Ai Kuroda

Born in 1989 in Shizuoka Prefecture.
Graduated from Keio University Faculty of Letters, majoring in English and American Literature.
After graduating, she worked mainly in press and promotion at an apparel company. After that, while raising her children, she worked as an English clerical worker and an online English teacher, and was put in charge of launching a spirits business, which she had always loved. In June 2022, she became independent and became the representative director of And Spirits Co., Ltd. In addition to running two liquor stores and bars in Tokyo, she also oversees import wholesale, original product development, and event planning and management.
In April 2024, he will become the first Japanese person to pass the international whiskey qualification, Master of Scotch.