by bourbonwomen | Jan 3, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers
The road to becoming a distiller isn’t always a straight one, and it can start just about anywhere. In the cast of Great Wagon Road Distiller Michelle Piechowicz, the road started with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science. BW: How do you use your...
by bourbonwomen | Dec 20, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
After a career as a three-time Olympic swimmer in her native Singapore, Nicolette Teo pivoted to a career in wine and spirits. This career included a stint as the Managing Director of the San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC) from 2015 to 2018 before she...
by bourbonwomen | Dec 13, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
A bout of homesickness and a reading of Fred Minnick’s Whiskey Women led Bourbon Women member Cara Osborne to create her own whiskey brand, Blaize & Brooks. BW: What led you to the decision to start your own whiskey brand? CO: In November of 2019, I read...
by bourbonwomen | Dec 6, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Rebecca Harris had a background as a chemical engineer when her husband and business partner, Scott, came up with the idea of opening a distillery. Eventually Catoctin Creek was born and the rest is history! BW: How did you find yourself owning a distillery and...
by bourbonwomen | Dec 3, 2021 | Cocktail Recipes, Community
It’s time to sit by the fire with a book and a warm drink! Whiskey is a lot more versatile than most people imagine. Warm drinks tend to do really well with a little added whiskey, whether that’s in your apple cider, cherry cider, hot cocoa, tea, or even...
by bourbonwomen | Nov 29, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Roxanne Tiburolobo (he/they) is the Distillery Production Operator at Sonoma Distilling Co, whose background in forensic pathology led to a career first in brewing and later in distilling, a career path he began back in 2013 when California had just changed the laws...
