Meet the team
Learn from the whisky experts. Edinburgh Whisky Academy are a team of passionate, experienced whisky professionals with relevant industry expertise. Our teachers not only have great stories to share, they are talented, friendly and thrive on guiding you through the intricacies of Scotch whisky, Irish whiskey and gin.
Click the images below to meet our staff, contributors and partners from around the world.
EWA Staff
Kirsty McKerrow
Founder & Managing Director
Ian McKerrow
Head of Finance & International Development
Heather Smith
Digital Marketing Manager
Kyle N. McHugh
Market Director, Americas
Vic Cameron
Whisky Lecturer
Dr Gordon Steele
Whisky Lecturer
Feng Guo
Account Manager, China
Malcolm Todd
Mentor & Strategist
EWA Expert Contributors
Matt Healy
Irish Whiskey Expert
Fionnán O’Connor
Irish Whiskey Expert
Geraldine Coates
Gin Lecturer
Martine Nouet
Whisky Writer
Iain Russell
Whisky Writer
John Ramsay
Malt Master
Pete Robson
Master Maltster
Michael Moss
Whisky Historian
Gavin D. Smith
Whisky Historian
EWA Educators (Approved Course Providers)
Yiğit Akdemir
Turkey
Ann Miller
Scotland
Micky Chan
Hong Kong
Louis Lee
Hong Kong
Bharat Rathore
Dubai
Sean Ou
Singapore
Miguel Angel Hernandez
Spain
Esther Medina Cuesta
Spain
Keith Nicholson
Canada
Guillaume Reynaud
France
Samer Abi Farah
Lebanon, Syria, Jordan & Iraq
Let's work together
Get in touch to discover how we can help you and your business. Contact Kirsty McKerrow, kirsty@edinburghwhiskyacademy.com.
