Ian Smiley is the author of several books including: The Distillers's Guide to Rum and Making Pure Corn Whiskey. Smiley is a distillery consultant for commercial distilleries and is an associate of Allied Beverage Tank in Chicago as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for start-up craft distilleries. His 30+ years of experience in the distilled spirits industry is extensive and includes recipe formulation for various whiskies produced with different kinds of equipment, methods of mashing and distillation techniques.