‘I see resilience’ | New Riff in Newport remains optimistic, despite nationwide bourbon industry woes

‘I see resilience’ | New Riff in Newport remains optimistic, despite nationwide bourbon industry woes

Standing in a warehouse that can hold 18,000 barrels of whiskey, I ask Michael Massey if hes a bourbon guy. In retrospect, it seems like a dumb question.Its taken over my life, Massey said.Massey is the lead single barrel ambassador at New Riff Distilling in Newport. Some barrels have been stored here for almost 12 years. Were at what he calls the companys west campus, where the final product is bottled in another nearby building.This is where t…