Matchbook Distilling Co. – Leslie Merinoff Kwasnieski (Co-Founder, Distiller, Head of Product Development) Matchbook Distilling Co. in Greenport, NY, is an R+D facility dedicated to the production of spirits that champion agriculture, anthropology, tradition, and science. Leslie dreamt up Matchbook so that she could work with a passionate, driven, and inspired team that would coax…
Barrelhouse 6 Distillery – Kara Mackey (Founder and Head Distiller) Kara Mackey, Mother, Wife, Engineer, Lawyer – and Master Distiller! Inside the Barrelhouse 6 Distillery tasting room, two full glass accordion doors span the width of the space, framing the vista, and Mackey herself is standing behind the bar, telling the story of how she…
Great Jones Distilling Company – Celina Perez (Head Distiller) Celina Perez is the Head Distiller at The Great Jones Distilling Company, where she manages all spirit production, including fermentation, distillation, and new product development. Celina oversees the building and implementation of distillation systems, programming process automation, piping design and build, and running experimental Bourbon and…
Catskill Provisions Distillery – Claire Marin (Founder, Head Distiller) A former Magazine Executive with a passion for bees, Clarie has a love of local organic products, and an uncanny ability to spot trends in flavor. Hers is an inspiring story of evolution… from Publisher to Beekeeper to Distiller. She was nomadic at first, having her NY…
Gravesande Braxton Distillers – Vanessa Braxton Aka Vanessa Gravesande Braxton (CEO …Master Distiller and Master Blender) Vanessa Braxton, the First African American Woman Master Distiller and Master Blender in the USA, were awarded the New York State Proclamation by the Legislator, 16th District, for such an accomplishment. She wanted to honor her Father, Grandfather, and…