Bourbon Industry Members
Our Bourbon Industry Members are an integral part of the vision and purpose of Watch Hill Proper. These are the people that turn the wheels of the bourbon industry. They are the makers, shakers, tasters, and educators of bourbon. They are simply the best-of-the-best and we are thankful for their involvement in Watch Hill Proper.
Click on each picture to read the credentials and accomplishments of our Bourbon Industry Members.
Sara Ahlgrim & Chad Perkins - Hosts, It's Bourbon Night
Steve Bowers - CEO, Slow Pass Bourbon Co.
Jason Brauner - Co-founder, Buzzard's Roost - Owner, Bourbons Bistro
Barry Brinegar - Co-Founder & National Brand Ambassador - RD1 Spirits
Beth Burrows - American Whiskey Ambassador - James B. Beam Distilling Company
Dan Callaway - Vice President, Hospitality & Product Development - Bardstown Bourbon Co.
LeNell Camacho Santa Ana - Owner - LeNell's inc.
Kenny Coleman - Co-Founder, Bourbon Pursuit
Steve Coomes - Journalist, Copywriter, Speaker
David Coors - VP Full Strength Spirits, Molson Coors Beverage Co.
Johnathan Crocker - CEO - Frank August
Robert D'Antoni - Co-Founder & Chief Barrel Officer - Four Gate Whiskey Co
Dixon Dedman - Master Blender, Innkeeper, Speaker, Author - Beaumont Inn
Mark Erwin - President & CEO, Bardstown Bourbon Co.
Stephen Fante - Brand Ambassador - Limestone Branch Distillery
Jamie Farris - Owner, Lincoln Road Package Store
Jodie Filiatreau - Artisanal Distiller - Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
Robert Goode - Brand Integration Director - Jack Daniel's Family of Brands
Brian Haara - Bourbon Lawyer & Author
John Hargrove - Co-Founder, President, and COO of Whiskey House of Kentucky
George Harrison - Bourbon Educator - Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
Kyle Henderson - Distillery Production Manager - ANGEL'S ENVY
Herb Heneman - Executive Vice President - Bardstown Bourbon Company
William Hornaday - Vice President - Kelvin Cooperage
Ricky & Ricky Johnson - Co-Founders - 15 STARS Fine Aged Bourbon
Zachary Johnston - Chief Brand Officer/VP of International Sales - Blackwood Distilling
Caleb Kilburn - Master Distiller, Peerless Distilling Co.
Maggie Kimberl - Content Editor - American Whiskey Magazine
Tim Knittel - Founder - Distilled Living LLC
Tim Laird - America's CEO (Chief Entertaining Officer)
Cordell Lawrence - Director, Global Marketing and Strategy - Peerless Distilling Co.
John Little - Founder & CEO - Smooth Ambler Spirits
Aften Locken - Presenter & Sales - Distilled Living
Jamar Mack - Founder - KOBBE Inc.
Elizabeth McCall - Assistant Master Distiller - Woodford Reserve
Fred Minnick - President, Minnick Media Inc.
Jon Newton - Director of Sales - Castle & Key Distillery
Michael Paladini - CEO & Founder, Penelope Bourbon
Jill Pendygraft - Sponsorship & Event Manager - Four Roses Distillery
Brittany Penny - Founder & CEO, 2 Cents Inc.
Garnett Phelps - Kentucky On-Premise Market Manager - Brown-Forman
Danny Polise - COO & Founder, Penelope Bourbon
Susan Reigler - Bourbon Author & Journalist
Mark D. Rucker - CEO & Founder - The Bourbon Life
Linda Ruffenach - Founder of Whisky Chicks, whiskychicks.com and Author of How to be a Bourbon Badass
Jim Rutledge - Managing Partner - J.W. Rutledge Distillery
Steffani Scheurich - Owner & Founder - High Spirits Marketing, LLC
Russ Smith - Founder - MMBC
Patrick Spalding - Regional Sales Manager - New Riff Distilling
Peggy Noe Stevens - Author, Global Speaker, Whiskey Taster and Experience Maker
Bill Straub - Co-Founder & Chief Blending Officer - Four Gate Whiskey Co
Julian P. Van Winkle - President - Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery
Preston Van Winkle - Brand Manager - Old Rip Van Winkle Distillery
Michael Veach - Bourbon Historian, Author
Heather Wibbels - Founder - Spirited Beverage Consulting, LLC
Kaveh Zamanian - Founder & CEO, Rabbit Hole Spirits, LLC
Eric Zandona - Director of Spirits Information - American Distilling Institute
Walter Zausch - President & CEO - Three Boys Farm Distillery