A bounded R&D line permits experimentation alongside traditional bourbon production

Bounded experiments can coexist with repeatable core production when the product lane and process changes remain explicit.

The experimental products are explicitly separated as a distillery-only R&D line rather than presented as the entire production program.

Castle describes a distillery-only R&D line that gives her creative freedom, including traditionally made bourbon finished through an additional sequence of bourbon and beer barrels. She presents this as balancing bourbon tradition with experimentation.

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Question: “How do you navigate the line between tradition and experimentation?”

Tradition and experimentation

Paraphrase and locator checked against the public interview on 2026-08-25.