by Heather Wibbels | March 21, 2023 | Community | 0 Comments

We are so excited to invite you to join Bourbon Women, along with founder Peggy Noe Stevens, on our first ever Tripette – a curated, intimate and exclusive mini-Sip in Tennessee May 11 – 14, 2023 featuring private distillery tours, exclusive dining experiences,...

by Heather Wibbels | March 18, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers | 0 Comments

This week we catch up with Denise Petty, Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, Tasting Room Manager. Her path from fiber optics to hospitality to tasting room manager may not have been expected, but it's clear she and Catoctin and thriving in their success. Her perfect...

by bourbonwomen | March 3, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers | 0 Comments

Kate Douglas, distiller at O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co got her introduction to distilling when started as an intern at Old Elk Distillery. With her degree in Fermentation Scient and Technology from Colorado State University, she gets to distill, blend, promote and...

by bourbonwomen | February 17, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers | 1 Comment

Hear from Creola Dickerson, Lead Single Barrel Ambassador, New Riff Distilling in this week's Meet the Makers to find out more about how she got into the industry, her experience at New Riff and her excitement about how the industry is changing and where it's...

by bourbonwomen | February 15, 2023 | Community, Jobs | 0 Comments

Hot off the press: Southeast Sales Manager position is opening at Buzzard's Roost. Buzzard’s Roost Spirits, LLC, headquartered in Louisville, KY is seeking a Regional Sales Manager for the Southeast US. This is a remote position, and the desired location is the...

by bourbonwomen | February 4, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers | 0 Comments

Meet Jennifer Cissell, Vice President of Operations and Administration for Kentucky Bourbon Festival. She plans and executes one of the largest whiskey festivals in the country (and that's saying something). Learn how she went from tour guide at Beam to her current...

by bourbonwomen | January 27, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers | 2 Comments

Hermitage Farm in Oldham County, Kentucky, may be one of the few places in the country you can sip bourbon in a horse barn. And Barbara O'Connor, Director of Tours and Tastings of Hermitage Farm brings bourbon to new drinkers on a daily basis. In this Meet the Makers,...

by bourbonwomen | January 9, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers | 3 Comments

This time on Meet the Makers, we talk to April Gray, who took over The Bourbonaire Group in St. Louis after her husband passed away in 2020, continuing his legacy and also supporting the education and connection between new bourbon drinkers throughout the city. Rather...

by bourbonwomen | December 5, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers | 1 Comment

We're talking with Wendy Peveich, whiskey review podcaster (at 51 and proof podcast) and consultant out of Columbus, Ohio for this week's Meet the Makers. She's known for her exacting palate and her ability to describe the merits of the whiskies she's sipping to make...

by bourbonwomen | November 16, 2022 | Bourbon Recipes, Cocktail Recipes, Community | 0 Comments

Bourbon Women is pleased to announce the winners of the Not Your Pink Drink contest held on November 10, 2022, in Louisville, KY.  This event, sponsored by Beam-Suntory's James B. Beam Distilling Co and Maker's Mark showed the attendees the expertise and beautiful...