UAE/UK. Dubai Duty Free Executive Vice Chairman & CEO Colm McLoughlin has been recognised for his outstanding contribution to the Scotch whisky industry.
McLoughlin was among a group of five members to be inducted as Master of the Quaich at a ceremony held at Blair Castle in Perthshire, Scotland.
He was made a member of the Keepers of the Quaich in 2006 in recognition of the work by Dubai Duty Free in promoting Scotch whisky since 1983.
Over its 33 years of business, Dubai Duty Free has grown to become the largest single-airport retailer in the world with sales of nearly US$1.9 billion in 2015, with Scotch whisky accounting for US$116 million.
McLoughlin said: “It is a great privilege to be selected as a Master of the Quaich. This is an exclusive international community committed to promoting Scotch whisky, and I am honoured to represent Dubai Duty Free on this very special occasion.”
The Keepers of the Quaich was founded in 1988 by leading Scotch whisky distillers, and takes its name from the two-handled drinking bowl in Gaelic – a traditional vessel for drinking Scotch whisky.
