![]() market has been a key driver in the recent success of Irish whiskey. Irish whiskey producers exported 6.7 million cases worldwide in 2014, according to the IWA. In fact, one of the IWA’s stated goals is to grow global exports to 12 million nine-liter cases by 2020 and then double volume to 24 million cases by 2030. “There is no reason that Ireland cannot achieve similar success,” he wrote. In the “Vision for Irish Whiskey” report published by the IWA earlier this year, chairman Bernard Walsh pointed to the massive size of the Scotch whisky industry. ![]() According to the Irish Whiskey Association (IWA), Ireland had just three distilleries operating in 2012-not including Northern Ireland’s Bushmills-but that number had risen to eight by the end of 2014 and is expected to grow higher with several new projects in the works.Įxpectations are high. Those commitments are just part of the surging investment currently being seen in the Irish whiskey sector. and the other by Dublin Whiskey Co.-have cropped up in Dublin. Separately, at least two prominent new distilleries-one owned by Teeling Whiskey Co. announced that it’s investing $50 million to build a new Irish whiskey distillery in County Meath, Ireland. Good Bar at the Goodland Hotel in Goleta, California, offers guests the “Luck of the Irish” flight, featuring Jameson, Green Spot and Redbreast 12-year-old Irish whiskies. Irish whiskey is undergoing a transformation thanks to a host of new entrants and an uptick in innovation from existing brands.Īs the Irish whiskey category grows, increasing options are attracting new consumers. New Distilleries And Brands Drive Irish Whiskey Forward
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