Our team
The people behind Scotland's New Wave Spirits, from the Isle of Raasay to Edinburgh and beyond.
Founders & leadership
Bill Dobbie
Co-Founder & Chairman
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Bill co-founded R&B Distillers in 2014 with the ambition of creating a new kind of Scotch whisky company, one rooted in provenance, quality and a willingness to challenge convention. He played a central role in establishing the Isle of Raasay Distillery, bringing legal distilling to the island for the first time. As Chairman, he guides the long-term vision of the business and supports its transition to the next generation of leadership.
A serial entrepreneur, Bill has founded, scaled and invested in businesses including iomart, IDE Group, AboveNet, Teledata, HitDynamics, LendingCrowd, Maxymiser and DVDs 365. He is also Chairman of Chanrossa, R&B’s parent company, an independent house of standout brands from inspiring places.
Alasdair Day
Co-Founder & Master Distiller
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Alasdair leads the creation of Isle of Raasay’s distinctive whisky style, combining heritage, technical expertise and a spirit of innovation. He brings more than 25 years’ experience in food and drink. His great-grandfather, Richard Day, learned to blend whisky in Coldstream from 1895 and blended The Tweeddale there until the 1940s, recording his recipes in a cellar book. Alasdair inherited the book and brought The Tweeddale back in 2010.
At Raasay he created the signature six-cask maturation recipe behind the distillery’s lightly peated single malt, and he oversees both whisky and gin production. Isle of Raasay Cask Strength was named “World’s Best Scotch Whisky” at the 2025 Las Vegas Global Spirits Awards, scoring 99/100, and his whiskies have won categories at the World Whiskies Awards.
William Dobbie
Managing Director
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William leads the next phase of growth for R&B Distillers and its brands. He joined the business in 2019 as Commercial Director and became Managing Director in 2024, a planned move to second-generation leadership.
As Commercial Director he helped drive revenue growth of more than 20% a year and took the brand into over 40 international markets. He now focuses on growing the company’s presence in key markets, including North America and Asia. Before joining the family business, William spent six years in investment banking in London and New York. He holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bristol.