We have two online workshops in October. Whilst these are part of the Craft Distilling Expo line up, these are separate tickets to the event, and held online so you don’t need to physically attend, making them perfect for anyone who can’t make our live event…although those attending the conference Read more…
Sensory panels – dedicated groups of tasters – have long been used by large distilleries to help train staff and maintain consistency of products, but they can also be extremely helpful for smaller producers. Panels can help with product development, quality assurance checks, and the exploration of new ingredients. Matthew Read more…
Welcome to the schedule for this year’s Craft Distilling Expo! Whilst this is a fairly final draft, it is highly likely we’ll throw in a few extra surprises over the event. Find out more about each speaker by clicking on their name. Please note, this post is for information purposes. Read more…
Samantha Smith is the owner of Niche Alcohol Supplies. Falling in Love with the GIN EVA range of gins from the Mediterranean island of Majorca is what bought us into the industry. What an experience and we just love the industry and all the amazing people. The passion and infectious creativity Read more…
Jaye Iwanowski is the Director of Identity Drinks Brands Ltd. Those in her network, are familiar with my infectious passion and enthusiasm for working in the spirits industry. A few decades in, she has successfully driven the brand equity of products such as Plantation rum, Crystal Head vodka and Funkin, she possesses an irrefutable network Read more…
Kathy Caton is Co-Founder of Brighton’s first (legal!) distillery, bringing the multiple award-winning Brighton Gin to the city and beyond. Brighton obsessive with a passion for good food, drink, arts and culture. When not making gin, she can be found broadcasting and podcasting – currently live on BBC Radio Sussex Read more…
Scott Allen of Allen Associates is a Chemical Engineer and MD. Allen Associates provides Chemical & Process Engineering Design, Whisky Distilling Solutions, Bespoke System Design, Project Implementation Support and Process Safety Compliance.
Daniel Szor is the Founder of Cotswolds Distillery. Cotswolds Distillery founder Daniel Szor was born and raised in New York City and has spent most of his professional life living in Paris and London, specialising in the sales & marketing of currency investment management services. Now he enjoys being the Read more…
We’re excited to welcome a whole host of industry experts along to the Craft Distilling Expo, Thursday 6th – Friday 7th October in London. We have a wide range of talks and panel discussions that you can view here, and our timed agenda will be published in the coming days.
Richard Foster is the Founder of Exploring English Whisky, a community of whisky adventurers supporting and exploring the English Whisky scene that offers membership packages and run the English Whisky Festival, heading to Birmingham for the 19th November 2022.
Millie Milliken is an award-winning drinks and hospitality journalist. She is a freelance drinks writer as well as Community Manager for drinks-industry charity, The Drinks Trust and is 2022 IWSC Spirits Communicator of the Year. Previously, she was deputy editor at Imbibe UK and associate editor at SquareMeal. She also Read more…
Alex James is the Founder of London to Lima Spirits, a distillery based in the Lima Province of Peru. Pure Andean Spring water, Peruvian botanicals and Pisco are the keys to this Gin and it is handcrafted from Grape to Glass. Before founding London to Lima some eight years, he Read more…
Steph DiCamillo is the founder of Cocktails By Mail and Wine & Such. She is an experienced Advocacy Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the wine and spirits industry. She is skilled in drinks strategy, educational tool creation, activation development, and consumer messaging, with the ability to focus Read more…
Dimple Athavia is the Founder of All Things Drinks, an online platform selling a curated collection of spirits, wines and drinks related products. She has an extensive knowledge in consumer trends, and is educated in Viticulture and Oenology and WSET Diploma level wines of the world education, with International Retail Read more…
Sarah Miller is a spirits writer and judge. She founded Gin a Ding Ding around 5 years ago and has built a solid following with through her extensive reviews. Founding of Gin a Day May, she wanted to spread a bit of joy and positivity and that has grown into a lovely Read more…
Rachel Sutherland is Liquid and Innovation Manager at Warner’s Distillery. With a keen interest in science, Rachel is a self confessed spirits geek and loves conducting experiments to gain a deeper understanding of spirit production process. She has spoken for the Craft Distilling Expo on a number of occasions and Read more…
Rosie Milsom is Head of NPD (New Product Development) at Atom Brands, with a demonstrated history of working in the spirits industry. Self-confessed packaging geek and flavour enthusiast, delighted by beauty, functionality and taste. Rosie has more than eight years of dedicated service at Atom, taking ideas from simple concepts Read more…
Matthew Pauley is a Assistant Professor in Distilling at ICBD Heriot Watt and Distillery Consultant. He is carrying out research funded by the Gin Guild. It is part of industry leading work concerning the sensory performance of gin in association with the Scotch Whisky Research Institute. By using techniques usually Read more…
Do you write for a spirits related website or publication? Are you a drinks or spirits blogger interested in finding out more about spirits production? The Craft Distilling Expo is coming to London on Thursday 6th and Friday 7th October 2022, and we’re looking for suitable candidates to cover the Read more…
