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Beverage bids farewell to long standing
Speyburn Distillery Manager Bobby
Anderson who is retiring after 22 years
at the distillery.
Drams
were raised to toast the long and
dedicated service of Speyburn Distillery
Manager Bobby Anderson today, as his
retiral from the Rothes-based distillery
after nearly 22 years was announced.
Hailing from Elgin and with a
grandfather who worked as Distillery
Manager at MiltonDuff, Bobby believed he
had whisky making in his genes. After
stints at Ardmore, Glentauchers and
Glenburgie Distilleries, he joined
Speyburn in 2000 as Distillery Manager.
Over the years he balanced a respect for
tradition with a drive for efficiency,
taking an enormous amount of pride in
building his team to craft a globally
respected single malt.
As colleagues from across the business
gathered at the Speyside distillery to
mark the end of his distinguished
tenure, Bobby reflected on the
highlights of his career. This includes
the 2016 refurbishment of Speyburn which
saw it become one of the most energy
efficient distilleries in Scotland; and
the release of a celebratory Speyburn 18
Years Old to commemorate his 18th
anniversary – currently the highest aged
expression in the Speyburn range.
He said: "It has been an honour to have
spent so much of my career at Speyburn,
with this small but brilliant distillery
team. Working alongside them to craft
such a special single malt whisky and
putting it out into the world for all to
enjoy has been a real privilege. I’ve
also been so lucky to come to work every
day in what is one of Scotland’s most
beautiful distillery sites, and it’s
satisfying to know that I’ve done
everything I can over the years to
preserve the environment that surrounds
it. Making a whisky of such great
quality, with real care and
consideration for the natural landscape
around us is a legacy that I’m extremely
proud to pass on to the next generation.
The golf course is beckoning but I’ll be
keeping a close eye on Speyburn and look
forward to seeing it progress and
achieve further success in the future".
Paying tribute to Bobby’s contribution
to the business, Inver House Distillers’
Managing Director Martin Leonard said:
"Working with Bobby for over two decades
has been an incredible journey. He has
nurtured Speyburn with so much pride,
and thanks to his contribution, it has
become a globally awarded single malt
whisky that symbolises all that is
special about Scotland’s great Speyside
whisky region. Speyburn would not have
achieved the success it enjoys today
without him at the helm.
"On behalf of everyone in our business,
we want to extend a huge thank you to
him and wish him all the best for a long
and happy retirement. For many years to
come, every cask of whisky rolled out of
our warehouses at Speyburn Distillery
will be a celebration of his devotion,
skill, and outstanding stewardship.’"
You will find the Speyburn whisky range available
from specialist online whisky retailers
such as
The Whisky Exchange,
Hard To Find Whisky
and
Master of Malt
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