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Resilience in a Bottle: How Brandon McCraney Built Olde Raleigh Distillery
Resilience isn't just surviving the hard moments — it's building a life that can handle them. Today's guest knows that better than most. In this episode of A Swift Kick in the Ass, I sit down with Brandon McCraney, Founder and Master Blender at Olde Raleigh Distillery in downtown Zebulon, North Carolina. His journey is a masterclass in grit, reinvention, and extreme ownership.
EPISODE SUMMARY Brandon didn't grow up around whiskey. In fact, he grew up Southern Baptist — alcohol wasn't just discouraged, it was forbidden. His great‑great‑grandmother was part of the temperance movement. But life…
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