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The Bourbon Review
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Anyone who believes whiskey is a man’s drink probably hasn’t gotten out of the house in the last decade. In fact, women make up nearly 40% of whiskey consumers, according to a recent study by MRI-Simmons. And behind the scenes, women are taking on more leadership roles in the distillery than ever.
We wanted to highlight a handful of women in the whiskey industry, and that list quickly grew to 22. This is only the tip of the iceberg. To keep it manageable, we decided to limit the list to those working in the United States and those working in distilling and/or ownership roles. Each week this month, we also will take a deeper dive with some of the women here, so stay tuned.
The Kentucky Distillers’ Association, the nonprofit trade organization that looks to promote and protect the Bluegrass State’s bourbon industry, recently announced the advancement of three distillers to their Heritage level membership, and another to Proof level.
Joining the ranks of such globally recognized brands as Wild Turkey and Beam Suntory, distillers of Jim Beam and Maker’s Mark, as Heritage members are Rabbit Hole Distillery, Wilderness Trail Distillery, and Willett Distillery. And New Riff Distillery has advanced to a Proof membership, the second-highest level for members of the KDA.
A few of the Willett warehouses (image copyright The Whiskey Wash)