

Ian Palmer
Managing Director
InchDairnie Distillery is the brainchild of Ian Palmer who had a vision of building a distillery, with equipment that breaks the mould, capable of reaching flavours not normally accessible. Ian designed the distillery together with the construction company Colorado Group and even engineered the Lomond Hill still (used for precision distilling RyeLaw).
With over 40 years of experience in the whisky industry Ian has been integral to the process of converting a green field site to a distillery of its time and has been key to the flavour research and development in the different whiskies engineered and distilled at InchDairnie Distillery. Ian Palmer has worked as Operations Manager at Invergordon Distillery and Group Distilling Manager for all the distilleries in Whyte & Mackay, including Dalmore, Jura, Bruichladdich, Fettercairn and Tamnavulin. Ian is also the man behind the building of Starlaw grain distillery for French group La Martiniquaise.


Scott Sneddon
Distillery Manager
Distillery Manager Scott Sneddon has been with InchDairnie Distillery since the site was just a green field. Scott helped build, install, and commission the distillery and knows every corner, valve and rivet. With his impressive knowledge Scott is an integral part of the day-to-day management of the distillery, heads the nosing board (quality control) and in addition is a strong driver on developments for the future and quest for flavour through innovation and research.
With a degree in Chemical Engineering and Site Operations Manager at first Diageo’s Glen Ord and later Glenkinchie Scott has a wealth of experience and is highly respected amongst his peers in the industry.


Martin Webster
Assistant Distillery Manager
Martin originally joined the team in 2017 as the Spirit Handling Team leader with responsibility for all of the warehousing, cask management and spirit handling. Over time Martin provided support to the Distillery manager. As Assistant Distillery Manager he is responsible for the planning and ordering of all malt, Yeast and deliveries of spirit throughout the year.


David Taylor
Distillery Engineer
David is the newest member of the team, joining in early 2022. He is responsible for keeping the plant running to schedule and ensuring all assets are maintained in full working order. His expertise allows us to improve on our meticulous process and plan future projects thoroughly. David is also working on the planning and implementation of the Distillery upgrade, increasing the distilling capacity to over 3.5 Million litres of Alcohol.
Meet the
Warehouse


Adam Linton
Warehouse Supervisor
Adam has been at the Distillery since August 2015, joining the company originally as a warehouse operator. Over the years Adam has handled and filled many casks and overseen Millions of litres of Alcohol leaving the InchDairnie site. As Warehouse Supervisor he is responsible for the day to day running of the distillery warehouses, Blending plant and cask filling operations. He possesses a vast amount of knowledge on all of the different casks and spirit types stored here at InchDairnie.


John Flynn
Warehouseman
John Flynn has been a warehouse operator at InchDairnie since August 2015. He is responsible for the receiving, filling, and storage of more than 120’000 casks on site. He has have superb knowledge on the variety of casks we fill and store onsite. He can provide the history of every cask stored onsite.


Andy Wright
Warehouseman
Andy Wright has been a warehouse operator since November 2022. He is responsible for the receiving, filling, and storage of more than 120’000 casks on site. He has have superb knowledge on the variety of casks we fill and store onsite. He can provide the history of every cask stored onsite.
Meet the
Stillhouse


Gary Bisset
Groundskeeper
Gary joined InchDairnie in 2020 as our groundskeeper. Gary ensures the external site is in full working order and is presentable to our exclusive visitors. He can be seen cutting stripes in our lawn or planting colourful plants in the entrance borders. During the Winter, when it is too cold to work in the garden, Gary can be seen driving the FLT, supporting the warehouse operations.


John Cherrie
Stillmen
John Cherrie has been an InchDairnie Stillmen since 2015. He is responsible for everything required in the production of spirit. He oversees the unloading of the Malted Barley deliveries, the creation of the mash bills through to ensuring the best quality spirit comes off the stills. He has superb knowledge of each stage of our unique process.


Gavin Lawson
Stillman
Gavin Lawson is the newest qualified Stillmen, having joined the company in January 2022 becoming a fully trained Stillmen in August.


Patrick Glennie
Distillery Apprentice
Patrick Glennie is the newest member of the Distilling Team. Originally employed within the Warehousing team, Patrick is working through the Modern Apprenticeship in Spirit Operations. He is currently learning the operation of the distillery.


Brian Walker
Stillman
Brian Walker has been an InchDairnie Stillman since 2015. He is responsible for everything required in the production of spirit. He oversees the unloading of the Malted Barley deliveries, the creation of the mash bills through to ensuring the best quality spirit comes off the stills. He has superb knowledge of each stage of our unique process.


Gordon Buchan
Stillman
Gordon Buchan has been an InchDairnie Stillman since 2015. He is responsible for everything required in the production of spirit. He oversees the unloading of the Malted Barley deliveries, the creation of the mash bills through to ensuring the best quality spirit comes off the stills. He has superb knowledge of each stage of our unique process.


Edward Baird
Stillman
Edward Baird has been an InchDairnie Stillman since 2015. He is responsible for everything required in the production of spirit. He oversees the unloading of the Malted Barley deliveries, the creation of the mash bills through to ensuring the best quality spirit comes off the stills. He has superb knowledge of each stage of our unique process.


Stuart Saunders
Stillman
Stuart Saunders has been an InchDairnie Stillman since 2015. He is responsible for everything required in the production of spirit. He oversees the unloading of the Malted Barley deliveries, the creation of the mash bills through to ensuring the best quality spirit comes off the stills. He has superb knowledge of each stage of our unique process.
Meet the
Office


Michele Cowan
Office Manager
Michele joined InchDairnie Distillery in 2015, joining the site team in the portacabin offices in a cold winter. Michele is a key cog in the InchDairnie machine covering accounts, IT, SAP Management, DRAMS management and anything else that needs done. Everything that is carried out at InchDairnie has involved Michele in one way or another.


Gavin Brockie
Group Finance Manager
Gavin joined the company at the end of 2020 just before COVID affected everything. Gavin manages the accounts for InchDairnie and also our strategic partner MacDuff International.


Katie Palmer
Brand Manager and Cask Club Client Manager
Katie joined the company in 2021. She is responsible for the marketing of InchDairnie Distillery and each of the brands, whilst also looking after all our private cask owners. Katie is a wiz on social media and you can see her work via InchDairnie Linkedin, Twitter and Instagram feeds.


Vicki Morrison
Administrative Assistant
Vicki joined the company at the start of 2019. She assists the office manager with the creation of Purchase Orders, shipment documentation and general administrative duties to support the Distillery.