Satya Sharma is the new CEO of Australia’s pioneering whisky company, Lark Distilling.
Sash – as he prefers to be called – has only been on deck since May 2023.
But already, he has put his stamp on the Lark business.
The frenzy of special releases has been dialled back in favour of a clearly defined core range.
Export deals have been announced for several markets in South East Asia.
700ml bottles are on the cards, and as you just heard, the business has committed to greater transparency about the provenance of whiskies that carry the Lark name.
Sash joined Lark following ten years with William Grant & Sons, most recently in Singapore, where he played an integral role establishing export markets for its iconic brands including Glenfiddich and The Balvenie.
We’ll explore that career background and Sash’s vision for Lark coming up in this extended interview that gets the Drinks Adventures podcast underway for 2024.
If you haven’t already, make sure you listen to the special episode I did for the 30th anniversary of Lark Distillery in 2022. I’ve linked to it from the show notes.
First up this episode, I asked Bill Lark his thoughts on the new leadership, which signals the beginnings of another chapter for the business he founded back in 1992.
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