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Freeland Spirits Collaborates With Bourbon Women Foundation To Benefit Industry Education

Freeland Spirits is set to collaborate with the new Bourbon Women Foundation, in time for Women’s History Month.

This March, Freeland will donate a portion of all retail bottle sales to the Bourbon Women Foundation and their programs to support women in the whiskey industry with education, leadership training and mentorship.

Freeland Spirits was founded in 2017 by Jill Kuehler, who was inspired by her grandmother’s advice … “Women can be anything they want.”

Jill Kuehler Freeland Bourbon
Freeland Spirits was founded in 2017 by Jill Kuehler (image via Freeland Spirits)

Freeland Spirits is said to lead by example, from its hiring practices and retail partnerships with other female-founded products to its Free Spirit program recognizing break-through accomplishments of women in their community.

“I love the mission of the new Bourbon Women Foundation,” Kuehler said in a prepared statement. “As the founder of one of only a few women-owned and operated distilleries in the country, I know about the challenges of succeeding in this industry. I’m happy to get behind more training and mentorship opportunities for women who want to join this wild ride.”

The Bourbon Women Foundation was launched in December of last year to help develop new women leaders in the spirits industry.

“We are thrilled to welcome Freeland Spirits as a supporter of the Bourbon Women Foundation,” said Regina Quick, Bourbon Women Foundation chair. “We share a commitment to giving more women the tools, knowledge and connections that can help them have a thriving career in this business. Women’s History Month is a great time to bring more attention to the need for this type of support.”

In further celebration of Women’s History Month, Freeland Spirits will offer its Sage Advice cocktail kit paired with the book “Girly Drinks” by Mallory O’Meara.

“Girly Drinks” is a feminist history of booze that tells of the vital role that women have played in the creation, consumption and traditions of alcoholic beverages from early civilization to present day.

The Sage Advice kit, named after the advice that inspired Kuehler to start Freeland Spirits, includes a 750ml bottle of Freeland Dry Gin and a 32-ounce bottle of Freeland Fresh Mixer featuring winter citrus, turmeric and fresh sage simple syrup. The kits will be available while supplies last starting March 1 at Freeland’s tasting rooms in Oregon.

Freeland Spirits partner and master distiller, Molly Troupe, became America’s youngest female master distiller in 2013 after earning her Master’s degree in Distillation from Scotland’s Heriot-Watt University.

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