:04
Ep 39: Justin Cohen Says Chasing Loyalty Is Killing Your Wine Brand

Ep 39: Justin Cohen Says Chasing Loyalty Is Killing Your Wine Brand

Ready to hear marketing folklore dismantled? Justin Cohen from the Ehrenberg-Bass Institute takes the myths apart, one by one. In this episode of Drinks...

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