Distillery Horror Stories
$59.00
Description
Expertise Level: Beginner
What better way to celebrate Halloween 2023 than with a few scary tales from some of America’s top distillers? But fear not, their stories won’t be about ghosts and ghouls, but about relatable, real-life experiences that continue to haunt them. They’ll share anecdotes about frightful, unexpected moments when things went awry in their day-to-day operations and how they learned from them to build better, stronger distilleries.
Presenters:
- Becky Harris is a Chemical Engineer and Chief Distiller at Catoctin Creek Distillery. In 2009, she and her husband, Scott Harris, combined their engineering and business backgrounds to build a distillery focused on creating the finest Virginia Rye Whisky from grain to glass. Catoctin Creek has been featured in numerous publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wine Enthusiast, and Whisky Advocate. The Daily Beast, Forbes, and Men’s Journal have highlighted the distillery as an example of great American craft distilleries making whisky from scratch. Becky has been featured in Food and Wine as one of “6 Women in Whiskey to Watch,” served as President of the American Craft Spirits Association, and serves on the Board of Directors of STEPUP, the Spirits Training Entrepreneurship Program for Underrrepresented Professionals.
- Thomas Mooney is founder and CEO of Westward Whiskey, a leading luxury whiskey inspired by the American Northwest that earned a “Top Five in the World” distinction by Whisky Advocate in 2022. In this role, Mooney has guided Westward from its inception through a period of extended growth, expansion, and transition to its current position as the leading luxury whiskey producer in the Northwest.
- David Weglarz is the founder & distiller of StilL 630 Distillery in St. Louis where he lives with his wife, Sidni, his three young sons, and a big white dog named Charley. With a passion for whiskey, gin, and rum, and sharing them with friends, David founded StilL 630 in 2011 and in the time since, it’s become the most awarded distillery in Missouri and one of the top in the country. When not at work (or kids’ activities), David enjoys reading, camping, and paddling on Missouri rivers.
