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Women have been climbing the ranks of the whiskey industry for years now, but some are either making waves or have a long history that might interest you. You should know these women in whiskey, and you may soon be or are already filling your custom whiskey glasses with a rye, bourbon, or Scotch that they produced or consulted on.  Personalized Whiskey Decanter Molly Troupe Molly Troupe, the Master Distiller and a partner at Freeland Spirits, has a bachelor’s degree in both chemistry and a master’s in brewing and distilling. After working her way through several Oregon distilleries, she joined Freeland in Portland, one of the few distilleries in the world wholly owned by women. The smooth whiskey she and the Freeland team have distilled is well-reviewed as a smooth drink. Troupe is the youngest female Master Distiller in the country and is already making waves as someone to watch. Fawn Weaver and Victoria Eady Butler Entrepreneur and historian Fawn Weaver learned t...

Why is it so expensive to fill up your personalized whiskey decanter with Japanese whisky? Since the 1980s, a few factors have added up that have resulted in the price increases in whisky, like Suntory’s Hibiki, Yamazaki, and Hakusha lines. What caused the perfect storm of circumstances to make the price shoot up? It starts with one of the oldest economic principles. Simple Supply and Demand The heart of the story of Japanese whisky’s prices is simple: supply and demand. Supply has dropped drastically while demand has only increased. There are quite a few reasons why it’s now harder to find Japanese whisky in your personalized whiskey glasses . It doesn’t help that Suntory discontinued both Hibiki 17 and Hakusha 12, two of their most famous expressions, in 2018. The price has increased, simply thanks to Japanese whisky’s rarity. Here are a few reasons why that has happened in America. Closing Distilleries Whisky was very popular in Japan until the 1980s. Then, the rice-based shoch...