In United States today, there are over 2,000 in all corners of the country, 500 of which are making whiskey. Whiskey Rebels is a collection of first-person accounts of the brilliant innovators responsible for changing the whiskey landscape forever—people like Ralph Erenzo, recipient of the first distilling license in New York State in 80 years; Nicole Austin, who brought an indie spirit to the renowned American whiskey region of Tennessee; and Bill Owens, who founded the American Distilling Institute in 2003. John McCarthy has conducted hundreds of hours of interviews to gather these fascinating first-person accounts and give readers an amusing and thorough insight into the world of American craft whiskey. Under his expert guidance, readers will also learn the requirements to be considered a craft whiskey distiller, the effect of the craft beer movement on modern craft distilling, why craft distillers hate the word “craft,” and many other pieces of insider information.