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The OurWhisky Foundation has partnered with Benriach Scotch single malt to provide its first free Headshot Clinic for women and non-binary people working in the whisky industry.

The inaugural Demeter Collection, the OurWhisky Foundation’s fundraising auction held in partnership with Whisky Auctioneer, has raised a total of nearly £50,000.

At 26 years of age, Caris Simpson, Chivas Brothers’ Scotch single malt global brand ambassador, is used to being met with surprise. She explains how she handles the challenge, and why being part of the OurWhisky Foundation mentorship programme has been a turning point in her career.

Mhairi Winters and Lizzie Haw work at opposite ends of the whisky spectrum. As distillery manager of The Cairn, Winters is focused on new make spirit, while spirit quality manager Haw works with mature, and often extremely old, whisky. Now the pair have combined their skills and palates to create a one-off bottling for the Demeter Collection.

Janet Sheed Roberts was the William Grant & Sons matriarch who became Scotland’s oldest person at the age of 110. Now, her descendant Kirsten Grant Meikle and blender Eilidh Muir are honouring her legacy through a unique whisky created for the House of Hazelwood.

As the newly-appointed managing director of Douglas Laing & Co., Cara Laing is carrying a lot. Aside from ensuring the future success of her family's company and launching a new single malt brand, there’s also the inherent responsibility that comes with being one of the few female leaders of a Scotch whisky business.