Whyte & Mackay’s Master Distiller, Richard Paterson, has this month marked 50 years with the whisky maker. Paterson, who is also known as The Nose, joined the company on 14 September 1970.
Paterson is marking the milestone by stepping back from some of his day-to-day involvement across the wider Whyte & Mackay portfolio to focus on The Dalmore brand.
Whyte & Mackay said Paterson will continue to produce exceptional lines from The Dalmore Distillery. The next of these will be a collection of six whiskies called The Decades of The Dalmore, which will be unveiled in 2021; this is part of the release of an ongoing series of whiskies that have been nurtured by Paterson over many years.
“I have been fortunate to have enjoyed each and every one of my 50 wonderful years,” Paterson said. “I have had the opportunity to work with many incredible people down through the years, and incredible whiskies too of course. I am truly proud of what we have achieved together as Whyte and Mackay. For myself, I have the great honour to care for the truly extraordinary whisky we create at The Dalmore. I look forward to sharing some very special releases of The Dalmore in 2021.”
Paying tribute to Paterson, Whyte & Mackay CEO Bryan Donaghey added: “To work for one company for 50 years is a fantastic achievement that few will repeat. Through all those years Richard has made an outstanding contribution to the continued success of Whyte & Mackay, and especially The Dalmore. His energy and passion for what he does is remarkable and an inspiration to all of us. My thanks and congratulations to Richard on this incredible achievement.”
Whyte & Mackay has previously announced one bottle of a rare 60-year-old expression of The Dalmore created by Paterson as a tribute to the whisky makers that came before him will be auctioned at Harrods in London in December.
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