- December 23, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
A Loudoun County, Virginia, woman who successfully broke barriers in the whiskey business, an industry heavily dominated by men, is now helping create opportunities for others who are underrepresented in the craft of distilling.
Becky Harris and her husband Scott opened Catoctin Creek Distillery in Purcellville in 2009. It was the first legal distillery in Loudoun County since before prohibition.
More than a decade later, Becky holds the title of Chief Distiller, tasked with finding the perfect blends of Virginia Rye to bottle every day.
“When we founded the distillery in 2009, I think I probably knew of maybe half a dozen other women who were in technical positions in the industry,” she said.
But she used her background in chemical engineering to break into the boys club.
News4’s Tommy McFly gets an inside look at George Washington’s Mount Vernon Distillery.
Becky was just elected to the board of the American Craft…
