Meet the Makers

Meet The Makers: Crooked Water Spirits CEO Heather Manley

Crooked Water Spirits Founder and CEO Heather Manley started with an idea: what if she could bring a unique spirit to market?

Skrewball Whiskey Co-Founder Brittany Merrill Yeng knew you wanted peanut butter whiskey before you did, and now you love it.

Country Smooth Spirits Founder Lori Carcich wants to see more women join the distilled spirits industry – and join Bourbon Women!

Camile Austin wants the world to know that ancestral corn makes a great whiskey at Casa Lumbre Spirits in Mexico.

Lost Lantern Whiskey co-Founder Nora Ganley-Roper learned what consumers wanted from her time selling wine and spirits.

Years of bartending experience at some of America’s best whiskey bars prepared Christy Cooper for her career at Cooper Spirits.

From brewing to distilling to yarn-bombing, get to know Bently Heritage Assistant Distiller Chelsea Hendricks.

Sophie Pashley knew she wanted to make whiskey for a living and she refused to let sexism stand in her way.

Lynn House knows how to teach people about spirits, particularly whiskey, and also makes a great Mahogany Manhattan.

Schyler Crea inspects used barrels so they can go on to live a full life for decades to come.