THE READERS’ WHISKY CHALLENGE JUDGES 2021

Our panel of Scottish Field readers who tasted 35 whiskies to discover the finest dram in Scotland. See the winning whisky they chose on page 11.

Jamie Morrison

Global Brand Ambassador for The Glenturret, he is a whisky lover and has worked in the industry for over six years.

Fiona Kemp

Whisky enthusiast and amateur whisky historian. Loves visiting distilleries and is an avid collector of whisky books, old and new.

Graham Spowart

Co-founder of BAWS, Bo’ness Appreciation of Whisky Society. A whisky fanatic for years, he owns casks and loves cask strength whisky.

Jim Gillies

Geraldo’s whisky ambassador, Jim is an enthusiastic ‘malty, old sea dog’ that lives and breathes all things uisge beatha-related.

Cindy OnkenGlimm

Taught in beverages over 15 years ago. She has enjoyed many online whisky tastings. She is a sommelier at Andrew Fairlie’s.

Colin Sim

Colin combines his love of both whisky and cycling. He can be found running events for The Stonehaven Whisky Howff.

Stuart Mccallum

Stuart has educated himself via online tastings and has developed a real appreciation of Scotland’s uisge beatha.

Ros Frame

Has been a whisky lover since 2010, but only joined the spirits industry properly four years ago, specialising in whisky marketing.

Simon Milne

A financial whizz with a fascination for the water of life, Simon’s happy place is sipping drams looking out over the Sound of Mull.

Graeme Dempster

As a chartered Commercial Insurance Broker, Graeme understands the unique risks associated with whisky production.