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Dalwhinnie
mark Lizzie Stewart, Scotland’s first
female operator in Malt Distilling,
retirement with the launch of the
Dalwhinnie Lizzie's Dram, distillery
exclusive limited release.
Lizzie Stewart, Scotland’s first female operator in
Malt Distilling is due to celebrate her
retirement this week (9 March), and
Diageo is marking the occasion in a
rather ‘neat’ way.
After 31 years’ service at Dalwhinnie
Distillery, working in the warehouse,
mash house and the still house Liz
Stewart - or ‘Lizzie’ as she’s known -
is hanging up her distillery operator’s
overalls for retirement. In recognition
of her dedicated service and iconic role
as Scotland’s first female operator,
Diageo is marking the occasion with the
launch of a new exclusive distillery
bottling aptly entitled ‘Lizzie’s Dram’.
 Lizzie
(57) first made waves in the Scotch
Whisky industry when she broke the mould
to take on a role in a traditionally
male-dominated field. She first started
her career at Dalwhinnie Distillery in
1987, following in the footsteps of both
her mother and brother, and throughout
her service has worked in various
capacities including in the warehouse
filling casks, in the mash house
overseeing mashing and fermentation and
in the still house creating Dalwhinnie’s
famous spirit. Lizzie also had a spell
showing visitors round the distillery as
a tour guide.
Commenting on her journey, Dalwhinnie
local Lizzie said: "I have loved every
moment of my time working in the Scotch
Whisky industry, and can’t quite believe
that it’s coming to an end.
"I’m extremely proud to have made
history as the first female operator in
Malt Distilling, and can quite honestly
say that I’ve felt a part of the team
since day one. It’s my hope that women
continue to get involved and realise the
career opportunities that the Scotch
Whisky industry boasts. Hopefully my
story might inspire more women to take
up a career in Scotch Whisky too."
Lizzie is among Diageo’s vanguard of
female distillers, engineers, blenders
and brand ambassadors. At Diageo in
Scotland, a quarter of all its
apprentices are female; 17% of the malt
distilling workforce is female and 40%
are in management roles, reflecting the
company’s focus on diversity in its
workforce.
Dalwhinnie Lizzie's Dram was matured
entirely in refill bourbon casks which
were selected by the team at the
distillery, it is bottled at
48% ABV and is a limited edition release
of 7,500 bottles and will only be
available exclusively to visitors to the
Dalwhinnie distillery from mid-Spring
2018. If you have no
plans to visit the distillery in the
near future you will find the current
Dalwhinnie whisky range
available from specialist whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of Malt
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