Drinks

Irish Gin Exports Up 433% In The First Quarter Of 2018

New CSO figures reveal that the value of Irish gin exports grew by 433% in the first quarter of 2018, compared to the first quarter of 2017. The report...

Heineken Ireland Seeks New MD As Timoney Returns To US

Heineken Ireland is reportedly looking for a new managing director after the global drinks giant announced that Maggie Timoney, is set to return to Heineke...

Irish Distillers Win Big At San Francisco World Spirits Competition

Irish Distillers has scooped 24 Gold or above medals at the recent International Spirits Challenge (ISC) and San Francisco World Spirits Competition (SFWSC...

Heineken Returns As Headline Sponsor Of European Rugby Champions Cup

Heineken has announced that it will return as the headline sponsor of the European Champions Cup. In a statement, the beer brand said that the new agree...

Teeling Warns Of Possible Whiskey Shortage Due To Global Demand

Whiskey veteran John Teeling has warned that there may be a scarcity of the Irish spirit within the next few years due to surging global demand, reports th...

Writers' Tears Copper Pot Irish Whiskey Wins Gold In San Francisco Awards

Writers’ Tears - Copper Pot Irish Whiskey has been awarded a Gold Medal at the San Francisco World Spirit’s Competition. Walsh Whiskey Disti...

Bulmers Maker C&C Group Increased Executives Pay By 15% Last Year

Drinks group C&C paid its executive directors a combined €2.53m last year, an increase of almost 15% on the previous year, according to the Ir...

Irish Whiskey Now GI Protected In A Similar Vain To Champagne

Irish whiskey, Irish cream liqueur and poitín are now officially protected at an EU level in a similar manner to Champagne in France or Parma ham in...