Big News! Awards, New Studio, New Social Media Channels and, Oh Yeah, A Booze Clue!

Published: May 17, 2023, 9 a.m.

b'It\\u2019s time for a celebration, and celebrating with me is the pillar of the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast at A-B Tech, John Lyda. What we\\u2019re celebrating is in John\\u2019s hand\\u2014an obelisk. An award. I\\u2019m not sure what the folks at the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations were drinking, but they decided to bestow a Gold Award to the Consuming the Craft podcast. This podcast wouldn\\u2019t be possible without the support of John, our lab manager Jim\\u2014who\\u2019s really the brains behind this whole thing\\u2014our guests, and you, our listeners.\\xa0In this episode, John and I appreciate this wonderful, beautiful award and discuss our future vision for the Consuming the Craft podcast. We discuss the origins of rhum agricole. We also try a drink of cacha\\xe7a for Booze Clues, share our mission to become a learning hub for the industry and community, and divulge our plans for new social media channels.\\xa0This week on Consuming the Craft:\\xa0\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Our award from the National Council for Marketing and Public Relations\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Our new podcast studio and office\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Future plans for an Instagram and YouTube channel for the Consuming the Craft podcast\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Rhum agricole and its origins\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Booze Clues: Novo Fogo\\u2019s magical cacha\\xe7a\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Novo Fogo\\u2019s zero waste, carbon-negative distillery and work to help protect Brazilian forests\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Tasty tidbits and other content we\\u2019re planning to post on the Consuming the Craft YouTube channel\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0Our brilliant students at the Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast at A-B Tech\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0What John\\u2019s looking forward to in the future\\xa0Resources Mentioned:\\xa0\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0My email: Jeffreymirvin@ABTech.edu\\xa0Connect with John Lyda:\\xa0\\u25cf\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0John Lyda on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-lyda-3baa046/)\\xa0Consuming the Craft\\xa0Thanks for tuning into this week\\u2019s episode of the Consuming the Craft Podcast, brought to you by AB Tech\\u2019s Craft Beverage Institute of the Southeast. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave a review wherever you get your podcasts.\\xa0Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/consuming-the-craft/id1455268247) | GooglePlay (https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5saWJzeW4uY29tLzE2OTE3NS9yc3M) \\xa0Be sure to share your favorite episodes on social media to help us reach more craft beverage enthusiasts.\\xa0To learn more about AB Tech and the Craft Beer Institute of the Southeast, visit our website (https://abtech.edu/cbi).'