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Danny Polise Explains How Penelope Finds Flavor By Blending Mash Bills & different Distillery Barrels
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We sit down with Danny Polise from Penelope Bourbon to trace how a three-barrel experiment turns into a national brand built on obsessive blending and real boots-on-the-ground hustle. We dig into how sourcing, warehouse knowledge, and smart scaling shape flavor, then taste through new and upcoming bottles while talking festivals, charity blends, and what the next decade of bourbon could look like.
• the early Penelope bet at MGP and why three mash bills mattered
• learning blending through repetition rather than formal training
• selling in the early days and building a label…
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