The OurWhisky movement released a statement calling for whiskey makers to improve their representation of women, based on a study of the world’s 150 top brands’ Instagram accounts. According to the study, men outnumber women on those accounts by 228%. The report, Women and Whisky: … Continue readingStudy Shows Women Underrepresented by Top Global Whiskey Brands’ Social Media
When you press bourbon distillers about flavored whiskey, those who make it all say the same thing: It’s a great introductory line for new consumers, and flavored whiskey won’t become flavored vodka with a wide-assortment of flavors. One of the greatest proponents of this argument has been Heaven … Continue readingGreat, Another Flavored Whiskey That Targets ‘female consumers’
I’m excited to announce that I’m signing Whiskey Women books in NY Dec. 8-10. Here’s where and how to find me. Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m. — Keynote Speaker at the National Arts Club! That’s right, my ascot and I will be speaking about the virtues … Continue readingBack in New York: Whiskey Women Tour
When the Kentucky Distillers Association announced its only 2014 member of the Bourbon Hall-of-Fame, I received several texts, emails and phone calls congratulating me. No, I wasn’t inducted into the HOF. The lone inductee this year is Marjorie Mattingly Samuels, the woman behind the naming … Continue readingOne Proud Author: Maker’s Mark’s First Lady Enters the Bourbon Hall of Fame
After I graduated Oklahoma State in 2001, I moved to Wisconsin to work at Bader-Rutter & Associates, where I wrote technical forestry articles. That experience has helped me so much in covering bourbon, because I understand the forestry sciences behind barrels. Anyway, I moved to … Continue readingWisconsin Whiskey Women Tour
If you’re looking for holiday gifts, I’ll be signing Whiskey Women at a Kentucky Barnes & Noble near you. Friday, November 22: Barnes & Noble (801 South Hurstbourne Pkwy, Louisville, Ky.) — 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. (or when books run out!) Saturday, November 23: Barnes … Continue readingBarnes & Noble Book Signings for Lexington & Louisville