Award Winning Nose

In June of this year the 5th Annual International Science Fair took place, at Moray College, Elgin. The evening co-ordinated by Ed Dodson, Manager at Glen Moray Distillery, hosted whisky talks by Alan Winchester (distillery manager at Aberlour) and Robert Fotherington (SWRI).

Throughout that week the general public and many wellknown members of the whisky industry, were invited to take part in an International Nosing Competition, attempting to match the whisky samples with the correct name. Each entry cost £1, which was donated to the 'Burghead Headland Trust' charity.

We were all very pleased when Keith Cruickshank, Distillery Manager at Benromach Distillery won this prestigious award. Keith correctly identified the 10 whiskies and was further commended for being the first person in the whisky industry ever to win the nosing competition.

"It was quite a surprise to win with such a strong group of experts taking part," said Keith Cruickshank.