Meet the Makers
Meet the Makers: Courtney Sandora, Go Social Owner
Leading a spirits-focused communications company sounds like a dream job, but originally journalism major Courtney Sandora chose PR over a position at Reuters for a better salary in New York. She never looked back. Today she owns and runs Go Social, a communication,...
Meet the Makers: Lauren Riggleman, Master Distiller of Silverback Distillery
In this week's Meet the Makers, Lauren Riggleman, Master Distiller at Silverback Distillery discusses her whisky education in Scotland and what it's like working for a small family operation where she has to wear many hats and fulfill many roles to succeed. BW: Tell...
Meet the Makers: Sheila Jackson and Natasha McCrea of Jackson McCrea Whiskey
Both Sheila Jackson and Natasha McCrea had known one another as wine entrepreneurs and entertainment industry producers before a revelation over an Old Fashioned: they both enjoyed whiskey and had long thought of creating a whiskey brand. The two Co-Founders of...
Meet the Makers: Tia Edwards, Co-Founder of Fresh Bourbon
Tia Edwards, Co-Founder of Fresh Bourbon discovered there was no one bourbon to start a bourbon journey and decided to create one, and to create more acceptance of drinking your bourbon however you like it! BW: Tell us about how you got started on your path to...
Meet the Makers: The Bourbon Bohemian – Ramona Jackson
For Ramona Jackson, the Bourbon Bohemian, the interplay of whiskey flavors with cocktail elements is a palate to paint with, and her cocktail business thrives with unusual and compelling flavor combinations. Read more about her journey as the Bourbon Bohemian below....
Meet the Makers: Jill Kuehler of Freeland Spirits
In this week’s Meet the Makers we talk to Jill Kuehler, Founder and CEO of Freeland Spirits in Portland started in 2017. Freeland Spirits is dedicated to hiring diverse employees and understands the strength and resilience that builds into any company. We talked with...
Meet the Makers: Abisola Abidemi, Founder of Abisola Whiskey
Abisola Abidemi, founder of Abisola Whiskey, made her first whiskey sales just shy of a year ago, May 10, 2021, after starting her journey to her own whiskey brand a year before. Find out a little about how her passion for whiskey led her to start a whiskey brand with...
Meet the Makers: Molly Troupe: Master Distiller at Freeland Spirits
We talked with Molly Troupe, Master Distiller, and partner at Freeland Spirits in Portland, Oregon about her role at the woman-led and run distillery that’s putting women first both in their company and as their mission within the spirits and beverage community. As...
Meet the Makers: Shaylyn Gammon, Whiskey Director at Blue Run Spirits
Shaylyn Gammon, recently named Whiskey Director for Blue Run spirits, has moved from working with one whiskey legend (Jimmy Russell at Wild Turkey) to another (Jim Rutledge at Blue Run Spirits), and her new role as Whiskey Director at Blue Run soun ds like every...
Meet The Makers: Kings County NY Market Specialist Jennifer Blair
Kings County NY Market Specialist Jennifer Blair leverages her loves of both nightlife and theater to predict whiskey market changes.