Pearls of Whiskey Wisdom

Pearls of Whiskey Wisdom: Andrea Meriwether envisions a new future for distilling’s past. 

Story by Kevin Gibson, Photography by Heather Durham

Kevin Gibson visits historian Andrea Meriwether, whose research on the enslaved people who helped to build Kentucky farm distilleries is creating a new future for the industry’s overlooked past.

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Kevin Gibson is a free-lance writer who writes for numerous publications, including Bourbon+ magazine, Thrillist, and Alcohol Professor.