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Cathal McBride: Getting into the Christmas spirit

Whether you’re looking for that special gift for someone, or just treating yourself, you’re spoilt for choice when it comes to filling the Christmas stocking with that luxurious bottle of whiskey, wine or Champagne

Publican granted licence to open whiskey tasting room

Tom Cleary, owner of the Temple Bar, says his new shop will create a way for distilleries in remote parts of Ireland to have their products sampled

Drinks giant Bacardi aiming to buy controlling stake in Teeling

Negotiations between both parties are understood to be ongoing, according to senior sources in the whiskey industry

Whiskey tycoon’s Waterford brand hits sales of €3.3m

Mark Reynier founded Waterford Whiskey in 2014 having made a global success of Bruichladdich, the once dormant Scotch whisky brand

Irish Distillers set to launch members’ club in Britain

The Midleton Barrel Club is aimed at attracting new customers and making existing ones more loyal

Oisín Davis on spirits: Seek and savour the world of Irish beer and whiskey pairing

From pilsner to red ale, there’s a beer to go with every whiskey, according to beer sommelier and lecturer Judith Boyle

Co Down’s Copeland Distillery enters the American market

The drinks business will have a presence in seven American states, and hopes to send more than 40,000 bottles to up to 12 states by the end of the year

Irish whiskey firm reaches agreement with Texas regulator

Whiskey & Wealth Club has struck an agreement with a market regulator in Texas to end a suspension that had prevented it operating in the US state

Blackwater Distillery looks to raise €400,000 to increase production

The Waterford-based business, well known for its gin and vodka, plans to release its own whiskey later this year

Spirits company raises €642,000 as it eyes South African market

Limerick-based Alt Liquor duo say combination of crowdfunding and private investment will help them expand into vibrant whiskey market

The spirited billionaire: Bill Goldring’s Sazerac and its latest Irish whiskey play

The owner of US drinks giant Sazerac, which owns a portfolio of brands from Southern Comfort to Paddy, recently bought the Lough Gill Distillery in Sligo for a reported $70 million

US drinks giant to buy Lough Gill Distillery for €70m

Sazerac plans to expand production and complete restoration of the 300-year-old Hazelwood House

McGregor sets up company to launch new brand of stout

Forged Stout Limited was formed last week after the MMA star turned entrepreneur tweeted his intention to bring the drink to market

High on ambition: Meet the Irish pilot seeking to develop the world’s biggest distillery in China

Converting the Chinese population from their favourite spirit baijiu to whiskey might be a big ask, but shareholder Stephen Alexander’s Nine Rivers Distillery aims not only to produce quality whiskey, but to start exporting non-whiskey products to Ireland, Britain and the US as early as next year

Oisin Davis on spirits: The distilleries to seek out at this year’s Whiskey Live Dublin

The event takes place in the RDS on June 10 and 11, and offers a great range of drinks for the whiskey lover to discover

WRC hears details of Nephin Whiskey founders’ row

Hearing is first of two legal cases connected to the building of the distillery and visitor centre near Lough Conn in Co Mayo

The Big Interview

Jack Teeling: ‘When I was growing up, Irish whiskey was not seen as a cool thing’

With business recovering well after the Covid dip, the managing director of Teeling Whiskey is optimistic about an industry that has ‘totally changed’

Oisin Davis on spirits: The lucrative world of online Irish whiskey auctions

Got an old bottle gathering dust on your sideboard? It could be worth thousands if you can find a buyer for it

Making It Work: Nothing but the best for customers of The Single Malt Shop

The Dublin-headquartered whiskey retailer, part of the first publicly listed investment fund for whiskey, has already invested €4m in stock and aims to corner the market in selling the world’s most exclusive bottles and casks

Glendalough Distillery targeting European expansion in wake of double-digit growth

Co-founder Gary McLoughlin says the company also has plans to focus on expanding in the Asian market next year