Felipe Schrieberg
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Felipe Schrieberg

Contributing Writer

Covering Scotch and world whisky, from the distillers and new traditions shaping the category to whisky’s place in music and culture.

About Felipe

Felipe Schrieberg is a whisky writer, author, musician and tasting host, and a Keeper of the Quaich. He won the 2021 Alan Lodge Young International Drinks Writer of the Year award and has been shortlisted for Fortnum & Mason Drinks Writer of the Year (2022) and IWSC Spirits Communicator of the Year (2022 and 2025). He co-founded The Rhythm and Booze Project, a duo blending live music and whisky through performances, tastings and multimedia events. His book, The World of Whisky: The New Traditions, is published by HarperCollins imprint Cider Mill Press.

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