Crafty spirits event

The UK Craft Distillers Conference takes place in Pitlochry on 5 – 6 October. Picture: Phil Wilkinson.
The UK Craft Distillers Conference takes place in Pitlochry on 5 – 6 October. Picture: Phil Wilkinson.

The UK’s first national conference for craft distillers takes place in Perthshire in October
On 5 – 6 October, The UK Craft Distillers’ Conference, run by the Scottish Craft Distillers Association (SCDA), will run in Atholl Palace Hotel in Pitlochry.
The conference will bring together distillers, suppliers and enthusiasts and feature talks and workshops led by key industry and academic bodies, including Douglas Murray, Master Blender at Diageo and Bill Owens from the American Distillery Institute.
The event will be followed by Showcasing Scotland in Gleneagles, the largest “meet the buyer” event of its type in Scotland, on 6-8 October – enabling buyers and suppliers to attend both important events.
The events are supported by regional business organisation Invest in Perth.
Tony Reeman-Clark, chairman of the SCDA, an association of small Scottish distillers said: “It is marvellous to see these very small firms help revive ancient traditions that are so important to Scottish food and drink culture and in doing so provide skilled jobs for young people in Scotland.”
“The Invest in Perth team clearly understand the importance of the sector to the region and have been fantastic throughout.”