This week we welcomed our first employee, Joe Clark.
Wow, feels like a ‘real’ company now, with real responsibilities and commitments! Scary stuff!
Seriously, Joe is what we have been looking for for sometime and we just had to find a way to afford him. But rather than wax on about him myself, here is a little about the man, by the man;
‘At the age of twenty I began my journey into the world of whisky through a simple part-time Christmas position in a Whisky Shop branch in York.
Within this initial period it soon became apparent how amazing, but also infectious (!) whisky could be. By the end of this short temporary period I was deemed by management to be a worthy asset and continued to work there for five years!
Over time my thirst for knowledge and flavour grew stronger, along with the desire to encourage others to start their own whisky journey.
For the last two years, alongside being on the ground selling whisky, I have also been delivering specialist whisky presentations and tastings to both malt whisky fanatics of York and also language schools in the interest and expansion of British culture and heritage! You may have also seen me helping out at many whisky festivals with The Whisky Lounge and also ‘The Whisky Show’ with The Whisky Exchange.
With just over five years experience in whisky and a total of seven working within the drinks industry, I’m more enthusiastic than ever in a new position at The Whisky Lounge!’
So there you have it – Please join us in welcoming Joe aboard!
Joe will be hosting many of our tastings this year as well as working on some exciting projects we have come up with together, so watch this space…
If you would like to contact him, Joe can be found on Twitter @TWLJoe or email joe@thewhiskylounge.com.
