Interview with Amandalin Kay Ryan, March 23, 2022
Project: Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project
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This interview was with Amandalin Ryan, Director of Marketing for the Kentucky Distillers’ Association (KDA), for the Women in Bourbon Kentucky Oral History Collection. She tells her personal story of her career path and how she got involved within the bourbon industry. She has worked for the Kentucky Distillers’ Association for over nine years, holding a variety of roles there. She recounts her experiences working in these different capacities and her many mentors along the way. Amandalin (Mandy) discusses her view of the future of the bourbon industry in trends and initiatives on what needs to be improved.Interview Accession
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Bourbon Woman Women in business Women in bourbon Kentucky Kentucky Bourbon Kentucky business Kentucky Distillers Association KDA Amandalin Ryan Mandy Ryan Bourbon experiences Bourbon advice Bourbon oral history bourbon history Distilleries Female Whiskey Women in whiskey Spirits Distillation brewing Kentucky Bourbon Trail Bourbon Trail KDA Scholarship KDA Lifting Spirits Graduate Scholarship DEI Panel KDA Diversity Panel Initiatives Inclusion Changes Spirits Industry TrendsInterview Rights
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Ryan, Amandalin Kay Interview by Taylor Nicole Davis. 23 Mar. 2022. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Ryan, A.K. (2022, March 23). Interview by T. N. Davis. Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Ryan, Amandalin Kay, interview by Taylor Nicole Davis. March 23, 2022, Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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