More and more women are discovering the joys of whisky and showing men that they can compete in the bar as well as the boardroom.

Ann Miller has a table of eager food writers and liquor aficionados captivated. We’re holding on to every word spoken as she walks us through a Scotch-tasting lunch at the Eagles Nest Golf Club in Maple, Ontario, just north of Toronto.

Miller is the brand ambassador for some of the best whiskies on the planet, including The Glenlivet, Aberlour and Chivas brands—and is the only woman with such a high profile job in her industry. Today she takes us through a tasting of several of The Glenlivet whiskies—each paired with a lunch course that includes Scotch as an ingredient.

The group is split down the middle with six men and six women, all with different levels of whisky sophistication. One of the men at the table finds it curious that there are so many women at such an event. Whisky tends to be associated with old stodgy men tucked away in a parlor, sucking back a few drams while smoking cigars.