Morrison Bowmore Distillers have announced the appointment of Rachel Barrie in the newly-created role of master blender.

Barrie previously spent a number of years at The Glenmorangie Company, where she held the position of product development manager, then whisky creator and master blender and helped to create much-lauded expressions such as Glenmorangie Signet and Ardberg Corryvreckan. As a result of this experience, Barrie is perfectly placed to begin working with MBD's portfolio of single malt whiskies: Auchentoshan, Bowmore and Glen Garioch.

Andrew Rankin, MBD's operations director and chief blender, commented, 'Rachel is one of the most experienced master blenders in our industry and I am extremely delighted that she will be joining our team here at MBD. We have a very strong blending team within the company and this appointment will massively strengthen and reinforce our commitment to producing the ultimate in quality single malt scotch whiskies.'

News item from Imbibe.com, 10-01-2012