Meet our crew: get to know the awesome humans that make Cardinal Spirits possible!

Jason Hackett

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production manager at Cardinal Spirits

@pribbleprob on Instagram

pronouns: he/him

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Tell us about your role at Cardinal Spirits.

I am the guy who takes care of the details. I work on compliance, order management, inventory control, and generally support the team wherever I can be of assistance. Those first three are the big ones, though.

Where are you from? Where have you lived?

I was a military kid so I’ve lived all over. TX, IN, Germany, IN, CA, IN, TX, MD, MA, IN.

Any pets you’d like to introduce to us?

Angstrom is my orange cat and Nano is my brown/gray cat.

Tell us about a skill you have outside of work?

I do woodworking, bonsai, and general gardening as my hobbies.

A Marcello Spritzer and a Jason Hackett.

What's your favorite Cardinal Spirits cocktail?

The Marcello Spritzer (recipe here). It’s better than a margarita and I LOVE margaritas.

It’s happy hour — what are you drinking?

See above.

What is Cardinal’s best-kept secret?

Valencia is a wonderful triple-sec type spirit. I use it in my margaritas exclusively. It also works for baking
and cooking.

What would surprise people about the work you do at Cardinal?

The many ways people have thought up to regulate the production and sale of booze is surprising
sometimes.

Jason bottling our Bramble black raspberry vodka.

Have you ever thought of a good business idea? What is it?

Pre-covid, I wanted to open a table-top board game bar. Post-covid, I’m thankful that I didn’t.

What's your coffee order?

Iced latte or black coffee.

How do you typically start your morning?

I eat a bowl of cereal, get ready, then head to work. If it’s the weekend, my parter, Lina, and I make breakfast and plan our weekend adventures.

Favorite place on the Internet?

I like Youtube for the instructions.

Tell us about a podcast, movie, book, TV show, album, subscription, etc. that you consumed and liked. We’re all looking for recs!

Podcasts: Critical Role Podcast, The Skeptic’s Guide to the Universe, Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History, Hello
From the Magic Tavern
Books: The Dark Tower, The Expanse, The Name of the Wind
TV Shows: Raised By Wolves, Lovecraft Country, The Boys

Favorite midnight snack?

Butter pecan ice cream

Most used emoji?

The salsa dancer.

Favorite condiment?

Mustard

Want to give a shout-out to anyone?

Carolina Yanson because she’s my favorite human.