Enterprise award was stepping stone to success for Walsh Whiskey

Company has a portfolio of international award-winning brands in 40 countries

2002 Winner; Bernard Walsh, co-founder of Walsh Whiskey Distillery in Carlow

Walsh Whiskey Distillery, a producer of premium, handcrafted, Irish whiskeys, was established in 1999 by Bernard and Rosemary Walsh and is located on the 18th-century Royal Oak estate in Co Carlow.

Today, the company has a portfolio of international award-winning drinks brands distributed to 40 countries worldwide. These include The Irishman and Writers Tears Irish whiskeys, the Hot Irishman Irish coffee and The Irishman Irish Cream liqueur.

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