Whiskey Del Bac Names Master Distiller/Blender and Director of Distillery Operations
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 on Master Distiller/Blender and Director of Distillery Operations. It hardly
Whiskey Holiday Highlights: Handpicked favorites from the Del Bac Team
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, Tucson. Their annual Holiday Cheer barrel-aged Huehuetenango, Guatemala bean is boo
Dram in the Desert – Ben Wilder, Sonoran Desert Extraordinaire
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 interviewed Ben to learn more about the work he does with Next Generation of Sonoran Desert Researchers (N-Gen), h
Meet the Team – Mark Vierthaler
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 uniquely Sonoran-inspired whiskeys. To be able to work with such an amazing te
Father’s Day is on the Way, and We Have the Perfect Way to Impress Dad.
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 impress your dad this year. Buy any bottle of Whiskey Del Bac®* for Dad and get a bottle of Sentinel of the Desert™ for you on us (or yo
Meet the Team – Nicole Lewis
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 degree in Anthropology with a research focus in mental health & immigration studies. “One my of
What are the different types of whiskey?
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 sugar from grain? In order to produce alcohol, you need sugar. The sugar can come from any source. You feed that sugar to yeast, and the ye
Meet the Team – Scott Richardson
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 large and small suppliers of single malt whisky, bourbon, rye, tequila, mezcal, vod
Whiskey Del Bac had an excellent time at the ASCA Convention
We are proud to announce that Whiskey Del Bac brought home six medals at the American Craft Spirits Association 10th Annual Judging of Craft Spirits, and we brought home the most gold medals of any distillery across all categories! So, What is the American Craft Spirits Association? As the only registered national nonprofit trade group representing the U.S. craft spirits industry, their mission is to elevate and advocate for the community of craft sp
