About Richard Foster
A South Londoner born & bred, Richard first became fascinated with whisky whilst working alongside Diageo at content and marketing agencies in the mid 2000’s. Initiating local whisky tastings as a hobby, Richard found his passion for sharing his love of, and fascination with, whisky.
During lockdown Richard (like many others) pivoted to online tastings & organised a St. Geroges’ Day English Whisky tasting for 50 people after sharing a bottle of Cotswolds Signature single malt at a Six Nations themed whisky night. The success of that event led to two online English Whisky Festivals and at the start of 2023 Richard quit his job to focus on building both Exploring English Whisky and the English Whisky Festival, which was held that November in person for the first time.
Richard has subsequently been invited to host English Whisky events across the UK, write for various whisky & drinks publications and judge spirits awards.
