Glenfiddich Explorers

Ian Millar

Global Ambassador

Born in Pitlochry in Perthshire in the Highlands of Scotland in 1953, Ian Millar joined William Grant & Sons Ltd in 1998 and is now a Global Brand Ambassador.

Ian has over 35 years experience in Scotch whisky, having worked for a number of distillers in various technical and production roles, including bottling, mashing, distillation and warehousing. He was previously distillery manager at the Bladnoch, Mortlach, Blair Athol, Dalwhinnie, Linkwood and Glen Elgin Distilleries before joining William Grant & Sons, where he was also distillery manager of Glenfiddich and The Balvenie.

He has served on the company’s nosing panel and is an active member of his local community in Dufftown, where he conducts regular nosing and tasting sessions for enthusiastic locals as part of his role as Vice Chairman of Dufftown 2000 and co-organiser of Dufftown Whisky Festivals. Ian is also a member of the Keepers of the Quaich.

Ian is married to Anneke and currently lives in Speyside, near to the Glenfiddich Distillery.

Thanks to the growing success of Glenfiddich, Ian is spending an increasing amount of time spreading the word about Glenfiddich in US, Canada and the UK.

Ludovic Ducrocq

Global Ambassador

Ludo, a graduate of the university of Lille, started his career in the whisky industry in 2000, when he accepted the position of Tour Guide, at the Glenfiddich Distillery Visitor Centre, in Dufftown, Scotland.

Relating to the passion and commitment of Glenfiddich’s owners, the Grant family, Ludo decided to invest personal time in learning the century-old skills required for malt whisky production. He moved into an old excise house located only meters away from Glenfiddich and set about learning from the distillery’s team of coopers, coppersmiths, distillers, malt masters and other experienced craftsmen.

He was subsequently promoted to a Global Ambassador and started traveling around the world, sharing his knowledge and skills with journalists, mixologists and whisky enthusiasts alike.

Ludo has spent over 9 years sharing Glenfiddich with the world’s whisky fans. While still remaining based in Dufftown, the home of William Grant, he has now taken on a new opportunity to spread the word about the world of blended whisky, becoming the first Global Ambassador for Grant’s Scotch Whisky. Ludo has been instrumental in the creation and development of this blog, Most of his past comments, thoughts and stories remain published here and we look forward to seeing his work with Grant’s Whisky.