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Working experience

Hans Offringa
Established author, internationally renowned media-expert and whisky-connoisseur; studied English and Business journalism. Having completed his professional graphical education and specialized in electronic media as early as the late 70`s, he is considered as one of the pioneers in this field in the Netherlands,  the UK. and the USA. He started his whisky quest at the age of 18 and has been trained by many whisky experts in the industry, among which Michael Jackson, Charles MacLean, Jim Rutledge  (Four Roses), George Stone (Jack Daniel's) and Jimmy Russell (Wild Turkey).

Becky Lovett Offringa
Marine Biologist, Real Estate Agent, Vice President James Doran Company, self-employed as editor/ researcher, whisky taster and connoisseur.
Together, Becky and Hans conduct whisky nosing & tasting sessions for restaurants and business clubs under the name The Whisky Couple. He has been writing and translating many books on this subject over the years (see under: publications). the Whisky Couple also has been working as translators/editors for the whisky industry at large.

Books

Eyewitness Guide to Whisky
Travel guide along almost all whisky distilleries in the world. Editor-in-chief   Charles ...

A Taste of Whisky
Dutch whisky expert and author Hans Offringa selected 10 Scottish single malts and approached four...

The Legend of Laphroaig
A 216-page full color book about the history of Laphroaig,
written by Hans Offringa & Marcel van ...

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