By Susannah Skiver Barton
Legendary master distiller Jim McEwan is taking on a new role as production director of Ardnahoe distillery . McEwan retired in juli 2015 from Bruichladdich, where he had been master distiller for 15 years, creating whiskies like the heavily-peated Octomore, as well as The Botanist gin. Prior to that, he had been at Bowmore for 38 years, working his way up from apprentice cooper through positions in the warehouse, blending, and distilling, and finally ending up as the brand’s...