Wednesday, 29 October

Craft & Copper: Practical Insights for the Modern Distiller

Name: Craft & Copper: Practical Insights for the Modern Distiller
Start: 2025-10-29T09:30:00+00:00
End: 2025-10-29T17:30:00+00:00
Location: Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus (Scott Suite)

Day session hosted by EWG, BFBI, CIBD and MDAS - series of short practical presentations, tour of Coppersmiths and networking drinks

By English Whisky Guild

Date and time

Location

Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh Campus (Scott Suite)

The Avenue Edinburgh EH14 4AS United Kingdom

Agenda

9:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Registration and Coffee

10:00 AM - 12:30 PM

Presentations (Programme to be confirmed)

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Networking Lunch and gathering for transport

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Travel to McMillan Coppersmiths

2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Tour and Presentation from Briggs / McMillan Coppersmiths

4:00 PM - 6:00 AM (+1 day)

Return to Edinburgh and networking drinks at Edinburgh Gin Distillery

About this event

Event lasts 8 hours

This all day event is aimed at SME distilleries as well as distillery staff in larger companies. The day is split with a morning session with a series of short presentations on practical concepts and technologies to provide operational savings / added value to distillers. Networking lunch host at the HWU Business School and you will have an opportunity to meet ICBD staff and students. Car sharing / transport will be available to take attendees to McMillan Coppersmiths for a tour and presentation delivered by the Briggs team. The day will finish at the new Edinburgh Gin Distillery for drinks and it is situated near to Waverley Train Station.

Organised by

English Whisky Guild