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    Master Blender

    Alex Thomas

    Master Blender, The Old Bushmills Distillery

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    Portrait of Alex Thomas

    Portrait of Alex Thomas

    i. Biography

    Alex Thomas is the Master Blender at Old Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills. She has held this role since 2021 and also serves as the Master Blender and Creator of The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey. Prior to her current position, she spent seventeen years working as a distiller and blender at Old Bushmills Distillery.

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    • When did Alex Thomas become Master Blender at Old Bushmills Distillery?

      Alex Thomas took on the role of Master Blender at Old Bushmills Distillery in 2021.

    • What other whiskey brand has Alex Thomas created?

      Alex Thomas is the Master Blender and Creator of The Sexton Single Malt Irish Whiskey, a role she began in 2012.

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