Episode 164: Unconventional Pathways (with a Splash of Bourbon)

Juliet Schmalz, MD

Juliet Schmalz, MD, earned her undergraduate degree at Indiana University and continued her education at Indiana University for her medical degree and her residency in Anesthesiology. Juliet left behind a career as a physician to pursue her passion for crafting distinctive, elevated whiskeys. An Indiana native and longtime whiskey enthusiast, Juliet is Kentucky-trained in whiskey production and brings a fresh perspective to the industry.

For Juliet, cooking and baking for others is a form of love. The genesis of Fortune’s Fool — and its inspiration drawn from the lyrical verse of Romeo & Juliet — stirs the same part of her soul, elevated to an art form by the rigorous standard of excellence she practiced as a physician. Thanks to her unique pedigree, including her distinction as one of the few female whiskey producers in the world, Fortune’s Fool is like no other whiskey on the market.

Adam Striker, MD, FASA

Adam Striker, MD, FASA, is the past chair of the ASA’s Committee on Communications and is the series editor for ASA’s Central Line podcast series. He is Professor of Anesthesiology at Medical College of Wisconsin, a pediatric cardiac anesthesiologist at Children’s Wisconsin and serves as Director of Clinical Operations for pediatric anesthesiology at Children's Wisconsin.  He received his undergraduate degree in engineering from Purdue University and his medical degree from Indiana University. He completed his pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Northwestern University.