Claire Warner Creater & Leader in Alc & Non Alc - Founder of AECORN Aperitifs

Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST

Welcome to Thirsty Thursdays @3PM EST! My name is Jessie Ott, the Host of this Podcast which is all about Beverage Innovation. I talk with Innovation Pioneers from Agriculture to Glass.
I’m speaking with Claire Warner, Tales of the Cocktails Foundation, Member Board of Directors, and co-founder of Seedlip’s sister company, Æcorn, non-alcoholic aperitifs based on Sussex wine grapes and bitter botanicals. Yes, you guessed it. The ingredients do include bitterness from acorns. Both brands have since been sold to Diageo.

Claire has always been a bartender at heart but was able to use her skills in the corporate world during her tenure at LVMH, mostly working on the Belvedere Vodka brand. She started out as a brand ambassador. She then became the Head of Spirit Creation and Mixology where she introduced 13 new expressions including the Single Estate Rye series which landed the “Vodka Producer of the Year” three years in a row by the International Spirit Challenge.

She’s a tireless advocate of better health for the bartending community as well as championing the low and no movement.

Claire is one of a kind in our industry and what she has done for our hardest workers is second to none. I have a lot of admiration for her and all that she has accomplished by promoting a healthy-centric approach to the bartender's life. She’s also a very insightful and giving person. I know you will all agree once you hear her story.

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