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William
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 Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2009 10:45 am Post subject: Grants Master Blender Receives Lifetime Achievement Award |
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The Whisky Magazine has honoured William Grant & Sons Master Blender and Malt Master David Stewart with the Lifetime Achievement accolade in Whisky Magazine's Icons of Whisky 2009 awards.
In the 46 years since he joined William Grant & Sons, Stewart has overseen the distiller's award-winning range of single malts and blends: Glenfiddich, the handcrafted whiskies of The Balvenie Distillery and Grant's Blended Scotch.
He has been responsible for a number of industry firsts, earning him some of whisky's top accolades and helping William Grant & Sons become Distiller of the Year three times in a row. His key achievements include the development of The Balvenie DoubleWood 12yo (the first single malt to be finished in different woods) and Glenfiddich 15yo, the first single malt created using the Solera maturation system, the company said.
Born in Ayr on the west coast of Scotland in 1945, Stewart started work at William Grant & Sons as an apprentice in 1962. Following a 12-year apprenticeship at the independent family distillers, David was appointed Master Blender of William Grant & Sons in 1974 - a position he has held ever since.
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islayonspey
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Location: Dufftown, Speyside, Scotland
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| Posted: Fri Mar 20, 2009 9:22 am Post subject: Re: Grants Master Blender Receives Lifetime Achievement Awar |
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| William wrote: | The Whisky Magazine has honoured William Grant & Sons Master Blender and Malt Master David Stewart with the Lifetime Achievement accolade in Whisky Magazine's Icons of Whisky 2009 awards.
In the 46 years since he joined William Grant & Sons, Stewart has overseen the distiller's award-winning range of single malts and blends: Glenfiddich, the handcrafted whiskies of The Balvenie Distillery and Grant's Blended Scotch.
He has been responsible for a number of industry firsts, earning him some of whisky's top accolades and helping William Grant & Sons become Distiller of the Year three times in a row. His key achievements include the development of The Balvenie DoubleWood 12yo (the first single malt to be finished in different woods) and Glenfiddich 15yo, the first single malt created using the Solera maturation system, the company said.
Born in Ayr on the west coast of Scotland in 1945, Stewart started work at William Grant & Sons as an apprentice in 1962. Following a 12-year apprenticeship at the independent family distillers, David was appointed Master Blender of William Grant & Sons in 1974 - a position he has held ever since.
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William,
Having had the opportunity to meet David on a number of occasions in Dufftown, he is a great and friendly man who deserves this acclaim !! Well done David keep making Balvenie.
Slainte Rene
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