PRODUCT OF NASHVILLE BARREL COMPANY - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chief
- MIX MASTER & COFOUNDER
After spending 5 years on a submarine with the NAVY, James retired to Nashville and began his whiskey journey with 10 years of retail experience, opening one of the most popular and followed store in Nashville.
James is the Chief Blender, Mix Master, Single-Barrel Samurai around these parts. When you come pick a barrel, James is your guide and we'd have it no other way.
Kelly is Mike's right hand "Woman" & visionary executor. Kelly brings a constant focus & follow through to the visions & projects that Mike thinks up. Kelly's goal is to make Nashville Barrel Co a powerhouse brand playing on a national field.
While studying hospitality management at Auburn University (you were warned), one of her final exams included a blind taste test, and it was at that moment her passion for fine spirits was born. After partaking in several barrel picks already-each one receiving huge acclaim-safe to say, she's a perfect complement to this team.
For the last 20 years, Mike Hinds has been fine-tuning his skills in logistics, having sat on the board of numerous 501(c)3 organizations, raising over $3 Million for cancer research, as well as solidifying himself as a respected member in the bourbon underground, picking more cult single barrels than we could count.