• A master blender is an individual who develops specific blended spirits using a combination of spirits with different characteristics. For example, in...
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  • Joy Spence (category Whisky blenders)
    (born 1951) is a Jamaican chemist and master blender at Appleton Estate. She was the first female master blender in the spirits industry. Spence was born...
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    the name D.E Master Blenders 1753 NV. In 2013, the German investor group JAB Holding Company made an offer to purchase D.E Master Blenders 1753 for $9...
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  • Richard Paterson (category Whisky blenders)
    January 1949), OBE is a Scottish author and whisky expert. He is a master blender with over five decades of experience in the whisky industry. In the...
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    first female, Dewar's Master Blender Stephanie Macleod. Dewar's 18 – 18 years old. First released in 2003 and created by Master Blender Tom Aitken. Dewar's...
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  • Nathan Green, as master blender, becoming the first known African-American female whiskey master blender. She was named Master Blender of the Year by Whisky...
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    Nearest's Master Blender, Victoria Eady Butler, is a descendant of Green, and the first known African-American female whiskey master blender. "About Nearest...
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    Livermore has been the J.P. Wiser's Master Blender since early 2012. He took over from his mentor, former Master Blender David Doyle—with whom he helped influence...
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    unique 400 hectare sugar plantation. In 1997, Joy Spence was made the master blender at J. Wray and Nephew—the first woman ever to occupy this position in...
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    Wine's Drinks Innovators of the Year in 2022, alongside Uncle Nearest master blender Victoria Eady Butler. Before establishing the distillery, Weaver also...
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    where the annual evaporative loss is about 2%. Surinder Kumar, the master blender at Amrut Distilleries, has estimated that one year of barrel-ageing...
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  • David Stewart MBE (born 1945 in Ayr, Scotland) is the long-time master blender and malt master for William Grant & Sons distillers. Born in Ayr on the west...
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  • The master blender of Grant's is Brian Kinsman, who succeeded David Stewart who had been in his post for 47 years, the longest serving master blender with...
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  • Walker's First Female Master Blender". InsideHook. Retrieved 31 December 2022. "Johnnie Walker Appoints Its First-Ever Female Master Blender". Food & Wine. Archived...
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    He was also responsible for choosing Jean Fillioux as the house's Master Blender. A member of the Fillioux family has occupied the role ever since, a...
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  • Creek's Master Blender, has been a part of the distillery since John Hall acquired the plant from Otto Reider in 1992. He remains the Master Blender to this...
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    town. In 2006, Sandy Hyslop was appointed as Ballantine's Master Blender – the 5th Master Blender in Ballantine's 180-year history.[citation needed] In November...
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    Ricard in Scotland. Chivas Regal was created in 1909 by Chivas Brothers Master Blender Charles Stewart Howard as a 25-year-old luxury whisky. 1939 saw the...
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    the Belgian sour beer tradition. The Barrelworks program is led by master blender Jim Crooks, a food science graduate and former quality control manager...
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    labs around Scotland. The glass design was concluded with the aid of master blenders from five of the largest whisky companies in Scotland.[citation needed]...
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    management of the company over to his sons Emilio (president), Facundo Jr. (master blender), and José (sales). The ensuing period of Cuban history was politically...
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  • Jean-Baptiste's elder son, Edmond (1859–1933), entered the company in 1894 as Master Blender, helping his father with all aspects of production. Under his direction...
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  • Belstaff, Zagliani, Espresso House, and Baresso Coffee. In May 2014, D.E Master Blenders 1753 announced to acquire a majority stake in Mondelez's coffee business...
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  • Coconut, and Owner's Reserve Rums are distilled in Pesé, Panama, by Master Blender Francisco 'Don Pancho' Fernandez in antique copper column stills. Pronounced...
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    employed will determine the final taste and aroma profile," says Jamaican master blender Joy Spence. Distillers that make lighter rums, such as Bacardi, prefer...
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    Alexander Smith, the right-hand man of Alexander Chivas; and their Master Blender, Charles Stewart Howard. In 1895, Smith and Howard offered to buy out...
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    single-cask, it contains whisky from many casks, and different years, so the blender can achieve a taste recognisable as typical of the distillery. In most...
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    Finishing Independent bottler Lincoln County Process Mash Sour mash Master blender Spirit safe Whiskey thief Whisky tourism American Whiskey Trail Kentucky...
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    Finishing Independent bottler Lincoln County Process Mash Sour mash Master blender Spirit safe Whiskey thief Whisky tourism American Whiskey Trail Kentucky...
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