Ten years ago Eric's wife arranged a whiskey tasting event for his birthday. Since then, whiskey has been a passion for him (and a regret for his wife!) Marrowbone Lane is one of his all-time favourite Irish whiskeys and he is a current member of the Irish Whiskey Society. Springbank is his absolute favourite Scottish distillery, of which he is a lifetime society member. The other distilleries currently on his radar are Kilchoman on Islay, Mackmyra in Sweden and Chichibu in Japan.

Paul is a director of Acrux Beverages Ltd and according to him, distillation is an art. He believes that if the clear, new-make spirit from the still is good enough to drink neat, then it will make a fantastic whiskey. His catch-cry is "There's never enough peat!" and he's currently working his way through Dominic Roskrow's book "1001 Whiskies You Must Try before You Die" - one nip at a time.