Caroline Dewar meets the women behind the whiskies
In times when we know that women are a largely untapped market as whisky drinkers and careers in scientific or technical subjects are of dwindling interest to school students, where do women fit into the industry work-wise?
In the so-called “softer” areas of marketing and PR there are plenty of the...
Behind the scenes
from Issue 65 published on 20/07/2007
Caroline Dewar meets the latest in the line of Dewar’s master blenders
The master blender at Dewar’s in Glasgow is a calm and collected presence as she welcomes you to the premises. Following Tom Aitken’s retirement in summer 2006, Stephanie McLeod is now one of only a small number of senior women on the production side of Scotch whisky.
Her role is quality and consis...
Whisky Interview
from Issue 63 published on 20/04/2007
Caroline Dewar takes a stroll through whisky’s heartland
The Highland area begins north of the line drawn across Scotland from Greenock to Dundee. Within this the Speyside area is a subset and all islands except Islay are included – but more of islands another time.
Routes into this area by air can be Glasgow or Edinburgh, handy for Perthshire and some o...
Visitor Guides
from Issue 57 published on 21/07/2006
The Lowlands distilleries are surprisingly varied and highly satisfying.Caroline Dewar reports
You might think there isn’t a lot to say about the Lowlands as a whisky area. There may be only three main distilleries here and this part of Scotland often seems ignored outside of Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Single malts produced here are softer in character than from other regions but equally versati...
Visitor Guides
from Issue 56 published on 01/06/2006
In the latest in our series on visiting distilleries Caroline Dewar looks at Islay and Jura
To many whisky fans Islay is the ultimate pilgrimage. Home to seven main distilleries – all world renowned names – and the new farm distillery at Kilchoman attracting whisky enthusiasts, this is hardly surprising. And the Isle of Jura just across the water. Pilgrimage can sometimes also imply hard t...
Visitor Guides
from Issue 54 published on 03/03/2006
