Brian Kinsman is malt master for Glenfiddich, and also looks after the Grant’s range of blended whiskies and works with his mentor David Stewart on the Balvenie range. I caught up with Brian a while…
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Six questions with Brian Kinsman, Glenfiddich Malt Master
Posted on 30 August 2017 by Billy
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Blending whisky – how hard can it be?
Posted on 2 June 2017 by Rocky
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Blending whisky is a skilled job. From combining hundreds of casks to make batches of large-scale blends such as Johnnie Walker to marrying a pair of casks for one-off single malt releases such as our…
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