Dr Bill Lumsden, the driving force behind Glenmorangie and Ardbeg’s acclaimed whiskies, has been hailed as Distiller of the Year at a renowned industry competition, for the second time.
Lauded by the International Spirits Challenge for his innovation and craft smanship, The Glenmorangie Company’s director of whisky creation, distilling and whisky stocks is the first person in the competition’s history to win this prestigious accolade twice, having first received the honour in 2015.
Dr Lumsden oversees the creation of Glenmorangie’s exceptional Highland single malt whisky and of Ardbeg, among the world’s smokiest, peatiest Islay malt whisky. He said: ‘I am humbled to be named as Distiller of the Year.’