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Richard
Paterson is set to take up the role of
Master Blender at the planned Wolfcraig
Distillery near Stirling.
Early this month plans were unveiled
for Wolfcraig Distillery and visitor
experience near Stirling which will have
a output capacity of 1.5 million litres
of spirit per year.
The Wolfcraig Distillery project already has
a wealth of Scotch whisky industry
experience behind it, behind it, lthe team behind
it is lead
by Michael Lunn, former Chairman and
Chief Executive of Whyte and Mackay
Group and co-directors John Moore and
Jamie Lunn. Working alongside the
management team will be a trio of
industry experts including Dr Alan
Rutherford OBE, former production
director at Diageo who was awarded an
OBE for his services to the Scotch
whisky industry, former Bacardi UK
Operations Director Iain Lochhead, and
renowned master distiller Ian Macmillan.
Today Wolfcraig Distillery announced
that they have appointed Richard
Paterson as its Master Blender, Richard
will take on the role alongside his
continuing commitments with Whyte &
Mackay with whom he recently celebrated
his 50th anniversary.
Following in the footsteps of his father
and grandfather, Richard is a third
generation Master Blender and is rightly
regarded as one of the greatest whisky
makers of his generation. Nicknamed “the
nose” for his olfactory skills he is a
giant of the Scotch Whisky industry.
Inspiring, passionate and sometimes
unconventional, Richard’s tenacity in
pushing boundaries has driven him to
develop some of the world’s most
collectable and valuable Single Malts.
There are few in the Scotch industry
past or present who can equal Richard’s
knowledge and experience having been
garlanded with a plethora of
distinguished awards from across the
Scotch Industry including the Icon of
Whisky Lifetime Achievement, Winner of
the ‘Spirit of Scotland’ Trophy and his
induction into the Whisky Magazine Hall
of Fame.
It is Richard’s continued passion for
Scotch Whisky which drew him to the
Wolfcraig project, and to play a leading
role in the foundation of a new
distillery, in the heart of Scotland.
Richard Paterson, commented: "This will
be an opportunity for me to use all the
knowledge I have learned over 55 years
in the business to create a truly
exceptional Highland Single Malt, one
that can be enjoyed the world over."
Michael Lunn of Wolfcraig commented on
Richard's appointment, saying: "We are
honoured and proud to welcome Richard as
Wolfcraig’s Master Blender. Together
with our already formidable team his
knowledge, commitment and long-term
vision will help establish the Wolfcraig
brand both at home and internationally."
The Wolfcraig Distillery project
recently submitted an application for a
new whisky experience near Stirling that
will incorporate the distillery, an
interactive, education-focused family
visitor attraction, private tasting room
and 180-cover bistro restaurant and bar.
The distillery will have the capacity to
produce up to 1.5 million litres of
spirit per year and will focus on
producing premium Wolfcraig Highland
Single Malt Scotch Whisky in addition to
a range of other associated spirits.
It will certainly be interesting to see what
style and quality of Highland single
malt whisky Richard and the team behind
Wolfcraig will produce, it will be some
years before we find out but the jobs
and investment in Scotland is very
welcome particularly in these strange
times, I would hope the planning
permission is fast tracked with this in
mind.
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