BoozeMakers Community

Rob started BoozeMakers after years of collecting bourbon, visiting distilleries across Kentucky, and realizing he had opinions too strong to keep to himself. Master Distiller and founder.

World whiskey explorer. Scotch was my gateway, Japanese whisky stole my heart. Currently working through every distillery in Islay — one dram at a time.

Mezcalera in training. I believe the best spirit in the world grows in the desert. NOM nerd. Always down to talk terroir, tahona, and ancestral techniques.

No water, no ice, no apologies. Barrel proof or bust. Semi-professional bottle hunter and full-time bourbon evangelist. My wife says I have a problem — I say I have a collection.

Cocktail enthusiast turned straight sipper. I came for the Old Fashioneds and stayed for the single barrels. Home bar game is strong. Always experimenting.

If it's smoky, peaty, or charred, I'm in. Equal parts cigar aficionado and Islay fanatic. Friday nights are for Laphroaig and Padron. Fight me.

Paul brings the DIY spirit to BoozeMakers. A homebrewer for over a decade, he writes our homebrewing guides, tests our brewing calculators, and occasionally convinces Rob and John that beer deserves a seat at the table.

Rye is the most underrated grain and I will die on this hill. Just getting into reviewing — bear with me. Trying to move beyond "it's good" and "it's not good."

Wine person exploring the dark side. Someone handed me a glass of Redbreast 12 and now I'm here. What have you done to me.

Just got into whiskey last month. Trying to figure out the difference between bourbon and rye. Recommendations welcome — my palate is a blank canvas.