Episode 100 is a milestone for Business of Drinks — and instead of looking back, we’re looking ahead.

In this episode, Erica Duecy, Scott Rosenbaum, and Caroline Lamb break down 16 major 2026 drinks trend reports and pressure-test them through one core lens: Does this translate into execution?

We cover:
🔶 The evolution of third spaces
🔶 Why zero-proof is now core to menus
🔶 How smart caffeination is expanding the day
🔶 Why drinks are becoming more sensory

This is a data-driven, operator-focused conversation about which trends actually matter — and which ones don’t.

If you’re building, operating, or investing in drinks in 2026, this episode is about separating noise from signals.

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Erica Duecy, co-host:
Erica Duecy is founder and co-host of Business of Drinks and one of the drinks industry’s most accomplished digital and content strategists. She runs the consultancy and advisory arm of Business of Drinks and has built publishing and marketing programs for Drizly, VinePair, SevenFifty, and other hospitality and drinks tech companies.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-duecy-4a35844/
Instagram @ericaduecy

Scott Rosenbaum, co-host:
Scott Rosenbaum is co-host of Business of Drinks and a veteran strategist and analyst with deep experience building drinks portfolios. Most recently, he was the Portfolio Development Director at Distill Ventures. Prior to that, he was the Vice President of T. Edward Wines & Spirits, a New York-based importer and distributor.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scott-m-rosenbaum/

Caroline Lamb, contributor:
Caroline is a producer and on-air contributor at Business of Drinks and a key account sales and marketing specialist at AHD Vintners, a Michigan-based importer and distributor.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-bork-lamb/
Instagram @borkaline

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In Grave of the Vampire (1972), William Smith plays a man born from a terrifying vampire legacy, while Michael Pataki appears as the powerful undead figure at the center of the curse. Directed by John Hayes and written by David Chase, this vintage horror film connects early 1970s vampire cinema with the future creator of The Sopranos.

Raised under a shadow of blood and tragedy, James Eastman hunts the vampire father whose existence ruined his mother’s life. As the search leads into hidden identities, occult lectures, and a final confrontation, Grave of the Vampire delivers a darker, stranger take on vampire horror filled with revenge, family curse, and old-school supernatural suspense.

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The Utah Department of Public Safety has released its annual report for 2024. While some of the findings posed concerns regarding road safety, other trends were positive.

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Louis B. Mayer built MGM into Old Hollywood’s “Tiffany” studio and became the highest-paid man in America, yet the boss who signed his checks spent years just waiting for the chance to fire him. He invented the star system, helped create the Oscars, and ruled stars like Judy Garland with a control that reached frighteningly far. Was he a doting father figure or the most feared man in the movies? The truth, as always, is more complicated and more haunting than the legend.

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Louis B. Mayer, born Lazar Meir, rose from a New Brunswick scrap dealer’s son into the most feared man at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the Culver City studio he ruled alongside Irving Thalberg under the watchful eye of Loew’s chief Nicholas Schenck. This video covers Mayer’s invented birthday, his Haverhill theater beginnings, his gamble on The Birth of a Nation, his record million-dollar salary, his founding role in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and his controlling treatment of stars like Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, and Elizabeth Taylor. If you’re searching for old Hollywood scandals, the Louis B. Mayer true story, MGM golden age history, Judy Garland pep pills, or a classic Hollywood documentary, this is your story.

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0:00 Hollywood’s Highest-Paid Man
1:38 Born in Minsk
3:08 Birth of a Nation
4:02 More Stars Than Heaven
5:39 Manufacturing the Stars
7:01 Young Judy Garland
8:33 Young Elizabeth Taylor
9:43 Thalberg Dies
11:01 Mayer’s Death

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