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James
MacTaggart hands over the reigns for the
day to day management of the Isle of
Arran Lochranza distillery to fellow Ileach David Livingstone.
Isle of Arran Distillers has announced
that David Livingstone will be taking
over as the new Distillery Manager at
their Lochranza Distillery, with James
MacTaggart moving to take on the role of
Director of Production & Operations for
the company's Lochranza and recently
opened Lagg distilleries on the Isle of
Arran.
Following a lengthy recruitment process,
Livingstone, who is originally from
Islay, will be swapping whisky islands
and bringing his experience across to
Arran this month.
He has previously worked at Laphroaig
Distillery, working his way up to
Assistant Manager at the renowned
organisation, and has more recently been
involved in setting up the production
process systems and assisting with the
design at Islay’s newest distillery,
Ardnahoe, which opened earlier this
year.
His involvement in the process gives him
the hands-on experience required to
oversee day-to-day operations at the
Lochranza Distillery, which produces
approximately 600,000 litres a year, as
well as a full grasp of all the
necessary regulations that are required
in modern whisky production.
The appointment comes towards the end of
a busy year for the island distillers as
they opened Lagg Distillery, their
second site on the island producing
peated spirit, and launched a new look
and packaging re-brand across their core
range of Arran Single Malts.
New Distillery Manager, Livingstone,
said: "It’s an especially exciting time
to take on this role at such a
remarkable whisky company and I’m very
proud to be given the opportunity to
look after the future of these great
spirits.
"Our range of Arran Single Malts are
loved across the world, and my main
priority is to ensure that the quality
is preserved going forward.
"Being from the islands myself, I
recognise how important distilleries are
to island communities and that’s
something I’ve always been passionate
about. The Isle of Arran Distillers is
proud to continue to operate as an
independently owned distillery that has
the local people at its core."
James MacTaggart, who has been Master
Distiller at Isle of Arran Distillers
since 2007, will take on a new role as
Director of Production & Operations,
overseeing both the Lochranza and Lagg
Distillery sites.
MacTaggart said: "As the company
continues to grow and develop, it’s
necessary that we have the best whisky
people around us. We’re delighted to
have David on board for the next part of
our journey and know that we can learn
plenty from his wealth of knowledge and
experience.
"I’m thoroughly looking forward to my
new role as Director of Production &
Operations and the opportunity to ensure
the excellence of our Arran Single Malts
is maintained, while introducing people
to our new distillery at Lagg and
eventually the whisky we’ll produce
there."
You will find the current Arran core range
available now from specialist online whisky retailers
including the repackaged Arran range as
well as a couple of recently added new
additions to the range available to purchase from specialist online whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange,
The Whisky Shop
and
Master of Malt
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