Becky Paskin is an award-winning drinks writer, presenter and consultant, and founder of the OurWhisky Foundation. Formerly editor of leading online magazine Scotchwhisky.com and global trade title The Spirits Business, her writing appears in a variety of publications from Club Oenologique and Waitrose to Whisky Magazine, Class and the Daily Beast. She is a regular drinks presenter for television and radio, including ITV’s Love Your Weekend and This Morning, and regularly presents educational seminars at global drinks festivals. She also has her own drinks newsletter and event series, Drink This, helping thirsty readers make informed decisions about what and where to drink. Becky is an advocate for equality and inclusion within the global whisky industry; her work has led her to being named Tales Catalyst 2024, Icons of Whisky Communicator of the Year, IWSC Spirits Communicator of the Year (both 2020), SevenFifty Daily’s Drinks Innovator of the Year and listed as About Time Magazine’s Top 10 Women to Watch in Drinks. She is also a Keeper of the Quaich and has been named one of the 50 most influential people in the global drinks industry by Drinks International for the past five years.