Millie Milliken is a spirits writer and community manager for The Drinks Trust charity’s new member platform, the Drinks Community. Formerly deputy editor at Imbibe UK, she now specialises in bars and spirits, writing for both trade and consumer magazines. Millie has been named the IWSC’s 2022 Spirit Communicator of the Year, sponsored by Chivas Brothers.
As American whiskey continues to grow in collectibility and interest from enthusiasts continues to climb, Mint Julep Experiences is giving bourbon lovers some of the closest access they can get to Kentucky’s iconic bourbon brands
It might be the poster child for American whiskey but beyond bourbon, styles from rye to single malt are showing not only confidence but a strong sense of identity too, as Millie Milliken discovered at the 2025 IWSC North American Whiskey & RTD Judging in Kentucky
