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    Master Blender

    Dave McCabe

    Master Blender, Irish Distillers (Midleton Distillery)

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    Portrait of Dave McCabe

    i. Biography

    Dave McCabe is the Master Blender at Irish Distillers, based at Midleton Distillery in Midleton. He stepped into this role after working as a blender at the distillery to 2023. Earlier in his career with Irish Distillers, he served as a process technologist and worked as an Irish Whiskey Academy tutor and international whiskey ambassador.

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    • When did Dave McCabe become Master Blender at Irish Distillers?

      Dave McCabe became Master Blender at Midleton Distillery.

    • What earlier roles did Dave McCabe hold at Irish Distillers?

      Before becoming Master Blender, he served as a blender, process technologist, and Irish Whiskey Academy tutor and international whiskey ambassador.

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