Not many things in life are better than peanut butter, and whiskey. Yes we're a little biased, but ever wonder what life is like for our team when PB&W Peanut Butter Whiskey isn't consuming our lives (or we're consuming it)? Here's a behind the scenes look at the Peeps of PB&W.
Thursday - June, 18, 2020
Ft. Alec, Old Elk Distillery Graphic Designer
Featured Recipe:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey Milkshake
Ingredients
2 oz. PB&W Peanut Butter Flavored Whiskey
2 scoops Chocolate Peanut Butter Ice Cream
1 tablespoon Peanut Butter
1 dash Salt
Method
Combine all ingredients in a blender
Blend until pureed, but still thick
Pour into glass of your choice
Die happy
Early AM
6:45 am - First alarm
7:00 am - Second alarm
7:30 am - Third alarm
7:45 am - Finally wake up, get dressed and migrate to the kitchen
7:50 am - With not enough time to make a legit breakfast, I concede to a bowl of cereal and the biggest cup of coffee I can make
Work Day
8:00 am - Sit down at the desk to start the day by responding to emails
8:15 am - Text my partner to tell her “Good Morning!”
8:16 am - Continue with the emails
8:35 am - Create the day’s to-do list
8:45 am - Look for updates relating to the COVID-19 pandemic
8:50 am - Go on a quick walk to decompress
9:00 am - Receive designs from customers and create custom topper files to send to the printers for our amazing distillery team
9:15 am - Check in with our Director of Brand on design needs
9:30 am - Work on promotional materials for PB&W’s social media/sales force
10:25 am - Send draft of materials to marketing for review
10:35 am - Work on labels for future PB&W packaging needs
11:15 am - Call label printers in Montreal to discuss future projects on paper stocks, quotes, and timeline
11:35 am- Continue with designing
12:15 am - Time for lunch! Today is a turkey sandwich on wheat bread with tomato, avocado and spinach
12:45 am - While eating, check in on to-do list and see what's next
1:00 pm - Talk with Head of Marketing on design comps, and where to go next
1:30 pm - Continue working on PB&W labels
3:30 pm - Start on an awesome design project with a handmade barrel stave longboard created by distiller Leo Faccenda
4:45 pm - Check in on to-do list one last time to see what has been done and what to start on tomorrow morning
5:15 pm - Try to stop working in a recent effort to not work until 9 pm
Evening to Bedtime
5:20 pm - Think about what to make for dinner
5:25 pm - Read Nick Offerman’s book, “Paddle Your Own Canoe” and admire his perspectives on red meat, crafting, and relationships
5:45 pm - Do some sketches for some personal design projects I am working through
6:15 pm - Partner comes over and we go on a nice walk to hear about each other’s day
6:16 pm - She brings up the delicious Indian restaurant across the street for dinner
6:16:30 pm - I refuse, stating “I can make us dinner instead” with a weak resolve
6:16:40 pm - She says three words. “Chicken. Tikka. Masala.”
6:17 pm - We are having Indian
6:30 pm - We eat delicious food and watch an episode of Community
7:00 pm - Chocolate Peanut Butter Whiskey MilkShake time!
7:15 pm - We watch on of the many movies from our joint movie watching playlist (That’s right, we have a Google Doc and everything)
9:00 pm - Get ready for bed
9:30 pm - Watch episode of Hoarders, look at my room, and hope that these aren’t the beginnings of something serious
10:45 pm - Out like a light and as ready as I can be for tomorrow’s hardships