When Hannah Mitchell joined the Atonia Programme in 2024, she was ready for a new challenge in her whisky journey. Now UK sales manager for Arbikie, she explains how her time on the programme helped her find her voice and the confidence she needed to ask for more in her career.

From a career in quality engineering to running what could be the world’s first hydrogen-powered distillery, Arbikie manager and master distiller Kirsty Black wants women to know they’re not alone in whisky.