Who & What –

Diageo names Nicole Austin general manager and distiller of Cascade Hollow Distilling Co., the home of George Dickel Tennessee Whisky.  Cascade Hollow was formerly known as George Dickel Distillery, but Diageo is counting of Austin to develop some innovation spirits, hence the name change.  She joins from William Grant & Sons, where she was project commissioning engineer at the Tullamore Distillery in Ireland.