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    Assistant Master Blender

    Kirsten Ainslie

    Assistant Master Blender, Benriach Distillery (Brown-Forman)

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    Portrait of Kirsten Ainslie

    Portrait of Kirsten Ainslie

    i. Biography

    Kirsten Ainslie is a whisky blending specialist at Brown-Forman, working with The GlenDronach, Benriach, and Glenglassaugh in Scotland. Earlier, she moved from bartending and university study into whisky and gin production, including roles at The Glasgow Distillery Company and John Crabbie & Co in Edinburgh.

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