H. Joseph Ehrmann

About H. Joseph Ehrmann

I am a fairly unique entity in the bar, beverage, and event industries, and I leverage that in everything I do. I utilize 35+ years of F&B experience, a Thunderbird MBA, non-F&B corporate experience, and my international background to build my companies and provide my clients and business partners with the best services in the industry. I run and own both my bar and cocktail event production companies, am an operating partner with Fresh Victor, and advise several clients in the beverage industry-Elixir (The Hache Group, LLC)- An exceptional, historic, multi-award winning, yet welcoming, neighborhood saloon with a deep and reveered whisk(e)y and spirits collection, a pioneering cocktail program, and a friendly, experienced staff-Cocktail Ambassadors, LLC - A beverage industry consulting company focusing on brand and product development, beverage trade education programs, professional spirits and cocktail judging, and brand representation/ambassadorship to the public and trade. Current projects include spearheading the rebuilding of the Cyrus Noble bourbon brand, sporadic beverage development projects for the Chef\'s Council of CCD Innovation, judging several of the top spirits competitions in the world, and both teaching cognac trade education classes and executing consumer marketing events for the BNIC. Please feel free to contact me directly for consulting questions-Elixir To Go, LLC (ETG)- We help corporations entertain and engage their clients and their teams with fun, educational, and memorable events, on budget and on target. Our team-building cocktail classes and beverage catering services are based on over a decade of experience and industry-leading accolades that most competitors cannot touch. We also provide expert cocktail catering services and operational support for brand activations and festivals-Fresh Victor - We are currently growing this product company and seeking investment as our national market expands rapidly. Our products serve both the service industry and consumers. For bars, restaurants, hotels, large venues, and events, we provide Beverage Executives and Managers with a delicious, clean, fresh cocktail mixer solution for easy, safe, and profitable drink program execution. For consumers, as our tag line says, we provide \"craft cocktails made easy\". Please feel free to contact me for product or investment information.

Experience

1. Judge

   San Francisco World Spirits Competition

   Mar 2011 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

Education

• Boston College

  BA, English

• Delbarton School

  High School

  1983 — 1987

• Thunderbird School of Global Management

  MBA, International Marketing

  1996 — 1997

• Beverage Alcohol Resource

  Bar Ready, Spirits education (trade and consumer), professional judging and product development

  2008 — 2008

Skills

• Business Development
• Beer
• Relationship Marketing
• Negotiation
• Marketing Management
• Wine & Spirits Industry
• Management
• Food & Beverage
• Pricing Strategy
• Pricing
• Strategy
• Food
• Wine
• Event Management
• Bartending
• Spanish
• Business Planning
• Sales
• Sales Management
• Winemaking
• Marketing
• Beverage Industry
• Brand Management
• Public Relations
• Marketing Strategy
• Market Planning
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Wineries
• Strategic Planning
• Entrepreneurship
• Wine Tasting
• Spirits