Name: Briony Turner

Role: Head of Customer Service

Years working for TWSA: 4.5 years

Favourite whisky: Bunnahabhain 12 Year Old

What's your favourite part of the job?

I like that every day is different - it is never a boring job! It's always interesting to see the older bottles coming through the door that you wouldn't ordinarily see.

What are some of your personal favourite bottles that you've seen come through the door?

For the sheer age of it, I'd say the likes of the Johnnie Walker Old Highland Whisky which was from circa 1910. Or some of the Karuizawa bottles that we see, some of the boxes have fantastic artwork on their labels too.

Top tip for finding the best whiskies on TWSA?

Keep a look out on the website daily. We are rolling so we have items starting and ending each and every day. If you see something you like, get our bid in early. You also might find something you hadn't been expecting.

Name: Alan Davidson

Role: Senior Packer

Years working for TWSA: 3 years

Favourite whisky: Arran

What's your favourite part of the job?

Seeing the interesting and unusual bottles that you'd never see in retail only coming through at auction.

What are some of your personal favourite bottles that you've seen come through the door?

Largiemeanoch 1967 12 Year Old due to the rarity of the bottle. Or anything Chichibu as they're not commonly seen and the art design on the boxes is interesting.

Top tip for finding the best whiskies on TWSA?

To know what you want yourself, to have a theme, and chase that. Is there a specific distillery, independent bottler, or master distiller you're looking for? Have a theme and follow it!

Name: James Corrigan

Role: Senior Photographer

Years working for TWSA: 3 years

Favourite whisky: Benromach 15 Year Old

What's your favourite part of the job?

Research when writing lot descriptions. I enjoy finding out about what makes a particular whisky or producer different from its competitors.

What are some of your personal favourite bottles that you've seen come through the door?

Bowmore Sea Dragon. I always liked the design and the artwork on both the box and bottle. There was a bottle on display at the distillery visitor centre when my family used to holiday on Islay, so seeing it brings back nostalgic memories.

Top tip for finding the best whiskies on TWSA?

Check daily and put your max bid in early. There are new items going live every day, so if you are looking to fill a gap in a collection it is worth checking every day as you may just find what you are looking for.

The original feature is from the Winter 2023 edition of Whiskeria, delivered to the door of W Club subscribers and also free with any Whisky Shop purchase in-store or online.