E235 Katie Black
Deep Dive Into Gastronomy And Distilling
This weeks guest is Katie Black. Born in Austin, Texas, and raised between live music and livestock shows, Katie wrapped up high school in Wichita Falls, a town where ambition has to shout over Friday night football. Katie originally headed to New Jersey on a film and theatre scholarship, clearly chasing a dramatic plot twist, but ended up studying dental assisting instead.
Then came Germany—where instead of finding herself, Katie found gastronomy, a word she barely knew but now lives by. Since then, she’s racked up more beverage certifications than most sommeliers have opinions, including an A.A.S. in Brewing, Distillation, and Fermentation and enough lab hours to clone a hop.
Her career? Think if Anthony Bourdain and Boba Fett had a baby who freelanced. Katie’s brewed wild beers, managed cider taprooms, distilled bittersweet amaro, and built full bar programs from scratch. In Texas, she’s worked everything from tequila fueled ACL activations to high-speed Formula 1 service—wrangling crowds, menus, and bartenders like a rodeo queen of spirits. Katie recently competed on Moonshiners: Master Distiller, and is now diving into brand advocacy, education, and throwing events that actually make people care about what’s in their glass.
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