CHANCES ARE... YOu FOUND ME FOR A SHARED PASSION...WHISKEY.

I enjoy sharing my love of science through the lens of whiskey through writing, public lectures, workshops, courses corporate appearances.

 

CORPORATE APPEARANCES

Ranging from 20 minutes to 2+ hours, we can explore whiskey through tastings and tour.  Recent events include;

Wells Fargo (Houston) - Whiskey and the History of Wells Fargo

Kudelski Security (Dallas) - A Survey of Bourbon

McCarthy Construction (Dallas) - Women and Whiskey

 

WORKSHOPS

Typically lasting 75 minutes, these tastings and more nuanced & detailed information on whiskey history, science or business provide additional insights for the whiskey enthusiast.  Topics include Bourbon, American Whiskey, Irish Whiskey, Scotch Whisky, Japanese Whisky, Canadian Whisky, Whisky and History, Whisky and Business. Recent events include;

Colonial Country Club Series (Fort Worth)

TCU Whiskey School Series (Fort Worth)

 

The Whiskey Thieves: An American Adventure in 1871

Available on Amazon, the book recounts the fictional travels of a journalist and mentee across the United States from Washington DC to Peoria, IL (the whiskey capital of the country) to determine how Grant's reelection campaign was being funded!  Along the way, figures and places forgotten to history are rediscovered.

 

Writing

 

Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey with Rob Arnold, TCU Press. 2016

 

PENDING & IN THE POPULAR PRESS

Whiskey and Cherry Blossoms
Distiller Magazine (Summer issue)

Teaching Whiskey to College Students
Washington Post, Aug 24, 2018 (HERE)

Twenty Bars in Two Days:  A Whiskey Professor Sips San Francisco Fort Worth Inc.  Jan/Feb 2018

 

 

Past Lectures - Shots of Knowledge: The Science of Whiskey

March 5, 2020 - St. Olaf College

March 4, 2020 - Macalester College

March 3, 2020 - University of Dallas

March 3, 2020 - Hightower Club Dallas (Frost Bank event)

October 3, 2019 - B&B Butcher's, Fort Worth (Frost Bank event)

November 15, 2018 - University of New Mexico

October 22, 2018 - Texas A&M University

October 16, 2018 - Marietta College

October 15, 2018 - University of West Virginia

September 21, 2018 - University of Texas @ Dallas

November 3, 2017 - Copia, Napa (Culinary Institute of America)***

August 27, 2017 - IdeaFestival, Louisville KY

August 16, 2017 - Reata, Fort Worth***

July 20, 2017 - Botanical Research Institute of Texas*** (sans me)

June 14, 2017 - Read Between the Lines, Dallas***

May 26, 2017 - Elixir, San Francisco

May 20, 2017 - Trinity Hall Pub, Dallas***

April 28, 2017 - TCU Leadership Series (x2)

April 4, 2017 - Friends of the Library, TCU, Fort Worth*

March 7, 2017 - PUBlic Knowledge, FW Museum of Science & History at World of Beer, Fort Worth**

February 21, 2017 - Faculty Favorite Lecture Series, TCU, Fort Worth

December 2016 - Fort Worth Museum of Science & History

Past Workshops & Courses

Bourbon: Science & History - TCU Silver Frogs, Fa 2017 (1.5h x 4wk)

Science of Scotch - TCU Silver Frogs, Spr 2017, (1.5h x 4wk)

Interviews

Science Insider (Water & Whiskey) - Aug 2017

Print - "10x10" in Malibu Magazine, May-June Issue 2017

Television - "The Bookmark" hosted by Christine Brown, public television, KAMU, College Station TX*

Radio - "Think" hosted by Krys Boyd on public radio, KERA, Dallas TX* aired December 20, 2017

Book Signings

Rahr Brewery - November 16, 2016