Lisa Roper Wicker Joins Whiskey Thief as Director of Distilling

Jun 2, 2025

Early last year, we reported that Lisa Roper Wicker, longtime president and head distiller of Brooklyn, New York-based Widow Jane (among numerous other roles throughout the industry), had taken on the role of master distiller at Garrard County Distilling Co. in Lancaster, Kentucky. Her tenure there was fleeting—she was reportedly fired after just 11 days, and the distillery shuttered just last month, with a $2.2 million lawsuit at its doorstep. Wicker isn’t on the job market any longer, however, as she’s landed at Frankfort, Kentucky-based distillery Whiskey Thief as its director of distilling….