Distilling was a career Emma Millar never knew was a possibility. Nearly a decade later, she’s a senior distiller for Northern Ireland’s Hinch Distillery. She wants more young people to know that making whisky is an option.

As two of the only female Irish whiskey business owners, the J.J. Corry and Tipperary distillery founders have joined forces to make history with a new limited edition release that has the capacity to change the category forever.

Stef Holt, UK market manager for Waterford Whisky and Renegade Rum, talks to Millie Milliken about making whisky training fun, mastering her public speaking patter and breaking bad habits.