

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Sip & Dip with Whiskey Thief Distilling’s Lisa Roper Wicker  
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join our very own Rick Showalter and Whiskey Thief Distilling’s Lisa Roper Wicker to Sip some of their finest bourbon and dip the most delicious Bourbon Balls made with that same bourbon!

Lisa Roper Wicker started in alcohol production over twenty years ago, first in farm wineries in Indiana and then Kentucky. She worked as a farm hand, an apprentice winemaker, then built a
winery with an established vineyard in Kentucky. She moved into distilling with Steve Beam of Limestone Branch Distillery, then Starlight Distillery, and built Preservation Distillery in Bardstown, Kentucky, the first craft distillery in Nelson County. Wicker founded Saints &amp; Monsters Consulting after leaving Preservation. Her client work focused on product development and distillery start ups, and blending American and Canadian whiskey.  She was with Samson &amp; Surrey for just under six years. First, as a consultant, then full time as Director of Distilling with all of the portfolio brands before being named President and Distiller with Widow Jane. The project included Baby Jane heirloom corn and whiskey distilling in New York and Kentucky. This project included sourcing and blending whiskey from four states, and for two years the largest heirloom crop for whiskey in the United States. In February of 2022, Widow Jane was purchased by Heaven Hill Distilleries. Most recently, Wicker was CEO/Master
Distiller of Lyons brewing &amp; distilling, working with breweries and distilleries in Kentucky and Ireland. For seven years, Wicker was the Consulting Distiller for George Washington’s Distillery at
Mount Vernon and was Highly Commended as an Icon of Whiskey for her work there. Widow Jane won many awards including “World’s Best Small Batch Bourbon” in 2022 awarded by
Whisky Magazine.
-Speaker/panel member Whisky Fest New York Master Class, New Orleans Bourbon Festival, Tales of the Cocktail, World Whisky Forum, Kentucky Bourbon Festival, American Whiskey Convention, Nashville Whiskey Festival, Filson Historical Society.

Wicker resides in Bardstown, Kentucky. She is mom to three grown children, mom-in-law to three and has three beautiful grandsons.

This promises to be a great time and learning experience!  Call Millie @502-680-0948 to purchase your ticket as they will sell quick!  Tickets are $45.  Cash bar available and light bites will be served.  We will have a presentation and tasting with Lisa before dipping your very own bourbon balls to leave with!  We look forward to seeing you!!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/lawrenceburg/sip-and-dip-with-whiskey-thief-distilling’s-lisa-roper-wicker/200029558653729
- **Event Categories**: kentucky-derby, festivals, business, workshops
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 37

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Lawrenceburg
- **state**: KY
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 320 South Main Street, Lawrenceburg, KY
- **lat**: 38.03261
- **long**: -84.89573
- **full address**: 320 South Main Street, Lawrenceburg, KY, United States

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: T. B. Ripy House (https://allevents.in/org/t-b-ripy-house/22164250)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 12 Feb, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 320 South Main Street, Lawrenceburg, KY, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** T. B. Ripy House
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** kentucky-derby, festivals, business, workshops
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Sip & Dip with Whiskey Thief Distilling’s Lisa Roper Wicker   ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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