LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Pamela Heilmann, one of the few women in the country to be a master distiller at a major whiskey firm, is retiring in Louisville.
Michter's in Shively announced that it is saying goodbye to Heilmann on May 1.
In a business once dominated by men, Heilmann took over the country's oldest bourbon brand in 2013 and became the first woman since prohibition to be a member of the Kentucky Distillers Association.
Dan McKee will succeed Heilmann.
