SPIRITS INDUSTRY GREATS UNITE ON WHISKEY

The SWA (Scottish Whiskey Association) has recently appointed Richard Burrows and Diageo’s chief Paul Walsh to join their board. Richard, who formerly served as joint director-general at Pernod, will succeed Ian Good as chairman. He believes that, “With companies of all sizes investing in the category and growing exports of both malts and blends worldwide, the SWA’s priority must be to support its members in this work and to take a lead in securing fair access to our export markets,