SETTING THE RECORD STRAIGHT

American whiskey brands are a very interesting combination of old and new, much like the liquid itself, each with its own gatekeeper or gatekeepers watching over the spirit being created. For the majority of their time in the industry, those gatekeepers stay relatively unknown to the majority of whiskey drinkers, allowing the liquid and their work to speak for itself.

However, there are moments that break the mold and these moments deserve to have a light shone upon them, because against the odds of pattern, tradition, and learned behavior, there is a change happening. This change is not to the liquid that is currently being made, but instead to the balancing of those creating it.

It is no great shock to readers that since its fruition, the whiskey world has been predominantly occupied by male leaders, producers, and drinkers. Many have grown up seeing this as a barrier to the spirit, myself included, and in turn the