ANNABEL THOMAS
Founder and CEO
London girl. Lover of wild places. Caught the whisky bug, built a distillery. Our very own Neachneohain.
GORDON WOOD
Distillery Manager
Spent 23 years with one of the giants of the industry. Loves the west coast. Bringing it all together at Nc’nean. Has a life goal to get to work by boat one day.
LORNA DAVIDSON
Distiller
Came to Drimnin from the east. Has taken to distilling like a duck to water. Often found trying to grow things under the stills. The queen of our spirits.
SIMON HEWITT
Distiller
Trained as a chef. Has walked the length of New Zealand and of North America. Picked up some bee-keeping skills along the way. Now turning his hand to distilling.
AMY STAMMERS
Visitor Manager & Head of Sustainability
Free spirited Norfolk girl with a passion for all things environmental. Made a beeline to work with us. Likes trying to get lost, and finding her way to a local pub for refuge.
KAT PRESLEY
UK Sales Manager
Born and grew up in Thailand and spends a lot of time trying to cook Thai Food as good as her mothers. Plays hockey, runs and hikes, and fell in love with whisky back in 2011.
SASHA SMYTH-OSBOURNE
Head of Marketing
Farmer’s daughter, big foodie. Based in London but her Scottish ties make her feel at home with us. Idea of a good time includes a hike and a pair of skis.
MATT HASTINGS
Brand Ambassador and Blender
Descended from a line of publicans. Loves running, can fly drones, makes awesome videos. Via running one of London’s great whisky bars, is now our brand ambassador and blender.
SARAH HEWITT
Distillery Operator
Lover of wildlife and really good food. After living in a tent for over a year (not her idea) had to settle somewhere wild, so Drimnin (and the Nc’nean ethos) was perfect.
AMBER MORRISON
Head of Export
Based in London but the Hebrides really has her heart. Enjoys art and dabbles in culture, but really happiest in the heathery hills of the Highlands.
TORRAN MEALAND
Distillery Operator
Local chap who feels his best when at sea. Loves exploring nearby festivals, a favourite being Tiree in in the Inner Hebrides. Only claim to fame is featuring in an episode of Balamory.
PHIL NICKSON
Head of Commercial
A whisky lover with a third of his life spent in the industry. But his real first love? The bass guitar. Even dreamt of being a rockstar at one time. Loves being outdoors, especially a substandard round of golf.
DOUGLAS TAYLOR
Distiller Operator
Brought up in Lochaline just a few miles down the road. Big lover of the outdoors, especially the alps where he lived for a couple of winter seasons. Has a side hustle making traditional Scottish knives.
JESSYE FAULKNER
Operations Executive
An Irish girl who can always be found with a cup of tea in her hands. Loves being outside and wild swimming. Grew up in the Middle East, and always excited by trying new foods.
BEC CHADWICK
Office Manager
Originally from Sydney, Bec came to the UK for a few months and three years later she’s still here! Has worked on a winery, loves wild camping and cold water swimming which puts her in good stead living in Drimnin.
LORNE ROBB
Trade Marketing and Events Executive
A keen bagpipe player who is Edinburgh born and raised. Aside from looking after his two alpacas, his real passion is wine and spirits. So much so that he even wrote part of his dissertation on Nc’nean!
ROBERTO NICCHITTA
Distillery Operator
Music graduate from Staines. Moved to London in 2012 to work in wine then later for a whisky auction business. As well as music, loves wild camping and hiking and is now learning how to make whisky!
QUINTEN FYFE
Visitor Guide
Retired Scottish fire fighter. Spent two years travelling around Scotland in an old horse box, stopped in nearby Lochaline for a month and still here a year later. Lives off grid, loves growing vegetables and playing the banjo.