Laura Davies, Distillery Manager, Penderyn Distillery said: ‘You have to show that you can do the job. You have to show that you are in that position not because you are.’ More from Laura and others on the subject here.
Interview with Distillery Manager, Laura Davies
Laura was recently interviewed for a Wales Government video about Trade and Investment. It’s had over 1000 views on Facebook, and you can see the video on Penderyn’s Youtube channel by clicking here.
Penderyn in inews: 'How Wales rediscovered its whisky heritage'
Following on from our recent article in Metro, Stephen Davies, Penderyn’s CEO has been interviewed for inews: ‘Stephen Davies, chief executive of the Welsh Whisky Company since 2005, points out that Wales has a long – if inconsistent – history with the drink. It was a Pembrokeshire man, Evan Williams, who brought distilling to Kentucky at the end of the …
Penderyn's CEO Stephen Davies Interviewed on Talk Radio
On Tuesday 15th October Stephen Davies was interviewed by James Max on The Business Breakfast on Talk Radio. You can listen to the interview by clicking here.
Glenn Tutssel (1951-2019)
Glenn Tutssel, Penderyn’s designer, director, and more importantly, friend, passed away recently at the age of 68. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his family – Jane, Lauren and Leon – as well as his many friends and work colleagues at this very sad time. Born in Barry, South Wales in 1951, Glenn was a wonderful designer and craftsman who …
Penderyn presents Warren Gatland with a Celebratory Bottle of our 2019 Grand Slam Whisky – 'Gatastic'!
Warren Gatland is, and will always be, a legend in Wales. Since he became the Welsh rugby team head coach in 2007 Wales have won four Six Nations titles, three Grand Slams (2009, 2012, 2019), and reached the semi-final of the 2011 World Cup – a period of unparalleled success. After the forthcoming Rugby World Cup in Japan, Warren is …
Brexit – Penderyn says EU whisky exports 'really important'
The BBC paid us a visit last week to speak to Stephen Davies, our CEO, about Penderyn’s view on Brexit. You can watch the video here. Penderyn are backing a joint CBI and NFU letter to 40 Welsh MPs lobbying them to support the UK government’s Brexit White Paper. Downing Street said the blueprint for future trade relations with the …
Meet Penderyn’s All Women Distilling Team
It’s generally known that women have better noses than men when it comes to detecting aromas. There are many women distillers across the spirits industry, but Penderyn is probably unique in that their distilling & blending team are all women. Whilst they have specific roles and responsibilities, they meet together regularly to nose new batches of spirit & whiskies and …
Penderyn Designer Given Freedom of the City Of London
Glenn Tutssel FRSA is a Penderyn director and the man behind the Distillery’s branding, looking after all elements of design including the bottles, packaging and exhibition spaces. Glenn recently crafted the new bespoke bottle for our award-winning range of Gold whiskies. He’s much appreciated around these parts and so we were very pleased to hear that he has been given …
Roy Noble joins the Penderyn Board
Penderyn are delighted to announce that the eminent broadcaster and BBC radio Wales ‘DJ’ Roy Noble has joined our board as a Non Executive Director. Roy has been associated with the distillery from the start, but now he’s ‘official’ as we say in Wales! As he is a man of words, we’ll let Roy tell the story, ‘Becoming a director …
