A spirit Shared
Keepers of the Quaich
An exclusive international society to recognise, reward and celebrate those who have shown outstanding commitment to the Scotch Whisky Industry.
Shared Passion Purpose Together
Mar
March 31, 2025
Spring 2025 Banquet
The Society hosts two Ceremony of Induction and Banquets per year at Blair Castle - our spiritual home
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Our Keepers & Masters have
Our Keepers & Masters have
thousands of years of shared experience.
3093
Enrolled Keepers
261
Enrolled Masters
100+
Countries
Our Most Recent Masters

Simon Erlanger
Managing Director at Isle of Harris Distillers Ltd
Ewan Gunn
Global Whisky Ambassador & Category Training Manager at Diageo
Benoit Laug
CEO & President at Pernod Ricard Argentina & Uruguay
Elizabeth Rudd
Chair at Berry Bros & Rudd Ltd
Hamish Torrie
CSR Communications Director at The Glenmorangie Company Limited
Annabel Meikle
Keepers of the Quaich Director
Having spent 22 years in the Scotch Whisky Industry, I’m responsible for managing the Society, events and team.
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- Gavin Smith
- January 13 2025
A rose by any other name
- Gavin Smith
- January 13 2025
Holistic approach
- Gavin Smith
- January 13 2025
Learning from the past
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Landmark achievement
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Heaven on earth?
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Glow with the flow
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
What tradition?
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Sail Away
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Forget Not
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Still Game
- Gavin Smith
- January 13 2025
Tradition and Transformation
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Guest of Honour - Diana Gabaldon
- Roddy Martine
- January 13 2025
Retirement From The Industry
- Gavin Smith
- December 14 2023
Music and Scotch Whisky
- Annabel Meikle
- December 14 2023
Net Zero - can we get there
- Matt Chambers
- December 14 2023
Guest of Honour - Kenton Cool OBE
- Roddy Martine
- December 14 2023
The rise of the Scotch and soda
- Tracy Wason
- December 4 2023
Sir Walter Scott, Saviour of Scotland
- Annabel Meikle
- August 6 2021












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