Dan Gardner wears many hats.  As Midwest Regional Sales Manager for Four Roses, he’s responsible for managing business with distributors in the six states he covers- everything from managing allocations to maintaining pricing.  There’s a lot of industry education and even some consumer education about Four Roses products that goes with the territory.  So chances are if you’ve ever been to a cocktail event or even a liquor store tasting, you’ve talked with Dan Gardner.

Gardner got his start working in a package liquor store during college.  After college he began working in sales for Kentucky Wine and Spirits,…