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Bladnoch Distillery has announced they have appointed Dr. Nick Savage as their new Master Distiller. This appointment comes after the departure of former master distiller and blender Ian MacMillan in January 2019.
After completing his PhD in engineering, Savage started his whisky industry career at Diageo as Technical Lead in Cask Maturation. From there, he moved to the Scottish Lowlands and working for William Grant & Sons in brewing and distilling. Most recently, he was Master Distiller for The Macallan, where he led the Whisky Mastery team and played a key role during the major launch of the brand’s new distillery and visitor experience in June 2018. Savage now returns to the Lowlands and joins Bladnoch, three and a half years after Australian businessman David Prior purchased the 200 year old distillery.
Savage will officially join Bladnoch on July 1, 2019, working with newly appointed distillery manager Neil Bulloch and the rest of the Bladnoch team.
