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Whiskey distillers target full recovery in visitor numbers but figures still down on pre-Covid levels

Survey from Irish Whiskey Association finds 677,000 people visited Irish distilleries last year

James Doherty, chair of the Irish Whiskey Association

Whiskey distilleries in Ireland attracted almost 677,000 visitors last year, but numbers are still down one third on pre-pandemic levels, according to the Irish Whiskey Association’s latest survey.

The association published the figures as part of its annual survey of Irish whiskey distillers.

According to the survey, the top four markets for visitors to Irish whiskey distilleries in 2022 were the United States and Canada at 34 per cent, Ireland at 15 per cent, Germany ...