Low and Slow – Tradition Meets New Techniques to Create Flavours and Categories in Whisky

The event will be presented by Abhishek Banik - Distillery Manager - Copper Rivet Distillery and
Director of Spirits Sense Limited.

Tour, Tasting and Q&A will be run by:

• Darren Gregory – Assistant Brewer - Copper Rivet Distillery
  Darren's passion for brewing started with homebrewing but grew so insatiable that he abandoned a career in graphics design to pursue brewing full-time. Under guidance, Darren is currently applying his practical experience to optimise and create a variety of unique brews which are vital to Copper Rivet’s Whisky profile, while intensely studying for IBD qualifications.
• Clay Evans – Assistant Distiller - Copper Rivet Distillery
  Clay graduated from Heriot-Watt University MSc in Brewing and Distilling program with distinction after earning Summa Cum Laude degrees in Microbiology and Philosophy from Texas State University. Under the guidance of Abhishek Banik, he is developing into an astute distiller at Copper Rivet Distillery. His love for all varieties of spirits comes from a decade of bartending.
• Saumit Vartak - Production Assistant - Copper Rivet Distillery
  Saumit recently graduated from Heriot-Watt University Master in Brewing and Distilling program with his thesis on whisky maturation. His passion for and recent studies in maturation and blending drove him to join the team to train and grow in the field of whisky blending while assisting the team with R&D and admin.

• Enhance your knowledge of fermentation, distillation, maturation and blending techniques specific to whisky production
• Taste multiple categories of whisky created by altering brewing and distilling parameters
• Tour one of the few Grain to Glass Craft Distillery in the UK