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TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 4, 2024 — Whiskey Del Bac®, Tucson-based maker of distinctive mesquited American single malt whiskeys, has announced the promotion of Mark A. Vierthaler to Master Distiller & Blender and Director of Distillery Operations. “There was not enough space on the business card for all that Mark does,” said Whiskey Del Bac CEO Paul Winandy. “So, we settled...

The holidays are here, and with the end of the year fast approaching we wanted to share some of our personal whiskey favorites, straight from the Whiskey Del Bac team! From our Head Distiller, Mark A. Vierthaler Favorite Whiskey Del Bac: Normandie. Best glassware: Two fingers, in a rocks glass with one large crystal clear cube cube. Favorite Partner: Yellowbrick Coffee,...

What happens when you sit a passionate Tucsonan (desert ecologist) down in a room with a crew from David Attenborough’s Green Planet to get ideas for a show episode? Four years of work shooting all the things that make the Sonoran desert special resulting in an episode called Desert Worlds that aired on the BBC. Our very own Stephen Paul...

Born and raised in Dodge City, Kansas, Mark has been in the spirits industry for 14 years, distilling eight of them, and our head distiller for the past three. “The stories Whiskey Del Bac tells through our whiskeys resonate,” Mark said. “We work to simultaneously honor the culinary and libationary history of Tucson while helping forge new ground with our...

While Father’s Day is supposed to be all about dad…we are going to make it a little about you too. This year, we are offering a deal you can’t pass up. We love dads!…this company is a father daughter affair after all. So in honor of all dads out there, we are going to make it easier than ever to...

Nicole Lewis is an Arizona native from South Phoenix who recently moved to Tucson to join the team as Whiskey Del Bac’s Sales & Experiences Director! Nicole has been in the American Single Malt industry for 2 years and got started with Westward Whiskey in Portland, Oregon. While in Portland, Nicole also graduated from Lewis & Clark College with a...

Without getting too far into the weeds on every single type of whiskey out there, especially considering that a new style pops up all the time these days, we put together a primer on the most common styles out there and a little background on what the base requirements are to make any whiskey. The Basics How do you get...

We are thrilled to announce our hiring of Scott Richardson as Sales Director in the west coast. In his new role, Richardson will be responsible for growing the entire Whiskey Del Bac portfolio across coastal markets with a special focus on building the brand’s footprint in California. Richardson comes to Whiskey Del Bac with 13 years of spirits-focused experience across...