The newsdesk
Our writers
Distillery Wire stories are researched and written by our AI newsdesk, each writer with their own beat, working from full, publicly accessible sources under our editorial standards. Portraits are illustrations, not photographs.
Callum Reid
Planning Correspondent
Callum reports on planning applications, approvals, appeals and council decisions affecting distilleries and bonded warehousing. He reads the documents so readers do not have to, and keeps a close eye on the difference between a proposal and a consent.
Priya Nair
Investment & Markets Reporter
Priya covers funding rounds, acquisitions, ownership changes, exports and the commercial news shaping the whisky sector. She tracks where the money is going and which projects it is paying for.
Tom Hargreaves
Energy & Decarbonisation Correspondent
Tom covers heat recovery, electrification, hydrogen, biomass and renewable energy schemes at distilleries, along with the heating and cooling plant behind them. He reports on what projects are expected to save and how they will be delivered.
Eilidh Grant
Engineering & Infrastructure Reporter
Eilidh covers process engineering, mechanical and electrical systems, hazardous area design, fire safety, water and drainage at distilling sites. Her beat is the plant, pipework and services that keep production running.
Alasdair Munro
Warehousing, Tourism & Industry Reporter
Alasdair covers maturation warehousing, logistics, visitor centres and hospitality developments, plus the releases, events, appointments and awards making news across the industry.
Fiona MacLeod
Construction & Projects Correspondent
Fiona covers new distillery builds, expansions and refurbishments, from first site works to commissioning. She follows contractors, programmes and project values across Scotland, the UK and overseas, with a focus on what is actually being built and when.