Top 10 women in whisky
23rd May, 2014
by
Lauren Eads
Cara Laing – Director of whisky at Douglas Laing & Co.
Douglas Laing was established in 1948 by Cara’s grandfather – a company now run by her father. After completed a degree in marketing, Cara worked across a number of whisky brands within brand management roles at Jura Single Malt, Morrison Bowmore and Glen Garioch, before being brought into the family business last year as director of whisky.
She said: “My genuine love and enthusiasm for this spirit is definitely what fuels me everyday. I love talking to people about Scotch Whisky… Whether they know nothing or are total enthusiasts it is always a pleasure to talk to people about the ins and outs of whisky. The regions, the styles, the production process. It’s even more wonderful when you are half way across the world meeting people who love our whiskies.”
She added: “My father reckons us girls have better noses for detecting a good whisky so for that reason alone it’s great to see more and more ladies in the industry. I also believe there’s such a stereotype that Scotch Whisky is a “mans drink”. I think it’s only a good thing to occasionally prove that wrong with well educated, knowledgable and passionate women waxing lyrical about Scotch whisky.”