Matriarch Marcia Likarish is CRUSHING IT!

It has been a little bit since I last visited with Marcia, and A LOT has been happening in the interim.  To say that it has been a crazy, great, busy year for both her and the Ironroot Republic team would be a vast understatement.

This dynamo of a human was just awarded the Icons of Whiskey Distillery Manager of the Year award by World of Whiskey.  AND, building on a history of award-winning liquids, the Ironroot Republic team and brand have launched and been lauded for their recent creations as well.

2024 World of Whiskey - Ironroot Republic Hubris Straight Corn Whiskey - Gold

2024 World of Whiskey – Ironroot Republic Apotheosis Finished Bourbon – Bronze

2024 World of Whiskey – Ironroot Republic Harbinger Single Barrel Bourbon - Bronze

2023 USA Today 10 Best Craft Whiskey Distilleries - Readers’ Choice Award

2023 World of Whiskey - Icons of Whiskey Master Blender/Master Distiller – Jonathan Likarish - Highly Commended

World of Whiskey 2023 - Ironroot Republic Apotheosis - World's Best Finished Bourbon

World of Whiskey 2023 - Ironroot Republic Hubris - World's Best American Corn Whiskey

Marcia attributes these accomplishments to a strongly held belief that "we do not achieve life's goals alone".  She encourages team building with people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences.  She also advocates for the suspension of personal ego in the pursuit of knowledge.  Her favorite quote explains her philosophy and it is hard to argue with her when her family’s operation demonstrates the results achieved with the application of it.

“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge… is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding.”

― Bill Bullard

Her words of wisdom for us all?  Do not underestimate yourself or your teammates.  Much can be achieved with the suspension of ego and the drive to achieve.

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Image Credit: Ironroot Republic Distilling