by bourbonwomen | Aug 28, 2023 | Community, News, WOW Awards
Bourbon Women is thrilled to announce the winners of the inaugural WOW (Women of Whiskey) Awards, presented in collaboration with the Bourbon Women Foundation. The awards were presented at a ceremony during the Bourbon Women SIPosium on Friday, August 25, 2023. The...
by bourbonwomen | Feb 4, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers
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...
by bourbonwomen | Jan 27, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers
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...
by bourbonwomen | Jan 9, 2023 | Community, Meet The Makers
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...
by bourbonwomen | Dec 5, 2022 | Community, Meet The Makers
We’re talking with Wendy Peveich, whiskey review podcaster (at 51 and proof podcast) and consultant out of Columbus, Ohio for this week’s Meet the Makers. She’s known for her exacting palate and her ability to describe the merits of the whiskies...
