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Implementing a Private Barrel Selections Program at Cherokee Town & Country Club

In this episode of Club + Resort Talks, C+RC’s Editor, Joanna DeChellis, talks with Todd Kelly, Executive Chef of Cherokee Town & Country Club, about the club's private bourbon barrel selections program.

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Club + Resort Talks is sponsored by Montague.

Private barrel selections have been around for decades—but the bourbon boom paired with the pandemic has made programs like these increasingly difficult to manage. At Cherokee Town & Country Club (Atlanta, Ga.), Executive Chef Todd Kelly has had a lot of success with the club’s Private Barrel Selections program. He introduced it about four years ago and has purchased 15 barrels to date. In this podcast, Kelly talks about the selection process, what he wishes he knew when he started and why this program is important to the club’s culture.

About The Author

Joanna DeChellis, Editorial Director, Club + Resort Chef

As Editorial Director of Club + Resort Chef, Joanna DeChellis takes an audience-first approach that combines sound journalistic and story-telling principles with an appreciation for and deep knowledge of the intricacies of the club and resort chef market. She oversees the content strategy and programming for Club + Resort Chef and its various platforms including the Chef to Chef Conference. She has penned award-winning pieces about the many intricacies within club and resort food and beverage operations as well as culinary trends, profiles and breaking news. She is co-host of the award-winning podcast Club + Resort Talks, and has served in various content-development roles over the course of her career, including digital, marketing, print, and in-person events. She oversees the Club + Resort Chef Association, the Chef to Chef Conference and PlateCraft. Prior to these roles, she was the Managing Editor of Club + Resort Business, Associate Editor of Food Management Magazine and a contributing writer for Restaurant Hospitality, Supermarket News, Gayot, Cleveland Scene Magazine, and Duetto. Contact her at [email protected].

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