Crafting Unconventional Spirits with Monica Pearce | 10th Ward Distilling, Distillery Innovation, and Unique Mixology

Brief summary of episode:

Monica Pearce is the founder of Tenth Ward Distilling Company. producer all kinds of spirits, like gin, whiskey and absinthe, as well as canned cocktails.

Monica started her career spending 8 years working in the conservation biology field. She received an undergraduate degree in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of Maryland, College Park and an Executive Master's in Natural Resources from Virginia Tech. Additionally Monica has over 20 years experience in the service and hospitality industry and 10 plus years experience with marketing, branding and strategic planning.
Monica eventually moved back to her hometown of Frederick, MD where she founded Tenth Ward Distilling Company in July of 2016. She has grown the business from a tasting room and distillery at 1600 square feet and virtually no employees to an expanded cocktail bar and tasting room, private event venue and production facility with a combined square footage of 20,000. Since having started the business, Monica now sits as VP on the board of the Maryland Distillers Guild, is a member of the Frederick Tourism Council Board of Directors, is a graduated fellow from the James Beard Foundation's Women's Leadership Program and was recognized as Frederick County's top 50 under 40 entrepreneurs.

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