BIO ~ Stephen Paul
Co-Founder Whiskey Del Bac
He grew up in Baja Arizona with a love for the desert and a strong sense of place. He has long been close to mesquite trees. In the 1980’s he started using the beautiful grain of that desert tree in his long-time furniture design company Arroyo Design.
In the mid-2000’s, while barbecuing with mesquite scraps from Arroyo Design, his wife Elaine had the idea to dry malt over a mesquite fire for a true Sonoran Desert single-malt whiskey.
That idea grew into Whiskey Del Bac, founded with their daughter Amanda in 2011. Made only from barley, water and yeast, mesquite-smoking the whiskey conveys a love of the desert that has inspired Stephen from boyhood.
Email address: stephen@whiskeydelbac.com
BIO ~ Janna Hoffman
Manager Whiskey Del Bac
As for me, I am more of a sidekick in the story of Whiskey Del Bac. I simply evangelize about this spirit.
I learned of Whiskey Del Bac around 2019 and fell in love with the story and the whiskey itself.
When a tour guide position opened up in early 2021, and I was overjoyed when they asked me in for an interview. That part time position has since turned into a full-time career for me and I could not be happier.
Email address: janna@whiskeydelbac.com
ABOUT THE HOST: Jennifer English
Jennifer is a multi-award-winning broadcaster, writer, Hospitality Industry consultant and culinarian who is the founder and host of the Food & Wine Radio Network, and host of Friends in The Business.
Her in-depth interviews and intellectual musings on the craft, history and culture of all areas of food and drink have earned Jennifer the prestigious Gracie Allen Award from The Foundation of American Women in Radio & Television and The James Beard Foundation Award for Best Radio Show. Jennifer served on the Board of the New Orleans Culinary & Cultural Preservation Society, and was proud to participate on the very first Seminar Panel at Tales of the Cocktail.
Jennifer is a co-founder of the World Margarita Championships, and is a Founding Editor of Tea Journey Magazine.
Jennifer developed and launched the Let’s Make A Meal cooking segments for NBC affiliate KVOA TV-4 and the Around the Table, “Bottoms Up Radio Hour”, and R.S.V.P. Radio Shows.
Jennifer is delighted to welcome friends, old and new, to her table to cultivate conviviality.
