Ep. 37 Lisa Cloutier: The Business of Craft Distilleries
December 17, 2020
Lisa Cloutier grew up in Northwest Montana, she spent college and a bit of prep school on the East Coast. She have been in the hospitality business in NW Montana for the past 25 years. She opened a gourment pizza and brew place out of college with a friend and went on to open The Raven on Flathead Lake , followed by The Islander Inn - a small boutique inn, then Whistling Andy Distillery with her husband Brian Anderson, and finally Bonfire - a farm to table restaurant 2 years ago.
In this episode, we talked about:
• Lisa’s journey as an entrepreneur
• Her Farm-to-table restaurant – Bonfire and some challenges that farmers faced
• How she balances running multiple businesses at once
• What it’s like living in Montana
• Ins and outs of starting a craft distillery company, “Whistling Andy”
• Journey and success of “Whistling Andy” and its distribution in other four countries
• And MUCH MORE!
Lisa Cloutier grew up in Northwest Montana, she spent college and a bit of prep school on the East Coast. She have been in the hospitality business in NW Montana for the past 25 years. She opened a gourment pizza and brew place out of college with a friend and went on to open The Raven on Flathead Lake , followed by The Islander Inn - a small boutique inn, then Whistling Andy Distillery with her husband Brian Anderson, and finally Bonfire - a farm to table restaurant 2 years ago.
In this episode, we talked about:
· Lisa’s journey as an entrepreneur
· Her Farm-to-table restaurant – Bonfire and some challenges that farmers faced
· How she balances running multiple businesses at once
· What it’s like living in Montana
· Journey and success of
“Whistling Andy” and its distribution in other four countries
· And MUCH MORE!
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