Kyle McHugh on Clubhouse

Bio

Craft Spirits 🥃| Educator 🧠| Producer 🎬| Dad 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦
🍸Past USBG President/Chair🍸
FEW*Bluecoat*Brenne*Widow Jane*Vago*Ocho

🖥 Executive Producer - Samson & Surrey TV
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⚖️Organizational Leadership, Structure, & Scale
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Founder:
🍸The Boozehound - Beverage Brand Consulting & Event Production (2007-)
🍻Drinks Over Dearborn - Artisanal Beverage Boutique (2007-2011)

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Bio:
Kyle McHugh started his career bartending in Washington, DC in 1998. Over the next decade, he worked nearly every position possible in bars and restaurants across the country, including Washington, Los Angeles, and Chicago.

In 2007, Kyle formed his beverage consulting, education & events company “The Boozehound”, and from 2008 - 2010, he opened & operated drink boutique Drinks Over Dearborn. During this time, he also served as a professor of wine & beverage at Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago, an instructor for Master Mixologist Bridget Albert’s Academy of Spirits & Fine Service, as well as for the Advanced Mixology & Culinary Academy.

Kyle was named a Diageo Master of Whisky in the fall of 2011, where he toured the country hosting interactive tasting events & seminars. In 2015, Kyle earned his General Certificate in Distillation from the Institute of Brewing & Distilling based in London, England.

Today, Kyle is the Director of Brand Advocacy for the craft spirits collective Samson & Surrey, where he oversees all aspects of education and ambassadorship for FEW Spirits Whiskeys, Bluecoat Gin, Brenne Single Malt Whisky, Widow Jane Bourbon & Rye, Mezcal Vago, & Tequila Ocho.

Kyle served on the U.S. Bartenders’ Guild Board of Directors from 2013-2020, including time as Board Chair (2017-2020) and National President (2018-2020). He is an Advanced Bartender candidate with the USBG Masters Accreditation program; a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers; a Cicerone Certified Beer Seller; and a trained BJCP beer judge. He is a graduate of the IBA Training Center Europe (Tallinn, Estonia), and the BAR 5-Day program (New York, NY).

Kyle and his work have been featured in media outlets including the New York Times, Time Magazine, Food & Wine Magazine, the Wall Street Journal, Food Network, and more.