“Producer-owned, transparent, best-in-class.”

That’s how Shawn puts it in his recent interview with BevRoute, and honestly, we couldn’t say it better ourselves.

The piece is a clear look at what PKGD is about—but more importantly, it captures the why. As Shawn explains, PKGD was built to “represent spirits made by people who own their production, and who make their spirits with integrity and transparency.” This isn’t just about having a good story; it’s about making sure the right people are at the center of that story.

What stood out to us—reading it not just as team members but as people who’ve been building this thing alongside Shawn—is how much those early convictions still drive us today. But they’ve also deepened. When he says, “It’s not enough to be transparent. It also has to be exceptional,” he’s not just raising the bar for our portfolio. He’s raising it for us as a team. And we’re meeting that challenge.

Over the past year, something’s started to shift inside PKGD. We're still doing what we’ve always done—curating incredible spirits and backing the producers behind them—but now, we're starting to communicate that with more clarity and creativity than ever before.

We’ve been investing heavily in our content. Not just to “market” our brands, but to create original work that tells real stories from the source. To bring people closer to the process. Closer to the people. Closer to the land. And if we’re honest, closer to why we do this in the first place.

And it’s working. There’s a new rhythm to how we speak as a company. More deliberate, more connected. We’re finally saying what we’ve felt for a long time: PKGD isn’t just a portfolio of beautiful spirits—it’s a movement to redefine how Mexican agave is represented in the U.S.

As Shawn says, “When you know the people who made your spirit, when you’ve been in the fields and in the palenques, everything tastes different.” That’s where we want to live—at that intersection of taste and truth, where education meets celebration.

This article isn’t just a snapshot of where we are. It’s confirmation that we’re aligned—from leadership to logistics to the stories we’re telling.

And yeah, we’re proud of that.

Read the story here: https://bevroute.com/en/articles/shawn-miller-dives-into-the-vision-and-mission-of-pkgd-group-and-the-future-of-agave-in-the-u-s--674.htm

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