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IRISH DISTILLERS ANNOUNCES €13 MILLION REDEVELOPMENT OF DISTILLERY EXPERIENCE AND VISITOR ATTRACTION IN MIDLETON

• Once completed, Midleton Distillery will be transformed into a world-class, multi-sensory whiskey experience destination with the potential to attract over 200,000 visitors annually. • Construction on the new experience will begin immediately and is expected to be completed by 2025 which is the 200-year anniversary of Midleton Distillery. • The redevelopment will feature a heat recovery system, […]

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Teeling Whiskey Distillery Honoured as Sustainable Distillery of the Year

Teeling Whiskey Distillery are delighted to announce that their distillery was awarded the top honour of ‘Sustainable Distillery of the Year’ at Whisky Magazine’s 2022 Icons of Irish Whiskey Awards announced last night. Teeling Whiskey’s Global Brand Ambassador, Robert Caldwell also picked up the award for Irish Whiskey Brand Ambassador of the Year. Whisky Magazine’s […]

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Teeling Donates Proceeds From Whiskey Sales To Local School

Since opening the distillery we have focused on giving back to our local communities with a percentage of our tours and the proceeds of our very first bottling of Dublin distilled Teeling Whiskey being gifted to local charities. With the Visitor Experience having been closed for much of the last year, we wanted to do […]

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WALSH WHISKEY CLAIM 8 AWARDS AT IRISH WHISKEY AWARDS

A great week for all at Walsh Whiskey was topped off on Thursday night (11th November) with 8 awards coming back to Carlow from the Irish Whiskey Awards. The Irishman 17 Year Old – Best Single Malt Whiskey (16 years and older) The Irishman Single Malt Marsala – Best Single Malt Whiskey (11 years & […]

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AMBER BEVERAGE GROUP EXPANDS INTO HIGH-GROWTH IRISH WHISKEY SECTOR WITH WALSH WHISKEY ACQUISITION

The global producer and distributor of alcoholic beverages, Amber Beverage Group (ABG), has announced that it has acquired the Irish Whiskey company, Walsh Whiskey, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition takes effect from 11 November 2021 with the existing management and staff remaining in place. Walsh Whiskey, founded in 1999 by husband-and-wife team, Bernard and Rosemary Walsh, has […]

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Irish and US distilleries study role climate plays in taste of whiskey

A major transatlantic project is underway to study how weather and climate conditions affect the taste of whiskey matured 7,000km apart. An Irish distillery has teamed up with a family-run operation in Colorado, US, in a move which saw both simultaneously fill a total of 14 casks due to mature in 2026. Boann in Co […]

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Teeling Whiskey Crowned Overall Irish Whiskey Master

Teeling Whiskey has collected the top honour as Irish Spirits Master across four categories at the 2021 annual Irish Whiskey Masters, held in London and results announced on August 1st. We scooped top honours across both the highly competitive Irish Single Malt and Irish Single Grain categories, receiving a total of 10 medals including 4 […]