Cocktail Ingredient Business

Cocktail Ingredient Business Success Stories [2024]

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Updated: October 6th, 2024

A cocktail ingredient business is a profitable venture that focuses on sourcing, manufacturing, and supplying high-quality ingredients used in creating cocktails.

This business caters to bars, restaurants, and home enthusiasts by providing them with a diverse range of essential elements like syrups, bitters, garnishes, and mixers.

By offering premium and unique ingredients, a cocktail ingredient business taps into the growing trend of mixology, which aims to enhance the overall drinking experience by providing consumers with a wide range of flavors.

This lucrative business opportunity capitalizes on the increasing demand for craft cocktails, allowing entrepreneurs to provide their customers with premium and distinctive flavors that elevate their cocktail creations.

In this list, you'll find real-world cocktail ingredient business success stories and very profitable examples of starting a cocktail ingredient business that makes money.

1. Eli Mason ($540K/year)

Christopher bought this business from the original founder in 2017 after he fell in love with their products at local bottle shops. He was struggling to make a good cocktail on his own, and this was the first one his wife also loved!

How much money it makes: $540K/year
How much did it cost to start: $10K
How many people on the team: 0

How I Started A $20K/Month Old Fashioned Cocktail Mixer

How Christopher Thomas turned a struggling cocktail mixer brand into a consistent low five-figure business by investing in e-commerce growth and customer reviews, focusing on all-natural ingredients, and revamping the website and packaging.

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