Whiskymaker
Brendan McCarron
Whiskymaker, The Lakes Distillery
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Portrait of Brendan McCarron
i. Biography
Brendan McCarron is a Scottish whisky professional whose career has spanned Glenmorangie, Ardbeg, Distell’s Scotch portfolio, and The Lakes Distillery. He served as head of maturing whisky stocks at The Glenmorangie Company, later became master distiller for Distell’s Bunnahabhain, Deanston, and Tobermory distilleries, and was announced in 2025 as the new whisky maker at The Lakes Distillery.
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