DiscoverThe Spirits Business Podcast19. Milam & Greene: why award-winning Marlene Holmes moved from corporate giant to small batch distillery
19. Milam & Greene: why award-winning Marlene Holmes moved from corporate giant to small batch distillery

19. Milam & Greene: why award-winning Marlene Holmes moved from corporate giant to small batch distillery

Update: 2025-03-30
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Marlene Holmes has had quite the whiskey career. Starting in 1990, Marlene learned from some of the best whiskey makers in the business, including the legendary Booker Noe. Marlene is unquestionably a legend in her own right; after nearly three decades at Beam working in whiskey production, Marlene pursued a dream she had to switch the high-volume production of Beam for a small start-up, Milam & Greene. In this episode, we talk at length about her incredible whiskey career, what it takes to be a master distiller, and why newer producers like Milam & Greene are giving the big players a run for their money.


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19. Milam & Greene: why award-winning Marlene Holmes moved from corporate giant to small batch distillery

19. Milam & Greene: why award-winning Marlene Holmes moved from corporate giant to small batch distillery