{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62ed3db4b03b170013bea68e/699f0b5e1eb5ccf4561edc53?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Bitters, Ghost Towns, & Botanical Sodas w/ Shae Whitney of Dram","description":"<p>How do you grow a national beverage brand without investors, trend-chasing, or artificial ingredients? <a href=\"https://www.dramapothecary.com/?v=0b3b97fa6688\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dram</a> began as an all natural cocktail bitters producer, and (unintentionally) went on to become the leader in the ‘functional beverage’ space.</p><p>Today, Eli talks with Dram founder, Shae Whitney, about Dram’s unlikely origin story; what led her to start making bitters with real botanicals; building a business in a Colorado ghost town; the strange history of their original production space; and how Dram navigated the rise of functional beverages without chasing trends.</p><p><strong>We Want to Hear from You!</strong></p><p>Have a topic, craft category, or craft company you’d like to see us cover? <a href=\"mailto:info@blisterreview.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Email us here</a> to share those or any other thoughts you have about CRAFTED.</p><p><strong>TOPICS &amp; TIMES:</strong></p><p>What is Dram (2:16)</p><p>First Flavor Profiles (5:05)</p><p>Crafting Bitters (7:06)</p><p>Production in Silver Plume (10:56)</p><p>Moving to Salida (27:20)</p><p>Botanical Seltzers (33:20)</p><p>Most Popular Expressions (37:15)</p><p>N/A Bitters (38:48)</p><p>The Functional Beverage Category (39:48)</p><p><strong>SEE OUR OTHER PODCASTS:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/blister-cinematic\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Cinematic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/category/podcasts/bikes-big-ideas\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bikes &amp; Big Ideas</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/gear30-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GEAR:30</a></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/blister-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Blister Podcast</a></p><p><strong>BLISTER NEWSLETTER:</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://blisterreview.com/gear-reviews/subscribe-to-our-blister-newsletter\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get It &amp; Our Weekly Gear Giveaways</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"BLISTER"}