by bourbonwomen | Apr 5, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch This Space For Future Bourbon Women Events Benay Shannon is the Co-Founder and Co-Owner of Restless Spirits Distilling Company in Kansas City, Missouri. She went from teaching high school chemistry to making beverage alcohol for a living, sort of like Walter...
by bourbonwomen | Mar 29, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch this space for Bourbon Women Events Amanda Victoria has made a splash in the spirits world. From her days working in restaurants and bars to her current roles at her company, Siponey, and the LA Spirits Awards, her mission in whiskey is education. Learn more...
by bourbonwomen | Mar 22, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch This Space For Bourbon Women Events Though Ashley Frey did not grow up in a farming lifestyle, she married into a farming family and now the farm is where she feels most at home. In 2006 she co-founded a distillery on her family’s farm property, making her...
by bourbonwomen | Mar 15, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch This Space For Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Billie Keithley recently won an Icons of Whisky award for Bar Manager of the Year. Her work at Breckenridge Distillery in Colorado has earned her the nickname “The Liquid Chef,” and her cocktails are the...
by bourbonwomen | Mar 8, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch This Space For Bourbon Women Events Nic Christiansen is a Level 1 Sommelier, an Executive Bourbon Steward, and has appeared on Bravo’s Top Chef to educate judges and contestants about cocktails. She started off her restaurant career on the culinary side,...
by bourbonwomen | Mar 1, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch This Space For Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Tracie Franklin was the first person selected as an Apprentice for the Nearest and Jack Advancement Initiative, which aims to increase diversity in the American Whiskey industry through mentorship and training...
