Alex is the Master Distiller& Master Blender behind Dublin’s Teeling Whiskey Company. As the first employee of Teeling, he has been involved in developing both the award-winning whiskey and the distillery from the very beginning. He was previously the Innovation Manager at the Cooley Distillery and began his career in the brewing industry in Portland Oregon. Alex graduated from the prestigious Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland where he completed his MSc. in Brewing and Distilling. Alex is at the forefront of innovative Irish Whiskey making and in 2019 took home the “Master Blender of the Year” award at the World Whiskies Awards. He was also behind the 24 Year Old Teeling Single Malt which took home the award for World’s Best Single Malt in 2019 and the Wonders of Wood Single Pot Still which was awarded World’s Best Single Pot Still in 2022.