UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH
WATER OF LIFE SOCIETY
Meet the 2023/24 WOLS committee:
PRESIDENT
Joel Tang
Simply a whisky enthusiast who believes whisky is a great ways to connect with people.
Hobby: Whisky, whiskey, or 威士忌.
Whisky loves: always saying 'the best whisky is the next dram' but actually loves Campbeltown, Islay, waxy Highland, highest Highland, some Islands...so many of them.
Vice President
William Diamond
Graduate law student with a passion for tasting whisky and sharing it in good company.
Hobbies: Making music, drinking whisky, getting lost in history-related rabbit-holes, and whimsically creating protologisms.
Whisky loves: Would happily sell his soul for an exceptionally fine bottle of old Highland Park.
Whisky Broker
Andy Clemens
Making his way through the real world as an environmental chemist.
Whisky loves: sherry bombs and Cambus grain, but learning to love the peat...
Secretary
Hailey Sakryd
4th year History student who loves the finer parts of life - a good dram with friends is the ultimate way to unwind and enjoy such a divine spirit!
Hobbies: Knitting, reading about religion, bluegrass and folk music, laughing at wild internet conspiracy theories.
Whisky loves: Spice and smoke are the easiest way to my heart, though the occasional sherry bomb does not go a miss.
Media Secretary
Angus Stewart
An engineering student who landed on the WOLs committee, you'll often spot me at tastings with a camera, capture moments during our events.
My journey into the world of whisky began when I joined Edinburgh Uni. Being Scottish and surrounded by international friends, attending a WOLs tasting seemed like the logical thing to do. Since then, I've been hooked into the society.
Recently, it struck me that my cherished distilleries—Bunnahabhain, Talisker, and Highland Park—all originate from the Scottish Isles. The enchantment of island whisky has won over my heart.
Treasurer
Keping Li
Medicine student who enjoys trying new whisky and connecting with people over a dram.
Whisky likes: Peated malts, especially Islay ones and sherry bombs
