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Leading female master blenders on the business of Irish whiskey: ‘The growth has been amazing and shows no sign of slowing down’
Irish whiskey is one of the fastest-growing spirit categories of the last decade. Meet the women ageing, blending, bonding – and helping to make it happen
Rare old liquids are being roused from their slumber inside old toasted barrels for blending and finishing in small-lot configurations. Hot new releases are being snapped up by investors, at prices that skip merrily into the millions.
Limited bottlings are rarified by one-off collaborations or world-first cask combinations. Encrusted with jewels or encased within exquisite craftsmanship, bottles are transformed into unique works of art, as super-premium becomes ultra-premium.
The players are changing too: women now ...