If you think whiskey is only for guys, you’re in for a shot of reality. More women find they want a taste of the action, and they’re not just drinking it.

Some of the most well-known whiskeys today were either founded, owned, managed or saved by women. There are even clubs for women to experience and learn about different whiskeys and whiskey cocktails, reports CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller.

At a gathering on New York’s Upper East Side, women come with one type of beverage in mind. “Women Who Whiskey,” a club dedicated to bringing together women who love everything from bourbon to rye.

“I would see other girls ordering whiskey drinks, and I said, ‘Oh, that’s interesting. You don’t see that very often.’ And I said, ‘I drink whiskey,’ the club’s founder Julia Ritz Toffoli said.

She said she didn’t start drinking whiskey, or alcohol for that matter, until later in life.

“It wasn’t until I got to college in Montreal where I discovered the rye and ginger — a very popular drink in Canada,” she said. “And that’s, I guess when I discovered it and I started to love it.”

And she’s not the only woman who loves it.