Women Take the Lead in Whiskey

Meet the women in whiskey breaking the glass ceiling in male-dominated industry

A growing number of women are becoming leaders in the traditionally male-dominated US whiskey industry, from making it to promoting it.

Women take the lead in whiskey

SHOREHAM, Vt. — Meghan Ireland always loved chemistry, but as a college freshman studying chemical engineering, she didn't know she could channel her passion for science into the art of making whiskey.

Women take the lead in whiskey as more female drinkers and distillers change the industry

SHOREHAM, Vt. — Meghan Ireland always loved chemistry, but as a college freshman studying chemical engineering, she didn't know she could channel her passion for science into the art of making whiskey.