County Meath-based Boann Distillery scooped five medals at the recent Irish Whiskey Awards, making it one of the biggest winners on the night.

Finisher’s Touch (12Y-O Single Malt finished in Justino’s Madeira) won Gold as overall winner in the Single Malt 12 – 15 Years-Old category at the 2022 Irish Whiskey Awards in Pearse Lyons Distillery last night.

Hard Seltzers are still a new and relatively small drinks category in Ireland’s on-trade. But they're a growing segment with on-trade sales here now worth €2.1 million - and there's still exciting potential for further growth through operators and suppliers believes CGA by NielsenIQ.

"Sake Viva!" ran the slogan from a campaign by the Japanese government about alcohol consumption.