by bourbonwomen | Nov 1, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Can a childhood passion for forensic chemistry lead to a career in the Bourbon industry? That’s exactly how it happened for Bardstown Bourbon Company Quality Control Chemist Meghan Mattingly! BW: How did you first become interested in chemistry? MM: Becoming...
by bourbonwomen | Oct 25, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
There are a surprising number of theater majors in the whiskey business. We recently caught up with one of them, Mary Allison, who is the Head Distiller at Virginia’s Reservoir Distillery. BW: At what point did you decide to become a distiller? MA: I do not...
by bourbonwomen | Oct 18, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Chaunci King is the Founder and CEO of Royalty Spirits, which includes a line of CBD cocktail mixers, Miru Vodka, and Rex Whiskey, a rye whiskey aged in Bordeaux and Burgundy wine barrels from the Pacific Northwest. She can best be described as a “serial...
by bourbonwomen | Oct 11, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
From a job at Woodford Reserve to becoming Master Distiller of Tropical Distillers in Miami, Florida, Devin Walden has yet to become a household name but she’s well on her way. BW: Your career has ranged from bartending to bottling to sales to production. How...
by bourbonwomen | Oct 4, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Pinhook Whiskey releases whiskeys in “crops” each year, so you never get the same whiskey twice. It’s released when it is deemed ready, and one of the revolutionary ways the brand has found to connect with its fanbase is a text-to-buy option. We...
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...
