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