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Intervention | The Art of Blending
Blending is a final step that has a major impact on the final spirit’s flavor. There are different goals of blending—it may be to create a unique, distinctive product, or it may be to ensure true-to-brand consistency. There are different methods to achieve those goals, including triangle or solera. Blenders all do it differently, with their own approach, and there’s not necessarily a wrong way to do it. It represents a final opportunity for meaningful human intervention in the whiskey.
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Understanding the Many Sources of Flavor in Whiskey
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February 10, 2026
About Sydney Jones:
Sydney Jones is a supervisor and lead distillery technician at the newly-constructed Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky. Previously, she worked as the first female head distiller for FEW Spirits in Evanston, Illinois, and has been working in the distilled-spirits industry since 2016, specializing in whiskey and gin production.
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Understanding the Many Sources of Flavor in Whiskey