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Harlen Wheatley
Harlen attended Northern Kentucky University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry, with a minor in math. After graduation from NKU Harlen moved to Central Kentucky, where he worked full time at a chemical company and attended the University of Kentucky. While earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, Harlen received his formal training in distillation and separation techniques. In 1995 Harlen came to Frankfort to work as Distillery Supervisor. At Buffalo Trace, he has applied much of his formal education and received intensive “on-the-job” training from Master Distiller Gary Gayheart. Harlen was soon assigned additional responsibilities in the powerhouse/boiler room, maintenance and warehousing, and was promoted to Distillery Manager. Harlen became Master Distiller in 2005 after the retirement of Gary Gayeart. He has worked in all aspects of bourbon production, from incoming raw materials to barrel aging and looks forward to many more years of carrying on the tradition of producing some of the world’s finest bourbons. |
Harlen was born in Mount Sterling Kentucky in 1969, the older of two boys. He lived in both Hazard and Union, KY before his family moved to Northern, KY in 1976.
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