Iain has been working fulltime in the Wine and Spirits Industry since 2011. Starting in Specialisit retail, he has held various roles within the industry covering retail, wholesale and private investment before joining Angus Dundee Distillers as their Global Brand Ambassador in late 2015. Within this role Iain has been responsible for the education and support of our international customers, hosting tastings and events in our markets around the world. His sensory abitilies were realised early on in his a career and this lead him to become part of the blending team at Angus Dundee. Success within this role culminated with Iain being appointed as the company’s Master Blender in 2021.

When he’s not travelling, you can find Iain in our our lab creating new whiskies or in our distillery warehouses nosing and inspecting our maturing spirits. He plays in important role in the company’s cask sourcing and is always on the lookout for new and exciting wood types and flavour profiles. As well as maintining our best selling whiskies, Iain has been responsible for blending some of company’s highest awarded releases including the Tomintoul Cigar Malt and the Glencadam Reserva Andalucia.

Iain has a real passion for whisky heritage, innovation and flavour composition and specialises in delivering quirky masterclasses tailored to his audience- keeping them fun and factual while sharing a good dram… or two!