Diageo Recruits First Female Apprentice Coopers

[William]

Diageo are known to lead the way in breaking down the gender barriers and blazing a pioneering trail in the once male dominated whisky trade and yesterday the company and the industry celebrated a new first with the recruitment of two female coopering apprentices.

Even though the ancient craft of creating oak casks (coopering) has been part of Scotch whisky production for centuries it wasn't until now that the industry has recognised women as being equally capable of training in the trade as a cooper.

More here:

http://www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/diageorecruitsfemalecoopers.htm
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[Brummie]

Good to hear, not a job that every woman or indeed every man would be physically capable of doing, good luck to them in their training.