After 20 years in another industry, Tracy Dawn Shachtay started an unsure journey in whisky. Now, as Port Ellen’s new private client and brand home host, she has finally found her calling.

Regarded as the ‘first lady of Scotch’, Bessie Williamson was so much more than one of Scotland’s first female distillery managers. From safeguarding Laphroaig during the war to exhibiting philanthropic kindness and even saving her warehouseman’s life, Williamson left an indelible mark on both whisky and the world.