Distiller Interview

Interview with Atelier Vie’s Founder Jedd Haas

Opened in 2011 by President Jedd Haas, Atelier Vie is a New Orleans-based distillery producing two kinds of absinthe, Toulouse Red and Toulouse Green, RIZ Louisiana Rice Whiskey, Buck 25 Vodka, and Euphrosine Gin #9. Their Euphrosine Gin earned...

Interview with Darek Bell of Corsair

Born a Nashville native, Darek Bell runs one of the most awarded and popular distilleries in the craft world: Corsair Distillery, recently awarded the Bubble Cap Award as 2014 Craft Distiller of the Year at ADI’s 11th annual Spirits...

Q&A with Founder & distiller Kirby Kallas-Lewis, OOLA DISTILLERY

OOLA has fast grown to be one of Seattle’s most popular micro-distilleries since they began barreling whiskey in 2010. Located in the heart of Capitol Hill, OOLA produces vodkas (citrus, chili pepper or rosemary), a grain-to-glass gin, Waitsburg bourbon...

Interview with Karen Hoskin of Montanya Distillers

In the 1880’s mining town of Crested Butte, known as the “official wildflower capital” of Colorado, is one of the country’s most successful rum distilleries: Montanya Distillers, which opened in 2008. President and distiller Karen Hoskin has crafted awarded-winning...

Q&A Paul Hletko

Are you from Chicago/Evanston originally? I was born in Oak Park, IL, and grew up in Michigan. I moved to Chicago in ‘93, and then moved to Evanston to raise my kids. What led you to open a distillery in your...