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Posted on 18 September 2008 by Tim F
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TWE Blog Team
Billy
Writer, former computer programmer, long-time blogger and hat fan, Billy's been sculpting words for The Whisky Exchange since 2011. He now roams both the internet and real world, telling people about the wonders of drinks and occasionally drinking some of them.
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Joe
Content writer and editorial team chief cocktail maker since 2021 – Joe has been scribbling and talking about spirits for more than a decade as well as selling, buying and drinking them. He also writes about food and definitely knows a place round here that does a thing you have to try.
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Mike Gibson
Mike is a Leytonstoner, cat lover and reluctant Tottenham fan who oversees content and communications at The Whisky Exchange. He loves 50-50 sazeracs, sherried single malts, vintage Champagne and oaked Chardonnay. And his two cats, of course.
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Ning
Bright eyed, bushy tailed and fresh out of uni, Ning has joined TWE in the hopes of learning about booze. Growing up in the middle-of-nowhere in Scotland, whisky (and tea) runs through her veins and she now spends her days in grey London writing about new products and more for the website.
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TWE Contributors
Alex
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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Chris
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
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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Duncan
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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Ed
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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Ollie
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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Oliver
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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Rocky
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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Sukhinder
Co-founder of The Whisky Exchange, Sukhinder has been at the forefront of the sale, sourcing and collecting of old and rare whiskies since the late 1980s.
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