Our guest today is Becky Harris, President and Master Distiller of Catoctin Creek. (This interview was pre-recorded.)
Phill and I have been talking about inviting Becky on the show since pretty much the beginning of this podcast. I first met Becky at the ACSA 2024 Conference in Denver and floated the idea of coming on our show, but we never got around to scheduling it. I ran into her again at ACSA 2025 just after I'd seen a label released talking about a new ASMW from Catoctin Creek called Finch & Hawk, and that gave me a solid reason to invite Becky onto the show.
Catoctin Creek is renowned for top-tier craft rye whiskey, among other products, and Becky is well known within the craft spirits industry for her leadership. She has served on the board of the American Craft Spirits Association for numerous years, including as the first woman president of the ACSA. Becky brings her chemical engineering background to the production of fine and richly characterful craft whiskey of all kinds, bringing both an analytical viewpoint and also an appreciation for the subtlety of the subjective whiskey drinker's experience.
This week we're tasting through a selection of Phill's collection of Catoctin Creek products, starting with the Catoctin Creek Finch & Hawk American Single Malt Whiskey.
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Credit to Catoctin Creek for the images of Becky and the distillery courtesy of their press kit.
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- Original Announcement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUL9nEnIvsE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw
- On site interview with the distiller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIYPVxPfY-U
- Our review: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6IC5D-khjE&list=PLlkfHesWUpl7ikDZK7JUvD9TokKYC-rYw
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Disclaimer: While some products we discuss on our show have been provided to us free of charge by industry sources, this conversation is 100% unsponsored and candid. We give our unbiased opinions, discuss brands as they are relevant to the conversation, and retain full editorial control. For today's conversation, all samples tasted were directly from Phill's private collection.
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