Assistant Master Blender
Kirsten Ainslie
Assistant Master Blender, Benriach Distillery (Brown-Forman)
- Discipline
- Assistant Master Blender
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. By 2026, Benriach Distillery described her as Assistant Master Blender to Rachel Barrie, focused on spirit quality, product development, cask selection, and whisky and wood management.
