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Although there was no reduction in excise tax, Ireland’s beer and spirits manufacturers found some blessings in the Budget.

Marketing • On-trade

Hoteliers not Budget happy

October 9, 2019

Gin - poised to be the second-fastest-growing international spirits category to 2021.

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Gin variations

July 30, 2019

Final figures for July indicate a decrease in sales volumes in bars of 8.9% compared to July 2018 while values fell 6.6%.

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Preference for Poitín?

June 12, 2019

Irish Whiskey and Irish Cream liqueur now form two of the top five EU spirits exports categories.

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New EU rules “better protection for Irish spirits”

May 23, 2019

Poitín has been granted Geographical Indicative status by the EU which means that, like Irish Whiskey and Irish Cream Liqueur, it’s protected at an EU level in a similar manner to Champagne in France or Parma ham in Italy.

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Poitín’s potential as cocktail ingredient key to...

April 25, 2019