A graduate of Heriot-Watt university's prestigious brewing and distilling course, Alex Chasko started his career as a brewer at the Bridge Port Brewery in Portland, Oregon. However, his love of spirits and distillation took him halfway around the world, where he took over as innovations manager at Cooley distillery in Ireland.
When the Teeling family, owners of Cooley at the time, sold the company and started a project to build a new distillery, Alex went with them as one of their first employees. He was a key part of the team who designed and built the new distillery, and is now responsible for the development, distilling and blending of Teeling's new whiskey range.