Well, another year has passed and what a year it has been - fortunately there is still great whiskey out in the world to help! In additional to continuing to create great connectedness, our little group had some great stats as well:
-28 Barrel Picks (31 in 2021)
-5,618 club bottles sold totaling over 400k in revenue for our partners (6.4k and 500k in 2021)
-Grew from 12,800 members to over 14,500
-30,036 posts were shared (51k in 2021)
-322,846 comments shared (747k in 2021)
-9 tasting with distilleries (9 in 2021)
-Donated over 103k to FETCHDFW, Devine Equine, Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and members in need (138k in 2021)
-A uHaul truck worth of toys for Brother Bills Helping Hand
-Helped 2 brands launch in Texas: Reservoir & J Reiger
-New retail relationship with Bethany Discount Liquor, Whitesboro Liquor, Apollo Liquor, & Liberty Liquor to support the local community
-1 connected spirit-loving community that continues to give more than it receives.
This year, we worked to focus on more meaningful page content, control growth, and better our engagement with the majority of those that are observing but not engaging with the community.
What do you want to see more of in 2023?
Speaking for the Admins & Mods along with the producers & retailers that trust us: Thank you for making the community awesome and we hope to see more of you at events in 2023!!
Without further delay, your SSW Class of 2022 (not pictured: Woodford Double Oak "Run for the Roses", UA Light Whiskey, UA Batch 2)
Posted by Alex Baptista