OUR STORY
The
Borderlands Whisky Festival
Team
Meet Karen Somerville and Justine Hazlehurst, the driving force behind this exciting new whisky festival!
Meet Karen Somerville and Justine Hazlehurst, the driving force behind this exciting new whisky festival!
With a passion for whisky and a knack for creating unforgettable experiences, the dynamic duo behind the hugely successful Fife Whisky Festival bring their passion for whisky, and their expertise in creating the friendliest of festival vibes, to Lockerbie!
...our fantastic exhibitors! Take a look at our exhibitors page to find out which distillers and bottlers we'll be welcoming to the Town Hall in Lockerbie; hailing not only from The Borderlands but from across elsewhere in Scotland, England and beyond. With 30 exhibitors showcasing their whisky wares, the Borderlands Whisky Festival is an opportunity no whisky enthusiast should miss!
Karen is the co-founder and previously the Managing Director of glassware company Angels' Share Glass. Now Karen is a highly sought after business consultant and is a qualified business mentor. She has been awarded Entrepreneur of the Year and is Vice Chair for The British Association of Women Entrepreneurs Scotland. Karen is also a business judge for the Scottish Whisky Awards. In her spare time, she likes to take off in her motorhome to visit Scotland's distilleries.
Justine is the founder of Kask Whisky, a whisky events company based in Edinburgh. She is a judge on a number of tasting panels including the World Whiskies Awards and the Icons of Whisky Awards. Justine's written work has been published in The Keeper, Unfiltered, Whisky Magazine and the Malt Whisky Yearbook. She has recently published her first book - Opening The Case: The Affairs of Pattisons' Whisky.
