2023 New Orleans Bourbon Festival

In his Whiskey Rebels seminar, Author and Whiskey Expert John McCarthy takes a deep dive into the emergence of the craft whiskey scene in the United States over the past 20 years. From the earliest days of modern micro-distilling to today’s multibillion dollar industry and beyond, McCarthy explains how American craft distilling grew from 67 distilleries in 1999 to almost 3,000 here in 2023, as told through the lens of the brilliant, brave, and slightly crazy innovators who changed the whiskey landscape forever.