Breaking Bourbon’s Rules: Marianne Eaves on Forbidden Bourbon, White Wheat, and the Future of American Whiskey

Randy Warren sits down with Marianne Eaves, Kentucky’s first female master distiller, to explore her journey from Brown-Forman to Castle & Key and ultimately to Forbidden Bourbon. Marianne pulls back the curtain on her unconventional mash bills, the use of food-grade white corn and white wheat, and why she believes bourbon’s future depends on expanding its geographic and creative horizons. The episode also features a standalone segment on barrel finishing techniques and what they mean for the modern bourbon landscape.