Rutland Square Spirits Names Taylor Foxman Strategic Advisor for U.S. Expansion

The Industry Collective founder joins the Scottish spirits maker's leadership team as it builds its go-to-market strategy for the United States

EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rutland Square Spirits, the Edinburgh-based spirits company built on the fusion of Scottish craft and Indian heritage, today announced the appointment of Taylor Foxman, Founder & CEO of The Industry Collective (TIC), as Strategic Advisor. Foxman will work alongside Rutland Square's U.S. team — including Head of U.S. Operations Mike Solow — to help shape the brand's go-to-market strategy, distributor and retail partnerships, and commercial build-out as it enters the U.S. market.

Leadership Perspective

"Taylor has spent more than a decade inside the rooms that matter most for an emerging spirits brand — distributor relationships, retail buyers, and the founders and operators who've already made the journey we're on," said Nishant Sharma, Founder & CEO of Rutland Square Spirits. "As we bring Rutland Square's Scottish-Indian story to American shelves and bars, her network and her judgment make her exactly the right person to have in our corner."

"Rutland Square's story — a family spirits heritage rediscovered and rebuilt for a modern audience — is the kind of narrative-first brand I look for," said Foxman. "I'm looking forward to working with Nishant, Mike, and the team as they bring that story to U.S. consumers."

About Taylor Foxman

Taylor Foxman is the Founder & CEO of The Industry Collective (TIC), a private advisory group that works with over 120 founders, CEOs, ultra-high net worth, high-profile content creators across beverage, CPG, health + wellness, hospitality, and cannabis, over half of which being minority-led businesses and executives (Women-owned, black-owned, veteran led etc.)

Before founding TIC, she spent 11 years in communications and public relations for the beverage industry, representing more than 70 global beer, wine, and spirits brands, including Pernod Ricard North America, Gruppo Campari, Patrón Spirits Company, Stoli Group, Jägermeister, Boston Beer Company, and BANFI Wines.

She is a Board Member/Board Advisor to seven venture capital firms investing in beverage, cannabis, health + wellness and is a contributing writer to Rolling Stone covering culture, beverages, and cannabis. Foxman is based in New York.

About Rutland Square Spirits

Founded in Edinburgh in 2021 by Nishant Sharma, Rutland Square Spirits produces tea-infused spirits rooted in a three-generation family story spanning Assam, India, and Scotland. Its debut release, a chai-spiced, Oolong white-tea-infused London dry gin, was followed by a sherry-cask-matured tea-infused rum, with whisky expressions in development. The brand has scaled to roughly 100,000 cases and a valuation of approximately £30 million (US$40 million), with backing that includes a 21% investment from actor and entrepreneur Vivek Oberoi. Rutland Square is part of the Spiritus platform of beverage brands and is building its U.S. go-to-market strategy under the direction of Head of U.S. Operations Mike Solow.

Company figures drawn from public reporting — please confirm against Rutland Square's current numbers before this release goes out.

Media Contact

Mike Solow Head of U.S. Operations, Rutland Square Spirits
214-500-5655
[email protected]

SOURCE Rutland Square Spirits