A new £5 million distillery with a visitor centre and restaurant will be established in Belfast at the old Crumlin Road prison by Belfast Distillery Company. The Victorian jail building
Tag "Irish whiskey"
![Ireland’s Inaugural Whiskey Week Launched](http://www.fdbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/IrishWhiskeyWeek-1024x682-505x306_c.jpg)
Ireland’s inaugural Whiskey Week, a celebration of one of Ireland’s most celebrated and successful products, has been launched by representatives of three of the country’s leading distilleries – Irish Distillers,
Kilbeggan Irish whiskey has been named the world’s Best Irish Blended Whiskey at the 2012 World Whiskies Awards (WWA). Part of the award-winning portfolio of brands produced by Cooley Distillery,
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard, makers of the world’s leading Irish whiskey, Jameson, was named Whiskey Distiller of the Year and Whiskey Brand Innovator of the Year at the Icons of
William Grant & Sons, the owner of Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand, plans to invest in a new, state-of-the-art pot still whiskey and malt whiskey distillery in Tullamore, bringing whiskey
US-based global spirits group Beam has completed its $95 million acquisition of Cooley Distillery, the Irish whiskey producer. The acquisition includes the Kilbeggan, Connemara, Tyrconnell and Greenore brands, as well
![Beam Enters Irish Whiskey Market With $95 Million Acquisition of Cooley Distillery](http://www.fdbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/CooleyNewCollection1-505x306_c.png)
Beam, the US-based international spirits group, is entering the fast growing Irish whiskey category with the purchase of Cooley Distillery in Ireland. The purchase price for Cooley, the industry’s only
In response to the continued growth of its Jameson Irish whiskey brand on world markets, Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard has announced a €100 million investment in the expansion of its
![Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard Wins Top Global Spirits Awards](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/PernodRicardJamesonHorizontal-505x306_c.png)
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard is celebrating the success of its premium whiskey portfolio after achieving four Double Gold and one Gold medal at the internationally renowned San Francisco World Spirit
![Cooley’s Greenore Claims World’s Best Single Grain Whiskey Award](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/CooleyNewCollection-505x306_c.png)
Cooley Distillery’s 15 Year Old Single Grain Whiskey Greenore has been named World Best Single Grain Whiskey for the third consecutive year at the World Whiskies Awards in London. Over
![Record First Half for Jameson Irish Whiskey](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/PernodRicardJamesonHorizontal-505x306_c.png)
Irish Distillers Pernod Ricard has reported that sales growth of its Jameson brand accelerated appreciably in the first six months of its current financial, with volumes growing by 16% to
![Major International Advertising Campaign For Tallamore Dew](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/WilliamGrantTullamoreDewIrishOutdoor2010-505x306_c.png)
Spirits group and Scotch whisky distiller William Grant & Sons will launch a new, worldwide, integrated advertising campaign in 2011 for its recently acquired Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand. William
![Irish Whiskey Brand Jameson Reaches 3 Million Cases Milestone](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/alex_ricard_p61-505x306_c.jpg)
Pernod Ricard brand Jameson has further strengthened its position as the world’s leading Irish whiskey by achieving sales of three million cases globally. Growth in the US, Jameson’s largest export
![Cooley Named Best Distillery in Europe for Third Consecutive Year](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/CooleyNewCollection-505x306_c.png)
Cooley Distillery, Ireland’s only independent distillery, has been named European Distiller of the Year for the third consecutive year at the annual International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC). Cooley Distillery
![Strong Performance by William Grant & Sons](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/WilliamGrantProducts-505x306_c.jpg)
Independent Scotch whisky and spirits distiller William Grant & Sons has increased operating profit by 8.8% to £103.6m on turnover up 40.1% to £838.3m for its 2009 financial year. Pre-tax
![William Grant Establishes Global Marketing Office in Dublin](http://foodanddrinkbusiness.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/WilliamGrantProducts-505x306_c.jpg)
Premium spirits business and independent Scottish family distiller, William Grant & Sons, has established its new global marketing office in Dublin. Employing 17 people, this office will manage the entire