by bourbonwomen | Aug 9, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Heather Manley is the Founder and CEO of Crooked Water Spirits. Her journey in the distilling industry began with a surprising dill-infused aquavit, which promoted her to change the course of her life. BW: What was the ‘aha’ moment that made you realize...
by bourbonwomen | Aug 2, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Admit it. When you first heard about peanut butter whiskey you made a funny face. Then you actually tried the peanut butter whiskey and you made a yummy face. It happens to all of us! Meet one half of the married couple who came up with the peanut butter whiskey that...
by bourbonwomen | Jul 26, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Country Smooth Spirits Founder Lori Carcich came to appreciate whiskey through her appreciation of wine. Now she wants to see more women join the spirits industry. BW: What in your professional or personal background do you feel led you to become a spirits industry...
by bourbonwomen | Jul 19, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Meet Camille Austin, “La Loba Alpha” Director of Advocacy at Casa Lumbre Spirits, who wants the world to know where corn came from and why Mexican whiskey is a natural extension of its agricultural and cultural heritage. BW: What is something readers might not know...
by bourbonwomen | Jul 12, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
There are all kinds of paths into the whiskey world, and one path is starting from the front lines of selling wine and spirits. Knowing about consumer trends, like American Single Malt whiskeys, is an important part of building any brand, and that’s exactly how...
by bourbonwomen | Jul 5, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Years of bartending experience at some of America’s best whiskey bars prepared Christy Cooper for her career at Cooper Spirits. After all, who knows the consumer palate and whiskey-buying habits of whiskey drinkers better than bartenders? BW: How did bartending...
