Meet the Makers
Meet the Makers: Hannah Lowen, VP of Operations at New Riff
Hannah Lowen, VP Operations at New Riff Distilling, moved from running political nonprofits to running a distillery as their VP of Operations. We hear a bit about her journey here, and learn what a VP of Operations does (spoiler alert - a little bit of everything)....
Meet the Maker: Claire Marin of Catskill Provisions and Pollinator Spirits
Claire Marin wears a lot of hats as Founder and Head Distiller and Beekeeper at Catskill Provision Distillery and Pollinator Spirits. One of them even includes a beekeeper's veil! Her path from publishing to distilling started in 2009 and she's gone from selling...
Sonja Hunt of ABVJobs
Sonja Hunt, Founder and CEO of ABV Jobs, started in hospitality, transitioned out, then returned with a passion for transforming the whiskey industry and using her expertise in Human Resources to facilitate diverse hiring and development of individuals. Our favorite...
Meet the Maker: Denaya Jones-Reid of DEEstilled Co, Seelbach’s and Soul Palate Podcast
Catch up with Denaya Jones-Reid, DEEstilled Owner, Seelbach's Managing Partner, Soul Palate Podcast Co-founder & Co-host in this week's Meet the Maker. From her background in bartending to her current role with Seelbach's, and her own DEEstilled mobile boutique...
Meet the Makers: Denise Petty Tasting Room Manager of Catoctin Creek
This week we catch up with Denise Petty, Catoctin Creek Distilling Company, Tasting Room Manager. Her path from fiber optics to hospitality to tasting room manager may not have been expected, but it's clear she and Catoctin and thriving in their success. Her perfect...
Meet the Maker: Kate Douglas, distiller at O’Shaughnessy Distilling Co
Kate Douglas, distiller at O'Shaughnessy Distilling Co got her introduction to distilling when started as an intern at Old Elk Distillery. With her degree in Fermentation Scient and Technology from Colorado State University, she gets to distill, blend, promote and...
Meet the Makers: Creola Dickerson, Lead Single Barrel Ambassador of New Riff
Hear from Creola Dickerson, Lead Single Barrel Ambassador, New Riff Distilling in this week's Meet the Makers to find out more about how she got into the industry, her experience at New Riff and her excitement about how the industry is changing and where it's...
Meet the Makers: Jennifer Cissell of the Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Meet Jennifer Cissell, Vice President of Operations and Administration for Kentucky Bourbon Festival. She plans and executes one of the largest whiskey festivals in the country (and that's saying something). Learn how she went from tour guide at Beam to her current...
Meet the Makers: Barbara O’Connor of Hermitage Farm
Hermitage Farm in Oldham County, Kentucky, may be one of the few places in the country you can sip bourbon in a horse barn. And Barbara O'Connor, Director of Tours and Tastings of Hermitage Farm brings bourbon to new drinkers on a daily basis. In this Meet the Makers,...
Meet the Makers: April Gray of The Bourbonaire
This time on Meet the Makers, we talk to April Gray, who took over The Bourbonaire Group in St. Louis after her husband passed away in 2020, continuing his legacy and also supporting the education and connection between new bourbon drinkers throughout the city. Rather...