“My grandmother in Lafayette makes a lot of cherry bounce and it's super strong. She’s very old school except that she also teaches yoga, pilates and zumba [laughs]. She’s a horticulturist and grows a lot of her own fruits and vegetables. And she has a lot of blackberry bushes.
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As kids, we’d walk out there with big bowls and pick blackberries, which was really cool. A lot of my inspiration for using natural flavors definitely comes from her. She’s the healthiest person I’ve ever met in my life. She’ll outlive all of us!
I love doing crazy things with booze. I have a huge interest in whiskey, bourbon and scotch. And beer—I was actually a beer rep in Lafayette.
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