by bourbonwomen | Jun 2, 2021 | The Speakeasy
While Kentucky may be the largest producer of whiskey in the country, the fact of the matter is that great bourbon and whiskey is produced across the country every day. Early in American history, the northeast was the largest producer of whiskey, especially the...
by bourbonwomen | May 31, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
This post sponsored by Kelley Construction Fin Future Bourbon Women Events Here Noya Gilmore spent much of her career as an ironworker, but after she experienced repetitive strain injuries she found she needed a change of pace. She went back to school, studied biology...
by Sara Havens | May 28, 2021 | Community, Whiskey Education
Find Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Here While we humans like to blur the concept of aging when it comes to our bodies. “Age is just a number,” or “We are always the same age inside,” or, my mantra, “We’re only as old as our knees” — aging in whiskey is just as...
by bourbonwomen | May 24, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
This post sponsored by Kelley Construction Find Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Here Marlene Holmes is Master Distiller of Milam & Greene Whiskey in Texas, but before that she worked for Jim Beam at the Booker Noe Plant for more than 30 years, where she worked with...
by Sara Havens | May 21, 2021 | Community, Whiskey Education
Find Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Here In 2013, the Evan Williams Bourbon Experience swung open its doors on Louisville’s famed Main Street, bringing distillation back to Whiskey Row and turning up the heat on bourbon tourism, which had just begun to simmer. Now,...
by bourbonwomen | May 19, 2021 | The Speakeasy
Bourbon Women have a soft spot for bourbon, but rye comes in a close second for many of us. Or, ties for first place. Because the sponsor for the Not Your Pink Drink contest in 2019 was Jim Beam, the contestants had the choice of a number of Beam products, including...
