Meet our crew: Kate Emery

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Kate Emery. Photos by Anna Powell Denton

Kate Emery

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bottling shift lead at Cardinal Spirits

@ kate.e.emery on Instagram

pronouns: she/her

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Tell us about your role at Cardinal Spirits.

I am the AM bottling shift lead. I oversee daily bottling operations and help ensure products have the proper fill lines, packaging, quality control and things of that nature. I also help with record keeping of each product we fill, as well as communicate things the bottling line may need to perform more effectively. We have a great team of people in bottling/production and some really knowledgeable production leads. Everyone works really hard (special shout out to Zack and Emily) which allows us to have fun with the work that we do. Currently accepting contract bottling work 🙋‍♀️

Kate working on the bottling line at Cardinal Spirits.

Where are you from? Where have you lived?

I'm a Bloomington townie, born and raised.

What's your favorite Cardinal Spirits cocktail/spirit/dish?

My favorite spirit is the Creekbend Brandy

It’s happy hour — what are you drinking?

Fries of any kind with a Sidecar, please

Creekbend Brandy, and a Sidecar cocktail — two of Kate’s favorites!

What is Cardinal’s best-kept secret?

I don't know how much of a secret it is but our bar manager Maria is an extremely talented mixologist.

What's your coffee order?

I like an iced quad Oahu with almond milk from Soma

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

I've recently started reading segments of The Daily Stoic each morning before work. Great way to set the tone for the day.

Favorite midnight snack?

Bagel Bites all the way!

Most used emoji?

🥴

Favorite condiment?

Cholula hot sauce

Want to give a shout-out to anyone?

Shout out to Cardinal production manager Jason Hackett because he's standing right next to me. I like when you rap One Week by Barenaked Ladies.

Thanks, Kate! We are so lucky to have you on our team!

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