Alex developed a love of all things cocktail and fine drinking from an early age, and has been working in the drinks industry since the late 1980s. He started in bars in Oxford and London, but his love of whisky came later. He admits to spending all of his spare time acting like a three year old.
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Manager of our Great Portland Street shop and head of events, putting together the extensive program of masterclasses and tastings that we run during the year, most of which you can read about here on the blog. Sometimes he even gets time to write a post of his own.
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Dawn wowed the London restaurant scene as a sommelier in some of the capital’s hottest spots, including Zuma, The Square and The Ledbury before joining Selfridges as head wine and spirits buyer. In 2015, she became head buyer at TWE, and she’s also a Master (‘Mistress, actually…’) of Wine.
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A walking whisky encyclopedia who was well versed in the dark arts of whisky sales even before we tempted him into the TWE family back in 2007. These days he can be found in the shop and occasionally putting hand to keyboard for the blog.
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A west Londoner by birth, Ed left Berry Brothers & Rudd in 2010 to become a freelance writer and educator, and works part time in our shop. In recognition of his love for all things burnt, he became a Mousquetaire d'Armagnac in 2008.
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After working his way round a plethora of drinks companies, Ollie joined TWE's shop team in 2011. He soon headed for the safety of our head office and then jumped ship to Elixir Distillers, where he selected, blends and creates new whisky releases.
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The gentle hum of a glass of Champagne lured Oliver away from a respectable career, with the siren song of Pinot Noir drawing him further into the world of drinks where he organises the marketing for our events. Oliver thinks that Dom Perignon was right to say he was tasting the stars.
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A 2013 addition, Rocky joined us from Berry Bros, where a smorgasbord of roles in seven years culminated in exile to Basingstoke as a Spirits Specialist. Responsible for making sure things go live on the website, he also helps out the team with their travel queries.
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