Paul Bissett

Paul Bissett was born in Edinburgh, Scotland and raised in the village of Blackness on the river Forth. At the age of seventeen he embarked upon a twenty-three-year career in the British Royal Navy, which took him all over the world. He has lived and worked in seven different countries.

He has, at various times been; a mountain guide; made and installed kilns in Australia; an instructor in Saudi Arabia; a Documentation Manager for a software company in Taiwan; and in the USA been a salesman for Sears, a firefighter, an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), a jewelry store manager, and for the last twelve years, the senior case manager for the National Expert Witness Network based in Paradise, California.

Outside of work, he conducts Scottish weddings. Hosts whisk(e)y tastings, in California, Nevada and Oregon.

For fun, he researches whisky bars, writes/edits a whisky newsletter that goes out to readers in ten different countries.

He also gives talks on all things Scottish, and has been the Master of Ceremonies at many events all over the world, including the Las Vegas Celtic Games (twice).

He currently lives in Yuba City, California, with his wife Tracey and their three dogs, Heather, Hamish and Luna.