Jade Cox was working in Wetherspoons when she joined the OurWhisky Foundation Atonia Programme. Now, she’s a distiller at an upcoming distillery in the Midlands. She explains how building her confidence and networking skills led her to take her first steps in her dream career in whisky.

New Zealand’s Carlie Dyer initially moved to Melbourne, Australia to pursue a career in wine. But as she tells Millie Milliken, she never expected to fall in love with whisky. Now, after six years with Starward Distillery, she’s taken the helm as head distiller.

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.

Sarah Burgess has been making whisky for some of the biggest names in Scotland and England for two decades. Now, she’s ready to give back. She tells Becky Paskin why we need to shine a light on others, and how creating a unique whisky for the Demeter Collection is a career highlight.

She may be the UK’s youngest distillery manager but the Cotswolds’ Alice Pearson is confidently forging her own path, defying stereotypes of what it means to be a woman in whisky and proving age is nothing but a number.

Premium spirits company Staghorn has named Lisa Wicker master distiller at its new distillery in Kentucky.

Sophie Pashley, assistant brewer and distiller at Yorkshire’s Cooper King distillery, talks to Millie Milliken about fixing casks, constant learning and the motivational power of Shania Twain.