Interview with Beth Burrows, April 20, 2021
Project: Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project
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Burrows talks about her family background, childhood, and education. Then she recounts how she got started in the bourbon industry from the service industry. She speaks on her experiences in the bourbon industry within the different positions she has held, then she talks about the COVID-19 impact. Burrows goes in-depth about diversity and women in the industry. She talks about the beneficial changes and the barriers that have yet to move for women. Finally, she talks about her favorite bourbons, her mentors, and what she sees as the future for Beam Suntory.Interview Accession
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Burrows, Beth Interview by Max Zettler. 20 Apr. 2021. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Burrows, B. (2021, April 20). Interview by M. Zettler. Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Burrows, Beth, interview by Max Zettler. April 20, 2021, Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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