Newsletter No. 1

The Between the Sheets Cocktail at Hidden Ships Distillery

Photos by Nolan Deberry

Andy Szwejbka was nearing retirement from the Marines. His wife, Amy, was cutting back her time as an active registered nurse. Both had their minds on what would come next.

A trip in 2019 to Murto Made Distillery in Huntersville got them thinking. North Carolina’s craft beer boom was getting into full swing, but craft distilleries were still rare. Andy started studying for the University of Louisville’s online Distilled Spirits Business Certificate and finished in 2021, the same year he retired. The couple headed to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail, an established route of 43 distilleries that spans from Cincinnati to Nashville, with options for tours, tastings and classes in whichever region you choose to visit. Read the rest of the story.

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