With qualifications in sports science and interior design, Claire Vaughan, co-founder of Derbyshire’s White Peak Distillery, never thought she’d end up in whisky. But her skill set has been key to the success of the Wire Works whisky brand.

Abbie Jaume discovered her love of whisky in Tasmania, but for the scientist turned distiller, founding a distillery back in England hasn’t protect her from experiencing sexism. It’s partly why she’s donating the first whisky she ever made to the Demeter Collection.

Sarah Burgess has been making whisky for some of the biggest names in Scotland and England for two decades. Now, she’s ready to give back. She tells Becky Paskin why we need to shine a light on others, and how creating a unique whisky for the Demeter Collection is a career highlight.

She may be the UK’s youngest distillery manager but the Cotswolds’ Alice Pearson is confidently forging her own path, defying stereotypes of what it means to be a woman in whisky and proving age is nothing but a number.

The Lakes Distillery has created a special limited edition whisky for International Women’s Day in honour of dancer Isadora Duncan, with proceeds from bottle #1 donated to the OurWhisky Foundation.

Sophie Pashley, assistant brewer and distiller at Yorkshire’s Cooper King distillery, talks to Millie Milliken about fixing casks, constant learning and the motivational power of Shania Twain.

The English Whisky Guild (EWG) has appointed Morag Garden as its first CEO as maturing stocks of English whisky are expected to hit a value of £1billion by next year.

This St. George’s Day we asked six women who are shaping English whisky what it’s like to be behind one of the fastest-growing and exciting new world whisky categories.