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From Malt Boy
to Distillery Manager - Barry MacAffer
named as the new Laphroaig distillery
manager.
Barry MacAffer a long-serving Friend
of Laphroaig and an Ileach who grew
up next door to the Laphroaig distillery
grounds and who joined the whisky
production team at the Laphroaig
distillery
in 2011 as an agency worker covering
work in the warehouses and on the malt
floors has been named as the new
Laphroaig Distillery Manager taking over
the vacant position left by Laphroaig's
former long serving manager John
Campbell who held the role for 25 years.
Barry MacAffer then started full time on
the malt floors. The already experienced
team took him under their wing and
labelled Barry ‘the malt boy’ during his
apprenticeship - a name that quickly
stuck.
After five years working through the
mashing and stilling departments he took
the Laphroaig Assistant
Manager’s chair in 2016. There he worked
closely with his predecessor John
Campbell for five years, seeing
first-hand what it takes to craft this
iconic peaty Islay dram.
Commenting on his new position as the
Laphroaig Distillery Manager Barry said: "I am well aware of the
task ahead of me. I recognise the
responsibility I have to continue
building upon the Laphroaig legacy and
to match the near peerless dedication of
John, Ian and Bessie. And my other
incredible predecessors.
"I’m looking forward to your continued
partnership and support; the warmth I’ve
had from the Friends of Laphroaig during
my decade working for this distillery
has been incredible. You have my
unswerving commitment that I’ll continue
to craft our renowned, peated, single
malt and its ongoing story for you and
our team here with dedication and
honesty.
"The community we have is truly
exciting, and I look forward to sharing
many drams with you as we celebrate and
nurture the future of Laphroaig."
Francois Bazini, managing director,
House of Scotch, Gin and Irish Brands,
Beam Suntory commented: "Barry MacAffer
was the stand-out candidate to become
Laphroaig’s distillery manager, and is
uniquely suited to carry forward the
legacy of Laphroaig and continue to
build the future for our skilled and
passionate distillery team.
"An Islay native, Barry has worked at
the distillery for over a decade and
spent the last five years working
closely with his predecessor, giving him
a deep knowledge of our history,
operations, partners and local
community. We’re proud to have an Ileach
in charge and are confident in the
future of our iconic whisky."
You will find the current Laphroaig
whisky range available from
specialist online whisky retailers such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
The Whisky Shop and
Master of Malt
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