Sydney Jones

Sydney Jones is a Supervisor and Lead Distillery Technician at the newly constructed Heaven Hill Springs Distillery in Bardstown, KY. Previously, she served as the first female Head Distiller for FEW Spirits in Evanston, IL, and has been working in the distilled spirits industry since 2016.

Sydney specializes in whiskey and gin production, as well as general spirits education. Additionally, she co-hosts the Spirits & Distilling podcast in her spare time, interviewing spirits producers across the industry on all things technical, and regularly presents educational material for the American Craft Spirits Association and James B. Beam Institute. She also currently serves as a member of the Selection Committee for the STEPUP Foundation, and in 2025, was selected to be the Mentor for the Foundation's internship program. Sydney is also works as a Professor with the Bourbon Capital Diplomat program in Bardstown, KY.

Previously, Sydney has served as a Board Member and Treasurer for the Northeast Florida chapter of the United States Bartenders Guild, worked as a Judge for the Beverage Testing Institute in Chicago, IL, and taught as an educator with Brewing and Distilling Educational Services in Lexington, KY.