Dave Broom is an award-winning author specializing in spirits. He has been writing about whisky for over 25 years and has twice won the Glenfiddich Award for Drinks Book of the Year and for Drinks Writers of the Year. In 2013, he won the prestigious IWSC Communicator of the Year award. Dave is editor-in-chief of "Whisky Magazine Japan", consulting editor for "Whisky Magazine" (UK, USA, France and Spain) and a successful columnist in "Malt Advocate" (USA). He also collaborates in a number of national and international magazines and is actively involved in whisky education, sensory assessment and training globally.