Crabbie’s expands into US and Canada
Halewood International has expanded the distribution of its Crabbie’s Alcoholic Ginger Beer brand into the US and Canada.
$5m visitor centre for Captain Morgan rum
Diageo has opened a US$5m Captain Morgan visitors’ centre as part of of its new distillery in the US Virgin Islands.
Cooley’s and Jameson ready for St Patrick’s Day
Beam Inc., the new owners of Cooley’s the Irish whiskey brand, says it has signaled its intent to build the Kilbeggan brand in the US by importing the largest case shipment ever of the blended whiskey for the St Patrick’s Day (March 17) celebrations this weekend.
Jameson goes global for St Patrick's Day
Irish Distillers has announced its St Patrick's Day plans for Jameson.
Diageo pumps €153m into Dublin brewery
Diageo has announced a €153 million investment into a ‘brewing centre of excellence’ in Dublin.
Master of Malt launches blogger blend St Isidore
Following a collaboration with whisky bloggers and journalists, Master of Malt has released St Isidore.
Bushmills to launch global comp’ on St Patrick’s day
Bushmills has announced that it will launch a global competition on St Patrick’s day, called Make it 2 Bushmills.
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It’s ‘up periscope’ for Irish distilleries
I know how wierd this might seem but I often think that the opening of a new distillery is like the launch of a new submarine. It is unveiled in all its pristine glory in a blaze of publicity and fanfare.
