Amathus Drinks was established by Harry Georgiou’s parents in 1978 and that same year, 18-year-old Georgiou joined the family firm. In only his second interview in 46 years of the business, Georgiou tells Lucy Britner about his ambitions, his life in drinks, and his stamp collection Harry Georgiou didn’t have a TV when he was
Norway, India, Australia. Perhaps it’s a sort of sacrilege to talk about other countries that make whisky so close to the festival of haggis, poetry and Scotch that is Burns Night. But, while whisky from Scotland is still a cherished favourite, drinkers are increasingly looking beyond it, towards more unexpected whisky regions. And I’m not talking about Japan, now considered an established producer standing alongside the US and Ireland in the pantheon.