So I have been officially in business since October, that makes a solid 4 months! I also have 4 gray hairs….. coincidence…? Dana is good to point out a small area going gray when she trims my lovely ginger hair. Speaking of… I need a hair cut soon, or I can just keep wearing hats since it is cold out…..

Anyhow, whats new? Whats fun? Tons of stuff!!

As I type this I have 3 agreements on my desk for new brands to work with, which is very exciting! I am happy to make it official and say that I will be working with Deer Creek Brewery and Hoosier Mamma Culinary Cocktail Makers starting now!

Deer Creek is very exciting to me as they are a mile from my house and I have been drinking beers produced by the brewery’s owner since I could at their sister company’s venue; Barley Island. This makes for two local breweries (Deer Creek and Scarlet Lane) and two non-local ones (Arcadia and O’Fallon), pretty much locking me up to not add anymore breweries to my line up. Why you ask? Well I want to give the proper attention to the producers whom I already work with. Too many brands in any category will cannibalize sales, but, I might have room for one more heavy hitter…. No one in sights, and I am rather content with whom I work with already.

Hoosier Mamma is exciting as they are my first non-alcoholic brand. It is also a fact that my favorite mixed drink is a Bloody Mary (Old Fashioned winning 1st choice in all other spirits based categories) Hoosier Mamma is also fun since I can do events around my spirits producers with their mix! Broken Beaker Vodka or even Indiana Whiskey’s Silver Sweet Corn whiskey in one sound great! Their Blood Orange mix is amazing too. So many ways to make cocktails with it too!

Oh, you are right, I did say 3 agreements… Well! I will keep you in suspense, but I can say it is really exciting and I have a bunch to read up on as it is something I am less versed in. March is when the next one gets rolling!

Lastly, Moonlight Meadery is still doing awesome stuff. Some new meads just made it into Indiana, and I need to get my hands on them. Warm & Fuzzy (Peach Ginger Mead) and Destiny (Utopias Barrel Aged Desire-blue berries, black cherries and black currants)

So that is really it for now. I have a ton of irons in the fire and so many other good things in the works! Keep up to date with me on Facebook/Twitter/Instagram (@mononbeverage) to see what else I do to keep busy. There might even be spoilers on Twitter and Instagram as to who the third agreement above is with. Or maybe just memes, news and product highlights… Either way, you are missing out if you dont follow me on these!

SPW