Former Garrard County Distilling master distiller Lisa Roper Wicker has been appointed the director of distilling for Kentucky-based Whiskey Thief.

Lisa Roper Wicker, who has often used the phrase ‘itinerant distiller’ to describe her path through whiskey, will join Whiskey Thief Distilling Co based in Franklin County Kentucky.

Wicker will take on the role of director of distilling for Whiskey Thief, which hosted 54,000 visitors in 2024 and opened a second location, a tasting room in Louisville, last October….