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Jim Swan was born on 25 December, 1941 in East Lothian, Scotland, is a Scottish Chemist focused on Whisky (1941 - 2017). Discover Jim Swan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?
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Biologist · Chemist · Whisky Consultant |
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75 years old |
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Capricorn |
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25 December 1941 |
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25 December |
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East Lothian, Scotland |
| Date of death |
14 February, 2017 |
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Scotland
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Jim Swan Height, Weight & Measurements
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Jim Swan Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Jim Swan worth at the age of 75 years old? Jim Swan’s income source is mostly from being a successful . He is from Scotland. We have estimated Jim Swan's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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James Sneddon Swan (born December 25, 1941 – February 14, 2017 in East Lothian, Scotland. ) was a chemist, biologist, author, and expert on single malt whisky.
Referred to as the "Einstein of Whisky", his research into whisky and its distillation process pioneered new methods of production.
Swan demonstrated that it was possible to create good whisky despite being aged a short amount of time, leading him to work alongside new whisky distilleries throughout the world as a consultant and expert.
Following his scientific and technical contributions to the industry, the "Dr Jim Swan Award For Services To Scotch Whisky" award was posthumously named after him.
In 1965, Swan received a bachelor's degree in applied chemistry from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh.
He was a founding member of the scientific team at Jim Gray and Eric Dewar at Inveresk Research International, since 1974 the Pentlands Scotch Whisky Research Ltd and Scotch Whisky Research Institute (SWRI).
In the SWRI, Swan managed research programmes, funded by the European Union and the United Kingdom.
In 1979, research by Swan and co-researcher Sheila Burtles led to the creation and publication of the first whisky flavour wheel.
The flavour wheel serves as an industry standard for sensory evaluation of whisky.
He was also a member of the Institute of Brewing and Distilling.
Swan researched how hot climates affected the whisky fermenting, distillation, and aging process, and how to work around factors affected by warm climates, such as alcohol oxidation or angel's share.
In 1988, he graduated from the same university with a PhD in chemistry and biological sciences.
His PhD focused on the subject of wood extractives in relation to the maturation of scotch whisky.
As a member of the Royal Society of Chemistry, he was an expert on gas chromatography.
1993 - Institute of Brewing & Distilling's Fellowship
In 2002, he founded the Dr James Swan food and drink consultancy.
Prior to this, he was a partner in the Tatlock & Thompson consultancy.
Due to his understanding and impact on the whisky industry, he has been called monikers such as the Einstein of whisky, The Single Malt Whisperer or the ultimate whisky troubleshooter.
Swan worked as a consultant, blender and master distiller for distilleries around the world and played a role in the design of their distillation process.
He contributed to the distilleries:
Awards attributed personally to Swan include:
2005 - Whisky Advocate's "Pioneer of The Year" Award
2017 - Scottish Whisky Awards' "The Dr. Jim Swan Award for Services to Scotch Whisky (awarded post-mortem, with the award named after him).
Distilleries he contributed to have won World Whisky of the Year awards, Artisian Whisky of the Year awards, Islay Whisky of the Year award, and Microdistillery Whisky of the Year award.
Swan's family consisted of his wife Thelma, and his daughters, Caroline and Victoria.
