Interview with Aften Locken, April 14, 2023
Project: Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project
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Aften Locken discusses her Kentucky upbringing, her stint in theater, trying to find work during The Great Recession, how she became a certified tequila maker, and how it relates to her passion for bourbon, working at Distilled Living and the innovations she put forward in Bourbon Pro.Interview Accession
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Bourbon cocktails public relations Bourbon industry Whiskey Spirits Culture The Great Recession Whiskey Industry Old Dominick Distillery Peggy Noe Stevens Distilled Living Tim Knittel Communication BIG Bourbon Club Black Bourbon Guild Moonshine University Stave and Thief Society Pappy Van Winkle Mixology Distilled LivingInterview Rights
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Locken, Aften Interview by Justin Conder. 14 Apr. 2023. Lexington, KY: Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
Locken, A. (2023, April 14). Interview by J. Conder. Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project. Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries, Lexington.
Locken, Aften, interview by Justin Conder. April 14, 2023, Bourbon in Kentucky: Women in Bourbon Oral History Project, Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries.
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