023 - Carol Perry, Stitzel-Weller's Jack of all Tradesman

Bourbon Pursuit

English - September 10, 2015 14:33 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 824 ratings
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Carol Perry, or just Perry, is a legend in his own right. Perry has worked at the Stitzel-Weller distillery in Shively for 45 years. He has held about every job you could possibly have and is currently working security and head greeter for the Bulleit Frontier Experience.

- Give us an idea of what you have been doing here for the past 45 years

- Talk about what life is like working at the warehouse

- Why did they have windows open only during the day?

- What other kinds of experiences did you gather from working at warehouse?

- Drinking your own product on the job probably wasn’t uncommon back then

- How automated were the processes back then?

- What do you mean by dumping the glass?

- Did you ever have any interactions with the Van Winkle family?

- Wasn’t there a break room incident with Julian?

- What were you doing when the distillery closed its doors?

- Any security incidents in your time?

- You’ve seen the ups and downs, is this the craziest time you’ve ever seen?

- Is there a best memory that sticks out for you during this time?