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pink cocktail with rhubarb curl, mint and blueberry garnish
Blueberry Rhubarb Smash – Can’t Stop the Signal

My name is Heather Wibbels, aka the Cocktail Contessa, and I’m a whiskey enthusiast (Executive Bourbon Steward, no less) with a passion for cocktails. I love researching cocktails, making cocktails and drinking cocktails. I like to say I’m creating whiskey drinkers one cocktail at a time.

My passion is creating new cocktails out of both familiar and new ingredients, working with brands to review, test and create with their ingredients, and sharing both common and unfamiliar flavor pairings in an approachable way. I love creating whiskey and cocktail content to share with others.

But in the end, I want to bring the bar home to you, and show you how to make drinks that look great, taste fantastic, but are easy to put together. And maybe throw in a little flair to impress your friends and family.

In addition to cocktails, I love a great bourbon, and given the amount in my house, it’s no wonder I work mostly with whiskey. Along the way, I’ve become Chair of the Board of Directors for Bourbon Women, a group passionately dedicated to Bourbon culture and all the fun that happens when we gather. We have members across 32 states and have had thousands join us in virtual events over the last year.

My biggest passion is teaching others to create their own cocktails and play with flavors and aromas to create their perfect cocktail. I want to demystify cocktails and help cocktail enthusiasts approach their cocktail creations thoughtfully to learn to make their own variations!

I want making cocktails to be approachable, creative and fun. I’ve won a few amateur cocktail competitions (Bourbon Women’s Not Your Pink Drink Amateur Contest in 2015, 2016, and 2017) and the Kentucky Distiller Association Mint Julep contest in 2019, and make cocktails for friends and family. In fact, it was Peggy Noe Stevens of the Bourbon Women who jokingly called me the Cocktail Contessa when I showed up at her house with cocktails and the name stuck!

Living in Kentucky, I get to take part in a good number of whiskey- and bourbon-related events, including visiting distilleries, and I love to learn more about whiskies. At last count, I’ve done upwards of 60 distillery tours and presentations, and that doesn’t include various whiskey events and bourbon festivals around town.

I’m always keen to create new cocktails and collaborate with new spirits and products, so use the contact form to ping me if you’d like to collaborate or want a custom cocktail designed for your special occasion.

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Heather Wibbels is a whiskey mixologist creating whiskey drinkers one cocktail at a time. She's an Executive Bourbon Steward who loves researching and designing cocktails, drinking cocktails, and teaching cocktails. Mostly whiskey cocktails, given her Kentucky location, but any spirit will do when the inspiration strikes. Learn More about the Contessa

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