Meet the Makers

Meet The Makers: Raise A Dram Founder Marcy Rudershausen

by bourbonwomen | Mar 28, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Marcy Rudershausen is more than just the first and only woman to become a Master of Scotch, she’s also a two-decade spirits industry veteran.

Meet The Makers: 3 Floyds Distilling Vice President + Head Distiller Abby Titcomb

by bourbonwomen | Mar 21, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Abby Titcomb’s degree in art history went a long way toward setting expectations in a career in distilled spritis.

Meet The Makers: Kings County Distillery Visitor Experience Manager Kelci Koonce

by bourbonwomen | Mar 14, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Kelci Koonce can trace her lineage back to moonshiners, but working in the legal spirits industry only recently landed on her radar.

Meet The Makers: George Dickel General Manager And Distiller Nicole Austin

by bourbonwomen | Feb 21, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Nicole Austin worked at several distilleries before becoming the general manager and distiller at George Dickel.

Meet The Makers: Three Chord Barrel Program Manager Laura Webb

by bourbonwomen | Feb 14, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Though Laura Webb spent most of her life in Bardstown, Kentucky, working in the Bourbon industry wasn’t always on her radar.

Meet The Makers: Widow Jane President & Head Distiller Lisa Wicker

by bourbonwomen | Feb 7, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Lisa Wicker has had a dynamic career in beverage alcohol. She grew up in Indiana and always seemed to have some science experiment bubbling in her grandmother's sauerkraut crock. Little did she know she would eventually find her career path first in winemaking and...

Meet The Makers: Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Program Associate Susannah Hubler

by bourbonwomen | Jan 31, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Program Associate Susannah Hubler may have a science background, but she loves teaching consumers about whiskey.

Meet The Makers: Wild Turkey Visitor Center Coordinator Katrina Egbert

by bourbonwomen | Jan 24, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers

Katrina Egbert was inducted into the Kentucky Bourbon Hall of Fame in 2019 after more than 30 years with Wild Turkey, often being credited as Jimmy Russell's right-hand. BW: How did you end up working in the Kentucky Bourbon industry? KE: Lawrenceburg, KY where Wild...