Episode 33 – Guardianship
Today we visit Little Juniper Distilling in the Australian state of South Australia, to speak with founder Stuart Mackenzie
Stuart’s plan and passion for creating a distillery had been a long-term goal, one that remained latent for some time
Given Stuart’s successful career spanning the computer game industry, visual effects for Hollywood movies, marketing, advertising, and web design, this was an offbeat counterpoint in many ways.
And yet, as you will discover today, there was a sense of inevitability that a change was brewing. The first trigger was establishing an independent design business, but it was Stuart’s response to COVID-19 that catalysed his focus on sustainability and Little Juniper.
· 06:40 The Business Plan
· 10:42 It’s all about gin
· 12:15 That’s a garage?
· 16:37 The Little Juniper name
· 20:00 Little Juniper Gin’s story
· 25:56 The scalability challenge
· 30:52 COVID insights
· 38:45 Safety
· 42:44 Glamorous?
· 45:41 Prioritisation
· 51:15 The future
· 57:02 5 Tips
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the Little Juniper story
Be bold. Enjoy yourself. Let’s create a new gin narrative.
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Contact Stuart Mackenzie
Little Juniper Distilling website
Ambleside Distillers website
Host: Marcel Thompson @stillmagicway [email protected]
Guest contributor: Stuart MacKenzie
Voiceovers: Jules Brooke.
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