Morgan McDermott has joined Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery A MAN from York has been recruited by a distillery in a major sales role as demand for Yorkshire's first single malt whisky soars. Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery has appointed Morgan McDermott from York to the new role of UK sales manager. Morgan joins the Hunmanby-based business from artisan spirits distillery, Sloemotion and first became aware of Filey Bay whisky when he managed the Michelin Bib Gourmand Restaurant, Skosh in York. He said: "I love trying whisky from all over the world, so this is a dream job for me. My induction has involved learning about the provenance of our barley, the multiple decisions involved in field to bottle whisky making and the complexity of our processes and it has been fascinating.