Meet the Makers

At The Whisky Exchange Whisky Show 2012 we invited the people who are responsible for creating the drams we all enjoy.

From the Managers and Blenders to Mashmen and Coopers, we wanted to give everybody who attended The Show the opportunity to discover the ins and outs of how to make whisky from the men and woman who do so every day.

As well as hosting informal Q & A sessions throughout The Show, The Makers were available to share a dram or two at their stands.

Rachel Barrie

Rachel Barrie is the Master Blender for Morrison Bowmore, working with Auchentoshan, Glen Garioch and Bowmore.
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George S Grant

George Grant is the Brand Ambassador for Glenfarclas and the sixth generation of the Grant family to work at the distillery.
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Tony Rozga

Tony is production manager at Islay’s Kilchoman Distillery
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David Fitt

David Fitt is the master distiller and distillery manager at The English Whisky Company.
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Kirstie McCallum

Dr Kirstie McCallum is Global Brand Ambassador and former blender for Burn Stewart Distillers.
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Martin Hendry

Martin Hendry is the head mashman at Tomatin distillery on the edge of Speyside
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John Glass

John Glass is the Malt Master for Ian Macleod Distillers.
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Stuart Watts

Stuart is the Dufftown Site Leader for William Grant and Sons, working with Balvenie and Glenfiddich.
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Graeme Bowie

Graeme Bowie is the assistant manager at Balblair distillery
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Surrinder Kumar

Surrinder is the Vice President for operations at Indian distiller Amrut
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Lorne Mackillop

Lorne Mackillop is the name behind the Mackillop’s Choice range of independent whisky bottlings
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Matthew Crow

Dr Matthew Crow is a blender and whisky maker for Diageo, working with the Johnnie Walker range
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Billy Leighton

Billy Leighton is the master blender for Jameson Irish Whiskey
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