The Top Dog Story
Welcome to the pack! Top Dog Cocktails’ flavor profiles were born and bred in Pennsylvania, where our team got to work crafting sophisticated cocktail combinations using premium spirits and real ingredients. Our passion stemmed from the idea that the taste of your drinks matters and that the moments spent sipping should be savored. We set out with one goal in mind—to create the highest quality, best-tasting canned cocktails with honest and recognizable ingredients.
Each flavor profile begins with a premium, spirit base from our co-packing partner, Boardroom Spirits Distillery in Lansdale, PA, combined with fresh fruit and all natural flavors. Then we pack those flavors into a convenient, ready-to-drink can. The result is a delicious, high-end, real Top Dog Cocktail experience that you can take anywhere.
Now you can enjoy the craftsmanship of a cocktail you would find at your favorite restaurant or bar, right from the comfort of your couch. We look forward to developing and sharing new delicious flavors with you as our adventure continues!
Meet the Team
CEO
Joanna Manzo
Over two decades in the hospitality, spirit-based RTD, craft beer, and hard cider industry. She is also the founder of Rocket Brand Launchers, a consumer packaging goods consulting agency she created four years ago.
CFO
Matt Satten
A former wholesaler Director of Sales and Marketing and sales rep for national beer companies, has nearly two decades of experience in building and sustaining alcohol brands in the Philadelphia market. He’s the former Treasurer of the Philly Loves Beer non-profit.
Director of Sales
Justin Knosp
Justin has over ten years of sales experience in the beverage industry, ranging from national brewery market launches to managing multistate wholesalers. Justin is passionate about dogs, has a rescue dog named Cooper, and works closely with local animal shelters.
PR
Brandon Szeker
of BrandOn Communications
Design
Alex Peltz
of Peltz Creative
Illustrator
Patricia Carlin
of Carlin Works