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Oct 2022
1h 29m

Sonat Birnecker Hart on Whiskey

RUSS ROBERTS
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Scholar and distiller Sonat Birnecker Hart of the Koval Distillery talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about her career move from academia to whiskey-making. She explains that the heart is the key to great flavor--when making whiskey, and when making the right choices in life.

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