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Jill Boyd
Master Blender, Lochlea Distillery
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Portrait of Jill Boyd
i. Biography
Jill Boyd is the Master Blender at Lochlea Distillery in Ayrshire, taking on the role. Her career in the spirits industry includes blending for Halewood Artisanal Spirits and spending several years as a whiskymaker and brand ambassador for Compass Box. She also worked as a laboratory analyst for William Grant & Sons and began her career in hospitality as a bartender.
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What is Jill Boyd's current role?
She is the Master Blender at Lochlea Distillery in Ayrshire.
Which brands has Jill Boyd worked with as a whiskymaker?
She worked as a Whiskymaker & Brand Ambassador for Compass Box in London to 2024.
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