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The People Who Turn Famous Names Into Whiskey You Can Actually Buy
SIP built the machine that takes a rare barrel and a famous name and puts a bottle on the shelf. Bob Dylan whiskey, Playboy cognac, a $100 million inventory - all run out of a Chicago office and a Memphis bottling line.
Jennie Ripps
Jennie Ripps is the founder and CEO of Owl's Brew, the boozy-tea company she co-built with Maria Littlefield to put real fruit, tea and botanicals back into ready-to-drink cocktails. A certified tea sommelier who started in publishing, she hand-blends every flavor base in her own kitchen before it ever reaches production. Owl's Brew has earned 40+ tasting awards and reaches shelves at Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Target and Total Wine, plus stadiums from Yankee Stadium to TD Garden. Beyond the bottle, Ripps champions women in the alcohol industry through the Wise Women Collective and brings readers together with the Boozy Book Club.