038 | Scaling a Whisky Brand from a Local Distillery to the World | Part 2/2 with Daniel Szor, Founder of the Cotswolds Distillery (UK)
Summary
In Episode 038, I continued the conversation with Daniel Szor from Episode 037. Feel free to listen to that, as well. 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. I hope you will enjoy our chat. Time Stamps (0:00) Introduction (0:10) Home Turf Advantage (3:05) Starting A Distillery: Sales (8:44) Bridging Categories (16:34) Discerning Your Market (20:46) Home Turf Authenticity (27:57) Creating A Sales Team (33:51) Small Brand Owner Expectations About the guest: Daniel Szor About the Host: Chris MaffeoHappy 2026. This Episode is hosted by Chris Maffeo and brought to you by MAFFEO DRINKS. A Deep-Dive Analysis of This Episode is Available at maffeodrinks.com
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In Episode 038, I continued the conversation with Daniel Szor from Episode 037. Feel free to listen to that, as well. 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. I hope you will enjoy our chat.
Time Stamps
(0:00) Introduction
(0:10) Home Turf Advantage
(3:05) Starting A Distillery: Sales
(8:44) Bridging Categories
(16:34) Discerning Your Market
(20:46) Home Turf Authenticity
(27:57) Creating A Sales Team
(33:51) Small Brand Owner Expectations
About the guest: Daniel Szor
About the Host: Chris Maffeo
This episode is brought to you by MAFFEO DRINKS, an Advisory helping drinks leaders execute bottom-up growth while managing stakeholder expectations.
Celebrate with us our 3rd anniversary with a special 30% off forever at maffeodrinks.com/anniversary
Celebrate with us our 3rd anniversary with a special 30% off forever at maffeodrinks.com/anniversary
Creators and Guests
Host
Chris Maffeo
Building Bottom-Up Strategies WITH Drinks Leaders Managing Top-Down Expectations | MAFFEO DRINKS Founder & Podcast Host
