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    • Alcohol in Space
    • Alcohol + sugar + cream = Cream Liqueur
    • Alcohol + Tech
    • Beer and Football
    • Best Examples of Alcohol Flavoured Foods
    • Craft Watch
    • Disgusting Drinks from Around the World
    • Do you recognise these ‘Fictional’ Drinks brands from Hollywood films and TV?
    • Drinks Industry Books
    • Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
    • The Celebrity Liquor Index
    • The Drinks brands in the Dragons’ Den
    • The Drinks Industry Rich List 2023
    • The Most Popular Alcohol Subscription Boxes
  • whisky
    • How to Plan your own Whisky Festival
    • How to Buy a Scotch Whisky Cask…
    • How to start your own Whisky Club…
    • The Auld Art of Coopering
    • Facebook Whisky Groups
    • Independent Bottlers
    • Interesting Facts & Figures about Scotch Whisky
    • Scotch Whisky Videos
    • The Scotch Whisky History Timeline
    • The Top Whisk(e)y Podcasts
    • Whisky Books
    • Whisky Events & Festivals
    • Whisky Maps
    • Whisky Websites
    • Whose own label whisky is it anyway?
  • gin
    • Direct to Your Door: Gin Subscription Clubs
    • Facebook Gin Groups
    • Gin Books
    • Gin Websites
    • The Top 20 Gin Botanicals
    • The New Gin Brand Bingo Game
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    • Directory of Recruitment Agencies
    • Drinks Jobs Board
    • 6 Steps to find a Drinks industry job
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An Inside the Cask chat with….

Dánial Hoydal, MD and Co-Founder of Faer Isles Distillery in the Faroe Islands

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Martin Markvardsen, Senior Brand Ambassador for Highland Park Single Malt Scotch whisky

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Dr. Graeme Macaloney, CEO and Whiskymaker at Macaloney’s Island Distillery

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Pierre Tissandier from Bhlas Tasting Glass and the Whisky Lodge

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Alasdair Stevenson, Blender and Co-Founder of Turntable Blending House

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Swedish Whisky Girl, Moa Nilsson

a Swedish whisky enthusiast and the person responsible for Swedish Whisky Girl, the Icons of Whisky Communicator of the Year 2021.

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Elwyn Gladstone, creator of Malfy Gin and many other brands

His most recent drinks creations include Gladstone Axe Scotch whisky and Shanky’s Whip Irish liqueur.

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Dan Szor, CEO and Founder of Cotswolds Distillery

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Stephanie Jordan, wine and spirits consultant and co-founder of Avallen Calvados

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Jassil Villanueva, 5th generation Brugal Maestra Ronera

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Darryl McNally, Director of Irish Whiskey at Dublin Liberties Distillery

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Alasdair Day, the Co-founder of R&B Distillers and Isle of Raasay Distillery

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Shonna Milliken Humphrey, food writer and author of 'Gin', part of Bloomsbury's 'Object Lessons' series

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Robert Fleming, Master Distiller at Tomintoul Distillery in Speyside, Scotland for over 30 years

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Robin Honhold made a name for himself creating cocktails, building venues, developing products and running projects around the world alongside one of the World’s most awarded bartenders - Ryan Chetiyawardana aka Mr Lyan.

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Ron Welsh, the Master Blender and Strategic Inventory Manager for Beam Suntory

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Billy Walker from The GlenAllachie Distillery and son Alistair Walker, from independent bottler Alistair Walker Whisky Co.

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Liam Manton and Mark Smallwood, co-founders of Didsbury Gin

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Jason Barber, co-founder of Black Cow Vodka and West Dorset dairy farmer

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John Campbell, Laphroaig Distillery Manager and the 1st 'Ileach' (native of Islay) in its history

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Colin Hampden-White, photographer, drinks writer, producer and TV presenter of 'The Three Drinkers Do Scotch Whisky' on Amazon Prime Video

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Dr. Kirstie McCallum, Head of Whisky Creation and Stock at the Glen Turner Company

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David Robertson, co-founder of Holyrood Distillery in Edinburgh and also Rare Whisky 101

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Isabel Graham-Yooll, Auction & Private Client Director at www.Whisky.Auction

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Alice Lascelles, the award winning journalist, author, presenter and drinks expert

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Jackie Fast, the former BBC The Apprentice star, entrepreneur, investor, business book author and more recently the founder of Canadian ice wine brand REBEL Pi

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Carin Luna-Ostaseski, the founder and CEO of Scotch whisky brand start-up SIA

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John McCheyne, The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) Master Brand Ambassador

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Alan Mahon, the Brewgooder founder

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Marshall Farrer, Senior Vice-President, Managing Director of GTR at Brown-Forman

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John Peterson, a drinks industry legend

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Stewart Hainsworth, the Group CEO of Halewood Wines and Spirits

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Ingvar Ronde, the creator, owner and editor of the Malt Whisky Yearbook

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John McDonnell, Managing Director International at Tito's Handmade Vodka

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Erik Juul-Mortensen, the long-standing Tax Free World Association (TFWA) President

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Sarah Zhang, producer, host and lifestyle influencer in China

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Mrs. O Around the World, one of the Top Travel Bloggers based in the UK

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Chris France, one of the founders and director of BeerHawk.co.uk

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David Gluckman, the man behind Baileys and many other brands

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Andrew Watson, the co-founder of the global airport app FLIO

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Nestor Sanajko, Global Client Business Development at The Advantage Group

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Anshuman Vohra, the founder and CEO of BULLDOG Gin

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Matthew Fergusson-Stewart, Chief Marketing Officer at The Whisky Store in Singapore

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Gordon McCallum, Junior Brewer at Timothy Taylor's

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Lindsay Brown, Marketing Manager at VisitScotland

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Annebeth Wijtenburg, Communications Manager at the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC)

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Ludo Ducrocq, Global Head of Ambassador Advocacy at William Grant & Sons at the time of our chat (currently the Director of Education & Advocacy at The Glenmorangie Company)

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Callum A. Fraser, the Glenfarclas Distillery Manager

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Anna Twitchin, The Cruise Blogger

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Airport Planning Expert Gordon Hamilton

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One Red Kite, the team behind the Free Travel Retail Jobs Board

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Jean-Philippe Aucher, the Travel Retail Director at the STOLI Group

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Lots of activations happening at Heathrow Airport Lots of activations happening at Heathrow Airport T5…. #dutyfree
Always great to be greeted by a familiar face when Always great to be greeted by a familiar face when travelling through Heathrow Airport T5…. #dutyfree
Off to London we go….. Off to London we go…..
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The Macallan’s new Duty free range at the airpor The Macallan’s new Duty free range at the airport #macallan #dutyfree
Feliz aniversario ao nosso @Gremio pelos 120 anos Feliz aniversario ao nosso @Gremio pelos 120 anos de história, alegrias e muitas emoções! Com o Gremio onde o Gremio estiver…. #gremio #brasil
The Irish whiskey map from Whisky Magazine The Irish whiskey map from Whisky Magazine
From 10 years ago on Spirit magazine (William Gran From 10 years ago on Spirit magazine (William Grants internal staff publication) Autumn 2013
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