Matchbook Distilling Co. – Leslie Merinoff Kwasnieski

Profiles, SpeedRackBy Josh MortonMarch 4, 2023

Matchbook Distilling Co. – Leslie Merinoff Kwasnieski (Co-Founder, Distiller, Head of Product Development) Matchbook Distilling Co. in Greenport, NY, is an R+D facility dedicated to the production of spirits that champion agriculture, anthropology, tradition, and science. Leslie dreamt up Matchbook so that she could work with a passionate, driven, and inspired team that would coax…

Barrelhouse 6 Distillery – Kara Mackey

Profiles, SpeedRackBy Josh MortonMarch 4, 2023

Barrelhouse 6 Distillery – Kara Mackey (Founder and Head Distiller) Kara Mackey, Mother, Wife, Engineer, Lawyer – and Master Distiller! Inside the Barrelhouse 6 Distillery tasting room, two full glass accordion doors span the width of the space, framing the vista, and Mackey herself is standing behind the bar, telling the story of how she…