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What are the most 5 popular cocktails in Chicago? What are emerging trends to watch in the world of booze? Is natural wine a fad or the future?
Wine + Spirits Guru Max Heinemann from Nielsen CGA — a data analytics firm for the on-premise market (aka bars) in the United States — stops by to give us the biz behind the booze.
EPISODE NOTES:
Ernest creates a brand-new segment mid-episode! - 7:30
What category of spirit does Chicago drink the most? - 10:00
"Y’all ever had a drink called the Incredible Hulk?” - 15:23
What cocktail does Chicago consume more than any other city in America? - 27:40
The Top 5 cocktails ordered in Chicagoland - 30:00
Emerging trends in wine and spirits to watch - 38:00
Natural wine: Fad or Here to Stay? - 48:00
SONG OF THE WEEK: Big Lean Feat. Nipsey Hussle, “California Water”
🏁RIP NIPSEY HUSSLE, THE MARATHON CONTINUES 🏁
27: "Whatcha Drinkin, Whatcha Thinkin'?"