Jackie Thomson, the former visitor centre manager for Ardbeg distillery, has joined Islay’s Portintruan distillery ahead of its opening next year.

Ardbeg distillery on Islay has named Bryony McNiven as its new distillery manager, nearly 200 years since it was run by the Macdougall sisters.

After 20 years in another industry, Tracy Dawn Shachtay started an unsure journey in whisky. Now, as Port Ellen’s new private client and brand home host, she has finally found her calling.

Regarded as the ‘first lady of Scotch’, Bessie Williamson was so much more than one of Scotland’s first female distillery managers. From safeguarding Laphroaig during the war to exhibiting philanthropic kindness and even saving her warehouseman’s life, Williamson left an indelible mark on both whisky and the world.