Meet The Team
From ballerinas to bartenders, butlers to bakers, you’ll find them all in the mix here at Summerhall Distillery. From our award-winning spirits, to the smooth running of our remarkable distillery.
Our Founders
Matt Gammell
Co-founder and Head Distiller
Happily mixing his engineering background with a penchant for a mighty fine gin & tonic..
Marcus Pickering
Co-founder and Head of Export
Has a love of gin, a fascination with how things are made & a distinctive surname. Travels & talks a lot.
Jason Toro
Distillery Manager
Ensures our production process runs as smoothly as the Gin, with every batch distilled & bottled perfectly.
Quinn Miller
Distillery Operative
Motorbike mechanic turned botanical engineer. Bottles, batches, boxes & (fixes) forklifts, all at lightening speed.
Conor Lynch
Distillery Operative
Brings flare & finesse to our distilling process; distilling, bottling, waxing & boxing each of our award-winning Gins.
Alyssa Engel
Visitor Experience Team
Shares our gin story with her own fun and vibrant American twang. Looks after distillery guests & loves seeing smiling faces during tours.
Marina Capaldi
Visitor Experience Team
Gives 5 star tours with passion, humour & a cheeky French twang. Looks after guests in the distillery & shares our story to visitors from far & wide.
Jamie Corkery
Visitor Experience Team
Shares our passion for gin and innovation. A savvy story-teller and advocate for Pickering's Gin with Scottish Botanicals, can you blame him?
Dave Quinnell
Commercial Director
The man in charge of office operations. Ensures the distillery runs like clockwork.
Rachel Thomson
Head of Marketing
Here to make sure Pickering's Gin looks & sounds as good as it tastes. Can't make cocktails, but a successful gin drinker & marketeer.
Michaela McStay
Head of Creative Content
Loves social media marketing as much as a good old natter - especially about Gin. Shares our story far & wide through various marketing channels.
Keith Thompson
Warehouse Manager
King of the warehouse & deliveries. Nothing goes in or out without his say-so.
Lionel Gauthier
Finance Manager
Our keeper of the coffers. Ensures the cash flows as smoothly as the gin.