There is no doubt that our culture thrives on competition. It doesn’t seem to matter, we value the first, the winner. And this seems to go to our spirits. It seems that many of our legacy distilleries claim to the oldest or the first this or that. And then comes Lairds Apple Brandy, the oldest American spirit. Where our legacy distilleries cover their labels with their claims to being the first or oldest, Lairds does not.

Join the group as we talk about the drive to claim some form of being number one or the first. And the subtext of the question: what is wrong with being number two?

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What about you? Do you have a competitive streak? Should we focus on winning or on simply being the best we possibly can? Do you feel Morrie is correct that there is nothing wrong with being number two? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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