by Sara Havens | Apr 23, 2021 | Whiskey Education
Find Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Here In 1984, a humble and spry distiller by the name of Elmer T. Lee launched the first modern bourbon brand marketed as a “single barrel” — Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon. Many bourbon historians credit this release as the spark...
by Heather Wibbels | Apr 21, 2021 | The Speakeasy
Sip away at this spicy, chocolatey finalist for the Bourbon Women Not Your Pink Drink Contest from 2019 by Molly Hollar. The combination of chocolate and spice together with bourbon made a cocktail version of Mexican hot chocolate that will light up your palate. For...
by bourbonwomen | Apr 19, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Find Upcoming Bourbon Women Events Here You would not believe the number of people who go from being teachers to making beverage alcohol for a living. It’s almost as though we aren’t paying teachers enough for an extremely stressful job! Meet Kay Bennett,...
by bourbonwomen | Apr 12, 2021 | Community, Meet The Makers
Watch This Space For Future Bourbon Women Events Baker Bird Winery and Distillery is the oldest commercial estate winery in the United States that has its original vineyard land. Along with that, it boasts the largest and oldest wine cellar in the US, is on the...
by Heather Wibbels | Apr 7, 2021 | The Speakeasy
This bourbon flight by Steffani Scheurich, Bourbon Women Director and owner of High Spirits Marketing pairs two bourbons of similar age and with commonalities in mash bill against a higher-proof bourbon. The comparison of the two bourbons highlights differences based...
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...