Primary Job Title Founder & CEO Primary Organization 
Grain & Barrel Spirits
Location West Palm Beach, Florida, United States Regions Greater Miami Area, East Coast, Southern US Gender Male
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Matti Anttila is the Founder and CEO at Grain & Barrel Spirits.
ICB Founder and President Matti Anttila is a former investment banker who first traveled to Brazil while in the natural resources group at J.P. Morgan. Inspired by the growing global prospects of Brazil, he decided to create a super-premium version of Brazil’s national spirit,
cachaça. Matti launched Cabana Cachaça in 2006, which went on to win a double gold medal at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition and was named one of the Top 50 Spirits of 2011 by Wine Enthusiast Magazine. In 2011 Matti acquired and successfully sold the 166 year old Boodles Gin brand. In 2012, he created ICB with the mandate of building a dynamic alcohol beverage incubator, monetizing emerging trends with truly innovative new product development. An honors graduate of Amherst College, Matti has been featured on Fox Business and in numerous publications including Entrepreneur, the Financial Times, Departures and Wall Street Journal.
