Jack Croxford-Scott
Journalist
Jack Croxford-Scott's articles
Keith Cruickshank: “We’re leaving a legacy every day”
We meet Keith Cruickshank, distillery manager at Benromach, upon the release of the Speyside distillery’s 50 Years Old single malt
Published: Wednesday 25th September 2024
Brian Kinsman: “I ditched dentistry for distilling”
William Grant & Sons changed how we drunk whisky, converting drinkers from blends to malts. We catch up with Brian Kinsman, Master Blender of the company’s entire portfolio, which includes everything from Glenfiddich to Balvenie
Published: Wednesday 28th February 2024
Victoria Symington: “We’d be nuts to drag our feet and be left behind”
Warre’s, Dow’s, Graham’s and Cockburn's: the Symingtons are port royalty. We meet fifth-generation member Victoria Symington to find out what’s next for the family business
Published: Friday 12th January 2024
Neil Macleod Mathieson: “We can take drinkers on an adventure”
Neil Macleod Mathieson is the whiskymaker of both Torabhaig Isle of Skye Single Malt and Mossburn Distillers & Blenders. We catch up with a master of his craft
Published: Friday 10th November 2023
Euan Campbell: “It’s teleportation in a glass!”
Euan Campbell, Head of Whisky Creation at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society has a harder role than his job title suggests – hand-picking the perfect single-casks for his discerning clientele
Published: Monday 6th November 2023
Robbie Hughes: “I knew this could be a pretty good way to spend my working life.”
Robbie Hughes had stints at Balblair, Tormore, Linkwood, Mannochmore and others before settling in at Glengoyne. He talks us through his life and times in the whisky business
Published: Thursday 2nd November 2023
Drew McKenzie Smith: “Whisky is gradually shaking off the snobbery”
In Scotch whisky’s spiritual home, Drew McKenzie Smith has built one of Scotland’s newest distilleries, Lindores Abbey. We catch up with Drew over a dram or two
Published: Thursday 26th October 2023
Iain McAlister: “Glen Scotia prevailed against the odds”
Campbeltown was once known as the ‘whisky capital of the world’. We travel there to meet Iain McAlister, master distiller of Glen Scotia, to learn more about this historic region and its whiskies
Published: Thursday 19th October 2023
Malcolm Waring: “This is our home and we look after it.”
There was a time when Wick was dry – fortunately, those days are over, and Pulteney Distillery is very much in residence. We meet up with the historic distillery’s manager, Malcolm Waring
Published: Tuesday 10th October 2023
“Our whisky is a metaphorical and literal distillation of this place.” – Desiree Reid, founder, Cardrona
Meet Desiree Reid, founder and managing director of Cardrona Distillery – and the lady responsible for putting New Zealand whisky on the map
Published: Monday 13th March 2023
The ‘lost whisky’ – 1975 Convalmore by Gordon & MacPhail
The 1975 Convalmore by Gordon & MacPhail is a rare treat saved from one of Scotland’s ‘lost distilleries’. Jack Croxford-Scott says this is one malt that was definitely worth saving
Published: Monday 27th February 2023
Don’t judge a Speyside by its region
Jack Croxford-Scott tracks the history of Glen Moray from local ale brewery to global whisky brand – and how just because it’s a Speyside, doesn’t mean you should label it
Published: Monday 16th January 2023
"Quality is best achieved in the traditional way": Gordon Bruce, distillery manager, Knockdhu
Knockdhu's distillery manager Gordon Bruce explains how being a 21-mile round trip away from a pint of milk makes you become a lot more resourceful with what you’ve got
Published: Sunday 25th September 2022
“We can get our hands on liquid that others cannot”: Stephen Rankin from Gordon & MacPhail
Stephen Rankin is a fourth-generation scion of Gordon & MacPhail. Here he talks us through his position as the company’s Director of Prestige
Published: Monday 22nd August 2022
"Making good whisky is never easy": Malcolm Rennie from Rosebank
With a CV covering stints at Ardbeg, Bruichladdich, Glen Moray, and Lochlea, Malcolm Rennie knows his whisky. After 35 years in the business, he finds his new home at Rosebank
Published: Tuesday 2nd August 2022
"Timing is everything" – John MacDonald, Balblair
From the warehouses of Glenmorangie to managing the whole distillery at Balblair, John MacDonald lives and breathes the Scottish whisky industry
Published: Monday 13th June 2022
"I used to take bottles down to 'educate' the English" – Sandy McIntyre, Tamdhu
From environmental chemist to whisky maker: this is the story of Tamdhu's Distillery Manager Sandy McIntyre – an official ‘Whisky icon of the year’
Published: Friday 11th March 2022
"You have no choice but to get the malt right." – Ned Gahan from Waterford Whisky
Introducing Ned Gahan, head distiller at Waterford Whisky – a single malt distillery in Ireland’s south-east, which brings terroir to the fore in its barley-forward whisky
Published: Tuesday 8th March 2022
What’s it like to taste The Glen Grant's €25,000 60 Year Old single malt
Celebrating the storied six-decades long career of its Master Distiller Dennis Malcolm, The Glen Grant Distillery has released a €25,000 60-year-old single malt scotch whisky – and we got to try it
Published: Wednesday 17th November 2021
Introducing the world’s oldest single malt whisky
Gordon & MacPhail is releasing the world's oldest single malt Scotch whisky - the Generations 80 year old from Glenlivet Distillery - in partnership with Sir David Adjaye OBE. And we got to taste it…