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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 3:06 pm Post subject: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
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talisker25 Keeper of the Quaich
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:22 pm Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
i would give just about anything for a job like that....well done :D :D _________________ i've been on a whisky diet, i've lost 3 days already
The trouble with jogging is that ice falls out of your glass
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Geoff Novice taster
Joined: 14 Aug 2005 Posts: 39
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Posted: Fri Jan 20, 2006 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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talisker25 wrote: |
Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
i would give just about anything for a job like that....well done :D :D |
Same here |
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Wave Single Maltster
Joined: 12 Nov 2005 Posts: 145 Location: O'er the big pond
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 5:58 am Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
And you get paid for that??? I'd do it for free!!! |
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talisker25 Keeper of the Quaich
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 1991 Location: north east
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:13 am Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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Wave wrote: |
Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
And you get paid for that??? I'd do it for free!!! |
or take payment in kind :D :D _________________ i've been on a whisky diet, i've lost 3 days already
The trouble with jogging is that ice falls out of your glass
http://talikerstantrums.blogspot.com/ |
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Johnny Site Admin
Joined: 02 Apr 2005 Posts: 3556
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 11:40 am Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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talisker25 wrote: |
Wave wrote: |
Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
And you get paid for that??? I'd do it for free!!! |
or take payment in kind :D :D |
Payment in kind please, and the honour of working there _________________ https://www.facebook.com/Let-the-drink-talk-675586225966432/ |
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:33 pm Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
Whisky Girl, that will become confusing as we have one of those on here |
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talisker25 Keeper of the Quaich
Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 1991 Location: north east
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job |
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Judith wrote: |
Johnny wrote: |
Whisky girl's got the nose for a unique job
Jan 20 2006
Tryst Williams, Western Mail
THE long-lost art of the Welsh master distiller is set to be revived by a young chemistry graduate.
Gillian Howell, 25, who works at the Penderyn Whisky distillery in South Wales, home of Welsh Whisky, is on the way to becoming the nation's first master distiller for more than a century, as well as one of the only women in the business.
Gillian, originally from Fishguard and now living in Cardiff, explained how she got into a job that many would rank alongside chocolate taster and bed tester as their dream occupations.
"After finishing university and coming back from travelling around the world, I saw a job advertised for a trainee distiller and thought it sounded quite hilarious," she said.
"I had whisky at the interview - they forced me to try it! - and I joined the company on a 10-week contract."
Two years later and Miss Howell is involved in most aspects of the whisky-making process.
Her most important duties, though, involve checking the casks each month to check if the whisky is ready. Under the tutelage of Scottish whisky expert Dr Jim Swan, she does this by a combination of tasting and sniffing - hence the job's alternative title of "nose".
The commercial whisky-making tradition in Wales is believed to go back at least 300 years, although archeologists have found small stills dating back to the 4th century.
However, when Ffrongoch distillery, Bala, was closed down by the Temperance movement in 1899, it spelt the end of the nation's commercial whisky-making industry - and with it, the role of master distiller in Wales.
That all changed on March 1, 2004, with the launch of Penderyn Single Malt Welsh Whisky, made near Hirwaun.
Miss Howell said her job never failed to provoke a reaction when it cropped up in conversation.
"People love it," she added, "I instantly make friends. The first question they ask is, 'Do you have any samples?' I'm often referred to as 'the whisky girl'."
http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk
Congratulations Gillian |
Whisky Girl, that will become confusing as we have one of those on here |
no worries, when i have had too much to drink i always see double double _________________ i've been on a whisky diet, i've lost 3 days already
The trouble with jogging is that ice falls out of your glass
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