Former lead whisky maker at The Macallan, Burgess’ time at Edrington was targeted on whisky vary creation, innovation, and high quality management, as her experience helped to design The Macallan Genesis, The Anecdotes of Ages Assortment with Sir Peter Blake, and set up a world collaboration with the Pantone Colour Institute.
“I used to be intrigued by The Lakes as a brand new distillery however one creating such high-quality whisky,” Burgess mentioned. “I’m excited to be a part of a brand new and progressive operation and I’m certain between my creativity and the standard casks we now have in maturation that many nice whiskies will comply with.”
Burgess joined The Lakes Distillery earlier this month, working along with Gandhi at hand over The Lakes’ 2023 bottlings, earlier than taking on accountability for all whisky making operations.
Burgess brings greater than 25 years of whisky making and information to The Lakes Distillery, leaving her function as artistic director at The Craigellachie.
Nigel Mills, a co-founder at The Lakes Distillery, mentioned: “Not solely does she deliver a wealth of expertise and creativity, however Sarah’s inclusive want to information, help, and develop our current whisky making workforce is one thing we’re very enthusiastic about.
“With an acute understanding of the entire whisky making course of, Sarah’s hands-on strategy to taking ideas from inception by to creation aligns flawlessly with our whisky making philosophy.”
Burgess additionally labored at Diageo for greater than 20 years, managing the Oban, Glenkinchie and Clynelish distilleries, as she takes over from Gandhi who, in January 2022, opened an eponymously named whisky consultancy alongside his function at The Lakes.
