(NOTE: FOUNDERS ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
Medium & Craft Distillery Founders
The Bluegrass Region
Castle & Key
Wilderness Trail
James E. Pepper
Town Branch
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7
8
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
Town Branch
Labot & Graham
Labrot & Graham
Woodford Reserve
Wilderness Trail
Angels Envy
1
2
3
Mark Coffman,
Town Branch
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Marianne Eaves,
Castle & Key
Shane Baker,
Wilderness Trail
Shane has a long lineage in the distilling industry in Kentucky starting in the 1940’s when Dorris Ballard his grandmother met Hubert Ballard his grandfather at the Kentucky River Distillery at the young ages of 14 and 16. Doris retired from the famed Stitzel-Weller distillery after more than 50 years in the bourbon industry.
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5
6
Dr. Patrick Heist,
Wilderness Trail
Dr. Pearse Lyons,
Town Branch
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In February 2013 Dr. Heist once again with partner Shane Baker founded Wilderness Trail distillery which has become one of the fastest growing bourbon distilleries in the world. Wilderness Trail distillery produces numerous bourbons including both high rye and wheated bourbons and rye whiskey using their own proprietary yeast strains. They use an infusion mashing process that is proprietary to Wilderness Trail.
Wes Henderson,
Angels Envy
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8
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Elijah Pepper,
Labot & Graham
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THIS FOUNDERS HISTORY WILL BE PUBLISHED SOON
Amir Peay,
James E. Pepper
Elisabeth McCall
Master Distiller Chris Morris realized her potential and hard work and he invited her to train to become a Master Taster at Woodford Reserve and Old Forester in 2015. Shortly thereafter, she was given the title of Senior Quality Control Specialist and Master Taster. (Woodford) After continuing her training alongside the legendary Morris, McCall was again promoted, this time to her most prestigious role yet: in 2018 she was named Assistant Master Distiller of Woodford Reserve, one of the youngest women to achieve such a title in the bourbon industry.