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Johnnie Walker’s new master blender, Emma Walker, is the first woman to take on the role in the brand’s 200-year history. We sat down to hear how she progressed into the role, what she does when she’s not working and her advice for women hoping to work in the whisky industry

International Women’s Day is an occasion increasingly used by brands to recognise and celebrate the women working within their industry, but how are they supporting their female staff across the other 364 days of the year?

Sophie Bratt, bar manager of Sexy Fish’s Japanese whisky-focused bar in London, talks to Millie Milliken about having multiple books on the go, whisky training and riding home on a Harley Davidson