For us whisky lovers, being a whisky ambassador seems like a dream job. Career nirvana, you might say.

Flying, sailing, driving from port to port, seeing the world. Spreading the water of life all across our great land, meeting interesting and famous people. A toast every night with a glass of beautiful amber nectar in your hand. Like you've died and gone to heaven.

It does, however, have its share of challenges. Take for in-stance, the non-stop schedule. Flying to LA on the red eye to perform three whisky tastings that morning and one in the afternoon. You arrive at your hotel room only to shower and never to sleep because it's back on a plane to Vegas to do a tasting that night at a casino, then pass out in a dif-ferent hotel bed. You wake up in the morning and call the concierge asking what city you're in. Some ambassadors are only home to sleep in their own beds one week out of the month. With little sleep, fueled by whisky, maintaining your A-game can become quite a struggle. Always smiling, always "on", because of course you must join every bartender, liquor store salesmen, connoisseur and fan that you meet on your journey in a sip of the good old water of life.

Talk to ambassadors and they all say the same thing - although it's hectic and demanding, they wouldn't change their job for anything. Like the saying goes, it's a tough job, but someone has to do it! And these ladies and gentlemen do it, day in and day out, spreading the good word of whisky to the masses.

Recently, we tracked Ricky Crawford from The Glenlivet for two months to get a better idea of what his life on the go is like… and here is just a glimpse into his world.

May 18th
New York, Lunch with Robert Haynes sampling and discussing the 1973 Cellar collection at Gramercy Tavern.

May 19th
Boston Whisky Guild Cruise.

May 20th
New York, Roosevelt Hotel, Scotch Malt Whisky Society, Panel Discussion with other ambassadors.

May 23rd
New York Giant Sean O'Hara Charity boat cruise on the Hudson River.

May 24th
New Jersey, Liberty National Golf Course. NY Giants charity golf event attended by Eli Manning, Talk, O'Hara and many other players.

May 25th
New York, James Beard House, Dinner and Glenlivet pairing with award winning guest Chef Jose Andres, Presented by GQ magazine.

May 29th
Indianapolis, IN, Playboy Golf tournament and After Party.

May 30th
Indy 500, via police escort to the track.

June 2nd
Scotland distillery visit and team building events includ-ing clay pigeon shooting, archery, blind folded driving, powerful rifle shooting.

June 3rd Scotland
Distillery tour via Helicopter.

June 4th Scotland
Introduction to Prince Charles at the distillery.

June 13th
Hard Rock Cafe Atlantic City, Playboy VIP party.

June 14th
Playboy Golf Tournament at Renault Winery and CC Golf course.

June 15th
Wine World Store Off Premise tasting in Baltimore.

June 16th
Washington DC Off Premise whisky tasting.

June 17th
Philadelphia, Whisky Guild Cruise.

June 19th
Gateway Inn Scotch Dinner tasting, Lenox, MA

June 20th
Omni Parker House Boston MA. Father's day Scotch tasting.

June 22nd
MaxFish Restaurant in Hartford CT. Scotch Dinner tasting.

June 24th
Washington DC, Whisky Guild Cruise.

June 27th
Los Angeles CA. Playboy V.I.P. party Club Tropicana Roosevelt Hotel