Drinks At Work with Sam Bygrave

Drinks At Work with Sam Bygrave


From butcher, to bartender, to whisky ambassador with Josh Davies

November 27, 2024

Today’s guest on Drinks At Work is Josh Davies, is the Australian single malt whisky specialist for Whyte & Mackay, and that means he’s the ambassador for some very special whiskies — just like The Dalmore, which we talk about at length here. Josh is a Melbourne boy who spent time in England (in Leeds, not London, by the way); a butcher by trade who made the skip to the UK to play cricket, but fell in love with the bar world, before stepping into the world of ambassadoring.


Josh talks about his career, and how he’s approaching this new role for The Dalmore and Whyte & Mackay; he brought along a trio of top end single malts from The Dalmore for a bit of an impromptu tasting, which is always welcome.


We also talk about storytelling and its importance in the whisky world, the rich history of The Dalmore (and how great liquid makes an ambassador’s job easier), how Josh engages with the trade and gets the word out, what makes a great bar for him, and loads more.