BRAND AMBASSADOR of the YEAR

DAVID BLACKMORE, Glenmorangie’s Global Master Brand Ambassador has been named the 2O14 Brand Ambassador of the Year by the International Whisky Competition. Blackmore leads the brand’s Single Malt Scotch Whisky education program in the US, hosting tastings and consumer events. Working with thousands of whisky novices connoisseurs, Blackmore’s initiatives have helped Glenmorangie become the fastest growing single malt Scotch whisky in the US for the fifth consecutive year. Blackmore, from Edinburgh, Scotland, worked with the famous Sixteen Men of Tain at The Glenmorangie Distillery as well as at the Ardbeg distillery. He spent three years at the Scotch Malt Whisky Society in Scotland and London, during which time he chaired the Tasting Panel – responsible for selecting casks for maturation.