Making it Work

Mixing up a storm: Taste of success makes Drinks Botanicals hungry for more

Laura McCarthy founded the firm when she was 20 years old and has steered it to mainstream success

Laura McCarthy, founder of Drink Botanicals Ireland, which reached new heights in 2023. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Drinks Botanicals, an Irish supplier of dried garnishes, natural syrups and cocktail kits, is setting its sights on the UAE for 2024 along with continued expansion in the UK and US.

The company reached new heights in 2023 when turnover rose 120 per cent, with over half of that thanks to the international markets.

Laura McCarthy, the Dubliner who founded the firm in late 2017 when she was 20, said she has had a busy ...