The Bourbon Industry Is in Turmoil. Could Tech Provide the Shot It Needs?

If you’ve never toured a whiskey distillery, the experience can be uncommonly old-fashioned. While newer distilleries thrive on automation, many still tout their “by hand” operations as a defining characteristic, a heritage that gives them street cred. Many distilleries are downright smug about the lack of computers or even climate control in any facet of their operations—even if this means things don’t always go according to plan. Easily preventable errors are chalked up as a cost of doing…