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Dan Graves is the Managing Member and CEO of Dirty Dill , the pickle-infused vodka that has seen phenomenal growth since its launch in 2022. "We started here in Colorado and are now in 10 states and will be in 12 by the end of the year," he told Entrepreneur. Here he shares his brand's story and his best advice to entrepreneurs looking to launch.
Please give us the elevator pitch for Dirty Dill.
It's all about pickle shots! Pickles have been trending up for many years. Everybody's making pickle chips and pickle almonds and pickle everything. But what we didn't see a lot of, especially