{"id":10835,"date":"2018-11-15T12:00:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tapigroup.com\/non-categorizzato\/dave-pickerell-il-re-del-whisky-americano\/"},"modified":"2021-05-27T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T08:23:20","slug":"dave-pickerell-il-re-del-whisky-americano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tapigroup.com\/it\/news-it\/dave-pickerell-il-re-del-whisky-americano\/","title":{"rendered":"The King of American Whiskey, has passed away"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p><strong>Dave Pickerell, the King of American Whiskey, has passed away<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>On 1 November, in San Francisco, Dave Pickerell lost his fight against hypertensive heart failure.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>His death has left a great void in the spirits sector. The King of American Whiskey played a central role in the growth of the Maker\u2019s Mark brand. And he put the experience he had gained over the years to good use in recent times, helping dozens of entrepreneurs with small-scale craft distilleries to grow and thrive.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Dave Pickerell used to play American Football, but was also a chemical engineer who set out to transfer the high quality standards in the chemical industry into whiskey distillation, both at Maker\u2019s Mark and at smaller distilleries such as Nelson\u2019s Green Brier Distillery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>He earned himself the nickname \u201cJohnny Appleseed of American Whiskey\u201d, through his expertise and his influence on the production of some of the most expensive premium whiskeys, and his passing will leave a huge gap in the beverage industry.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/whistlepigwhiskey.com\/team\/dave-pickerell\"><strong>More information<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dave Pickerell, the King of American Whiskey, has passed away On 1 November, in San Francisco, Dave Pickerell lost his fight against hypertensive heart failure. His death has left a great void in the spirits sector. The King of American Whiskey played a central role in the growth of the Maker\u2019s Mark brand. 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