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

Heather Smith
Digital Marketing Manager

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

John Ramsay
Malt Master

Iain Russell
Whisky Writer

Pete Robson
Master Maltster

Michael Moss
Whisky Historian

Gavin D. Smith
Whisky Historian

Blair Bowman
Whisky Journalist

Dominic Roskrow
Whisky Journalist

Professor Charles Spence
Experimental Psychologist
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
Let's work together
Get in touch to discover how we can help you and your business. Contact Kirsty McKerrow, kirsty@edinburghwhiskyacademy.com.