by Randy Warren | Sep 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
WHY WOODFORD RESERVE IS A WHISKEY RULE-BREAKER Brown-Forman launched Woodford Reserve in 1996, when bourbon was in decline, and the premium shelf was nearly empty. Today, Woodford Reserve is now the official bourbon of the Kentucky Derby, with a cultural footprint no...
by Randy Warren | Sep 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
WHY MARIANNE EAVES OF FORBIDDEN BOURBON IS A WHISKEY RULE-BREAKER The name Forbidden carries historical importance. Kentucky law once barred women from production roles in the whiskey industry. Women were restricted to jobs like cashier, usher, and waitress, and that...
by Randy Warren | Sep 6, 2026 | Podcast Episode
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...
by Randy Warren | Sep 4, 2026 | General Audience
Cost be-damned is an unusual perspective for any company, but for Michter’s Bourbon, it’s the motto. Joe Magliocco bought a bankrupt bourbon name for a few hundred dollars in the 1990s and, along with partner Dan McKee, over time built Michter’s into American...
by Randy Warren | Aug 31, 2026 | Podcast Episode
Elizabeth McCall was trained as a sensory scientist. She’s now Woodford Reserve’s Master Distiller, the first woman to hold the job at a major bourbon brand. In this episode, she explains how she judges every batch against Woodford’s five fixed flavor areas....
