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Gregg Glass,
the creative whisky maker behind Whyte &
Mackay's single malts - The Dalmore,
Jura, Fettercairn and Tamnavulin, has
been awarded Master Distiller of the
Year at the Icons of Whisky Scotland
Awards 2023.
Whyte & Mackay's Master Distiller
Gregg Glass, the the creative whisky
maker behind the Scotch whisky company's
portfolio of single malt whiskies The
Dalmore, Jura, Fettercairn and
Tamnavulin has been awarded Master
Distiller of the Year at the Icons of
Whisky Scotland Awards 2023 and he was
also Highly Commended within the Icons’
ultimate Distiller of the Year category.
Gregg joined Whyte and Mackay back in
2016 and since that time he has made
quite an impact with his innovative and
hands-on approach to whisky making.
Involved in every aspect of the process
– even from acorn to glass through Whyte
and Mackay’s innovative Scottish Oak
Programme – Glass is credited with the
rejuvenation of the Jura and Fettercairn
distilleries and in 2017 launched Whisky
Works, the brand’s independent
innovation wing.
Since joining the house, his passion
project has been the development of the
industry-leading Scottish Oak Programme,
which aims to help establish the use of
native oak as a quality raw material for
the wider spirits industry, starting
with Scotch.
This year, Fettercairn released the
first whisky from the Scottish Oak
Programme, an 18 Year Old finished in
locally-sourced Scottish oak, which
marked an important milestone for Glass.
The distillery is also the site for
Fettercairn Forest; a replanting of an
ancient forest which forms part of the
commitment to develop a sustainable
future for responsibly sourced Scottish
oak
Prior to Whyte and Mackay, Gregg Glass
established his reputation as a pioneer
at Compass Box. Joining the fifth
largest whisky producer – Whyte and
Mackay – in 2016, Gregg Glass has since
led whisky making innovation across the
portfolio which includes Woodsman, Whyte
and Mackay Light and Whisky Works.
Master Whisky Maker Gregg Glass
comments: "We feel incredibly honoured
to have been recognised by Icons of
Whisky and to be Whisky Maker of the
Year ’23 is a real honour. This is
testament to the hard work of so many
across the Whyte and Mackay team and our
commitment to continue to innovate and
create fantastic whiskies.
"Our collection of Single Malt
Distilleries is really very special and
I see every day as an opportunity to try
something new and explore the diversity
of flavour we can create as whisky
makers. To be recognised in this way by
my peers is truly humbling."
Whyte & Mackay’s Invergordon Grain
Whisky also received the top award in
the Grain Whisky category, while Whyte
and Mackay’s Kieran Healey-Ryder, was
Highly Commended as Scotch Whisky
Ambassador
You will find Whyte & Mackay's portfolio of single malt
whiskies
available from specialist online whisky
shops such
as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of
Malt
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