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Our Founder Ian Palmer, Hands Over the Reins as Managing Director to Scott Sneddon
Today, InchDairnie Distillery announces a significant management transition, as whisky industry visionary Ian Palmer will hand over the reins as Managing Director to Scott Sneddon, the distillery’s current Distillery Director.
“We will forever be grateful for Ian’s foresight, innovative spirit and willingness to seek the boundaries of Scotch whisky” explains coming Managing Director Scott Sneddon. “Ian has been a key driver in developing the award-winning InchDairnie bottle and in securing the equipment such as our unusual hammer mill and mash filter, that has enabled us to distil winter barley, unmalted barley, rye, wheat, oats and create future classics such as Scotch Sour Mash and Pot Still whisky”.
Ian Palmer’s illustrious career in the whisky industry commenced in 1978 at Invergordon Distillers, where he cultivated his expertise at the grain distillery in Invergordon. His unwavering passion for whisky led him to Edinburgh, where he oversaw the company’s whisky bottling operations following its acquisition by Whyte and Mackay. After holding various senior roles in the industry and assisting in building others, both malt and grain, distilleries, Mr. Palmer conceptualized the innovative InchDairnie Distillery and brought it to life in 2015, pioneering equipment that defies convention to unlock unique flavour profiles.
Scott Sneddon has been with the distillery since it was a green field site and has been instrumental, together with outgoing Managing Director Ian Palmer, in the planning, building, commissioning, running and ongoing expansions of the InchDairnie Distillery which first spirit ran from the stills in December 2015.
Scott will be an integral part of the continued launching of the highly successful and praised rye whisky RyeLaw across the world – and indeed the coming brands released from InchDairnie Distillery, including the peated malt KinGlassie in 2025 and the InchDairnie Single Malt in 2029.
The full press release can be found here: InchDairnie Distillery Management Change Press Release May 2024
Our Founder Ian Palmer, Hands Over the Reins as Managing Director to Scott Sneddon
Today, InchDairnie Distillery announces a significant management transition, as whisky industry visionary Ian Palmer will hand over the reins as Managing Director to Scott Sneddon, the distillery’s current Distillery Director.
Introducing the Sample Room Range, Launching Exclusively with the Whisky Shop
Our innovative approach to flavour continues with the launch of our small-batch trilogy series, the Sample Room Range, available exclusively on launch from the Whisky Shop.
InchDairnie Wins Best Bottle Design at the World Whiskies Awards
InchDairnie Distillery Appoints New UK Distributor, Disaronno International UK Ltd.
RyeLaw has launched in Travel Retail
InchDairnie Distillery is proud to announce its partnership with Gebr. Heinemann for the European expansion into Travel Retail for our first release, RyeLaw Fife Single Grain Scotch Whisky, now available at Copenhagen, Frankfurt and Vienna airport.
Our Luxury Partnership with LeBlanq – 2023 Highlights
In early 2023, we announced our partnership with luxury cycling tour specialist, LeBlanq as their official Global Whisky Partner for 2023/24. LeBlanq believe in rewarding life’s hard work with the ultimate escapism – indulgent weekends of eating and drinking all whilst joyriding in some of the world’s most beautiful cycling and culinary destinations.
RyeLaw Wins Newcomer of the Year
RyeLaw wins Newcomer of the Year at the Scottish Whisky Awards 2023.
RyeLaw has Launched Coast to Coast in Canada
Our Managing Director Ian, has been on a whirlwind tour, launching our golden liquid across the stunning provinces of Canada.
RyeLaw Has Launched In The Far East
The global roll out of our first brand, RyeLaw, continues with the launch in Taiwan and Japan. Both these countries are key markets in this important whisky region and we are delighted to be working with Union Liquor in Japan and Drinks, Wines and Spirits Co in Taiwan.
