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ABFI Report Over 2.5M Visitors To Booming Irish Distilleries Last Year

The Alcohol Beverage Federation of Ireland (ABFI) is encouraging people to visit a local brewery or distillery visitor center this summer, which it says ar...

Number Of Rural Irish Breweries Has More Than Quadrupled Since 2012

The number of Irish breweries producing their own product has more than quadrupled since 2012, from 15 to 72, according to a new report published today by...

Domestic Irish Whiskey Sales Soar By 41% Says IWA

Demand for premium Irish whiskey brands has soared domestically last year, as sales jumped 41% to more than 700,000 bottles, according to the Irish Whiskey...

Did You Know...? 09 May, 2018

Did You Know… That Lidl is selling locally grown cannabis in its stores in Switzerland? The sale of drugs has been legal in the country since 2011,...

New Report Reveals Gin Was Ireland's Fastest-Growing Spirit In 2016

A new report compiled by the Ibec-affiliated Irish Spirits Association indicates that the amount of licensed spirits producers in Ireland doubled between 2...

Irish Distillers’ And Winemaker Launches Wine With Whiskey Finish

Irish Distillers’ Midleton Distillery has recently collaborated with Jacobs Creek to launch a new red wine with a whiskey finish. The Jacobs Cree...

Demand For Jameson Irish Whiskey Surges In US

Pernod Ricard reported a sales growth that beat estimates as demand for its Jameson Irish whiskey surged in the United States, according to Irishtimes...