About Us
Finding Inspiration in Every Turn
Distilled Beverages Ltd is a Glasgow based family owned, spirits and drinks specialist with Scotch whisky at its heart whilst housing a dynamic portfolio of spirit brands.
The business has three key focus areas within this sector – brand creation, brand custodianship and e-commerce, all underpinned by a first-class spirit trading model.
Key People
Antonia Macfarlane
Business Development Manager
Hannes Koch
Head of Global Travel Retail
Clare Modenei
Head of Creative
Antonia Macfarlane
Business Development Manager
Antonia joined the DB team early summer 2024. Antonia holds a Wine and Spirit Education Trust Diploma Certificate in Wine. With luxury retail, brand development, fine dining, wholesale, buying and event planning experience, Antonia was brought into DB to assist the Director, Chris in the implementation of ongoing projects.
Antonia currently lectures at City of Glasgow College sharing her wine knowledge as she teaches WSET Level 1-3 courses maintaining her love for wine.
Hannes Koch
Head of Global Travel Retail
When asked about Distilled Beverages, Hannes stated " Distilled Beverages have managed to create some great products, liquid wise and concept wise which will surely be attractive to our retail partners and their travelling shoppers.
Whisky as a category needs to be more disruptive and our brands can surely help to recruit new shoppers for the category!"
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With vast experience across a number of markets, specilising in global travel retail, we are thrilled to have Hannes in our team.
Clare Modenei
Head of Creative
For Clare, there’s nothing better than creating and producing great work every day, doing it with incredible people is the cherry on top. With nearly 20 years under her belt, honing her skills in multiple design disciplines from packaging, ATL campaigns, TV ads, scriptwriting, and strategic conceptual thinking—Clare has led design teams to deliver award-winning, standout work.
Clare is passionate about every stage of a project from inception to producing final artwork. Having her passion as her career means that work never really feels like work.
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