This episode I talk to Yahoo Finance Senior Reporter Alexandra Canal. A fellow New Jerseyan, Allie and I talk about how a pop culture reporter ends up working on business stories, the art of celebrity deal and more. This is my second "New Jersey Drive" episode, highlighting what drives my fellow statespeople. 

Special thanks to Great Jones Distilling Co. for allowing us to record this episode there.

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We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we’re talking about the popularity of canned cocktails, being a Latina in the whiskey industry and more. Our next guest is Siponey CEO & Co-Founder Amanda Victoria.

We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we’re going front of house to talk to someone who is serves as an ambassador of whiskey fans, old and new. Our next guest is Kings County Distillery Head Tour Guide Kelci Koonce.

We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we’re putting podcasters in the hot seat! Soul Palate comes to the table to taste spirits and normalize the Black and Brown palate. Our next guests are Soul Palate’s Denaya Jones-Reid and Kapri Robinson.

We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we’re checking back in with a previous Whiskey Lifestyle Q&A subject and quite a bit has changed! From leaving Bulleit Bourbon to launching her own brand, a lot is happening. Our next guest is Major Spirits Founder Eboni Major.

We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we’re talking whiskey and community building with a woman who was named one of Wine Enthusiast’s Top 40 Under 40 and featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Black Enterprise and more! Out next guest is Black Bourbon Society Founder Samara Davis.

We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we’re mixing things up a bit as this week’s guest isn’t a whiskey maker but rather a “whiskey picker” as she’s been a part of several barrel picks. She also happens to sell many of the barrels that American whiskey gets finished in. Our next guest is H&A Barrel Management Broker Jess Ann Atkins.

We are celebrating the women who make the whiskeys we love via our Women in Whiskey series. For this episode, we head to Fort Worth, Texas. Our next guest is TX Whiskey’s Whiskey Scientist Ale Ochoa.