What's next? Life after being a Brand Ambassador. // Dan Q. Dao for Liquor.com

“You’re given the gift of seeing how sales teams and agencies interact and how marketers work with sales people to push products out to accounts,” says Ford. “You will be successful in the long run if you pay attention to what people need and learn how to cater to each of these groups.”

But while there’s no denying the value of a brand ambassador role for anyone looking to better understand the production and business side of the industry, it’s certainly not the last stop for bartenders who want to move up in the spirits world.