Whisky's women
Whisky's longevity can be credited to the efforts of many hard working people. Gavein D Smith lists nine successful women who are currently working hard to secure whisky's future.
BRIDGET ARTHUR is joint-Manager of Vintage Hallmark of St Jamesâs, Londonâs latest shop dedicated to the sale of quality spirits. It opened last autumn on a site on the corner of Jermyn Street and St Jamesâs Street and offers around 600 different malt whiskies. Bridget previously worked at Milroyâs famous Soho whisky emporium and her fellow Manager at Vintage Hallmark is former Milroyâs colleague Doug McIvor. Primarily involved with the administrative and export aspects of the business, Bridget has developed a lasting interest in whisky âcollectablesâ and gains much enjoyment from the rapport she has with her band of collectors. Born in the West Country, Bridget says that she âjust fell into the whisky business by accidentâ, spending 12 years at Milroyâs, and learning about whisky along the way. âOnce youâre at Milroyâs you canât avoid whiskyâ, she says with a chuckle, âand it was a great grounding. I was a wine drinker and I'd never even come across single malts before I started working there.â
âOne thing we are seeing nowâ, she notes, âis more women drinking single malts. Quite young women, too, are coming in regularly and buying whisky for themselves."
ANGELA FORSGREN D'ORAZIO is responsible for everything relating to whisky in Stockholmâs Akkurat Restaurant and also runs its associated whisky club. Akkurat is a large restaurant that specialises, as Angela says, in âthe whisky, the beer, the food, the atmosphere and the people.....
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By Gavin D. Smith
Section : Whisky and Women
Page number : 26
