Sydney Block walked away from a job on Wall Street because it didn’t fulfill her drive to make the world a better place. She found that instead in her own mezcal brand.

Susan Johnson thrives as a woman in the spirits industry because she isn’t afraid of taking risks. The owner of Denning’s Point Distillery talked to us about her experience as a woman in distilling.

Head Distiller Aislin Henrickson believes in the concept of pivoting so much that it’s propelled her through her career in the craft spirits industry.

Vanessa Braxton won’t accept the title of GOAT in the spirits industry. But as the first African American woman to serve as a master distiller, she’s certainly on her way there.

Shirley Leigh-Wood Oakes co-founded Mezcal Campante to create a drinkable spirit with her three partners. She talked to us about spirits, how welcoming it is to women, and what she’s doing to influence the brand and the mezcal industry as a whole.

The road to whiskey for twin sisters Ali and Sam Blatteis took a lot of interesting turns. The founders of Home Base Spirits speak on making whiskey accessible to more than just the usual suspects, inclusivity in the industry, and producing a product that is both sustainable and approachable.

Lee Hedgmon works as part of the all female owned and operated team behind Freeland Spirits. The distiller shares her story on how she left the world of academia for the half science/half magic practice of making alcohol, the intuitive nature of the process, and how to break into the industry.

Chaunci King founded the first Black female owned liquor company in the Northwest with Royalty Spirits. King spoke to us about her journey from corporate America to the shelves of liquor stores with her products, including Miru Vodka, Rex Whiskey and a new line of CBD mixers, and gives advice to fellow Black women with dreams of becoming an entrepreneur.

We first found Canadian distiller, Miss Brewbird, documenting production and daily life as a distiller on YouTube. Her story showcases a different perspective on the distilling industry, giving an insider view of the world of spirits.