Darek Bell

Darek Bell is the owner of the Corsair Distillery. Darek’s innovative and adventurous spirits have won 92 medals at international spirits competitions. His whiskeys have been praised in publications like The New York Times, Food and Wine, Saveur, Imbibe, Whisky Magazine, Time Out New York, and Maxim.com. Darek was trained at the Siebel Brewing Institute and is a graduate of the Bruichladdich Distilling Academy in Islay, Scotland. One of his smoked whiskey recipes, Triple Smoke, was named “Artisan Whiskey of the Year” by Whisky Advocate Magazine. His first book, Alt Whiskeys, captured the spirit of innovation in craft whiskey and Fire Water will solidify his reputation for being one craft distilling's most creative distillers.