by bourbonwomen | Sep 27, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Koval Distillery is a Kosher-certified distillery in northern Chicago founded by two former university professors from the Washington DC area. Koval is Yiddish for “black sheep,” a reminder of the Jewish side of the family. Meet Koval Founder Sonat...
by bourbonwomen | Sep 20, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Alicia Burton started out behind the bar at Jeptha Creed Distillery and has worked her way through various job titles including production planner scheduler at Jeptha Creed to her current role of production supervisor and procurement specialist. BW: How did you first...
by bourbonwomen | Sep 13, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Carin Luna-Ostaseski is in a rare class of whisk(e)y brand founders: one of the few Hispanic women to found a Scotch brand. She also took an unusual path to start SIA Whisky in starting with a Kickstarter campaign! Oh, and she’s also one of the only 6% of pilots...
by bourbonwomen | Sep 6, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Perri Kostecki is a barrel inspector for Kentucky Bourbon Barrel. Her job is to inspect used barrels for defects that would prevent them from being used again, often by other industries or even in other countries. Used barrels are a big business, and barrel inspectors...
by bourbonwomen | Aug 30, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
When you think of Southern California you probably think of palm trees and beaches, not whiskey. That’s exactly why Robin Christenson thought it would be a good idea to put a distillery there when she co-Founded Blinking Owl Distillery. BW: What was the moment...
