Irish Whiskey News & Stories

Tullamore D.E.W. Unveils New Rebrand of World #2 Irish Whiskey Brand Tullamore D.E.W., the World #2 Irish whiskey brand, has officially unveiled their brand new look for the historic brand. According to Tullamore’s parent company, William Grant & Sons, this rebrand has been in the works for the last four years and is a modern take on the Tullamore D.E.W. brand, bringing the town and traditional Irish Wolfhound back to the Tullamore branding. The new rebrand sees each of the Tullamore D.E.W. variants change their labelling as well as picking up a new updated curved body bottle, which now is...

Waterford Whisky Announces Three New Cuvée Releases Dec. 11, 2023 at 5:30 pm NEW YORK, N.Y.— Waterford Whisky, the terroir-driven producer of authentic and natural whiskies, is excited to introduce a new core range of Cuvée Concepts to the United States. These remarkable releases mark an important evolution in Waterford Whisky’s mission to create some of the most profound and naturally flavorsome single malt whiskies. “The natural progression of our unique terroir mission was to follow in the footsteps of the legendary Grand Vins of Bordeaux or the Grande Marques of Champagne, and that is to create our flagship cuvées,”...

What a Year! Thanks to all IWSA Members for a fun and successful 2023. When we started back in 2010 there were only three Irish distilleries. With now over 40 operating distilleries and countless other bonders and independent bottlers, the Irish Whiskey industry is enjoying its 2nd renaissance.  More of these Irish whiskey producers are bringing product to the USA everyday. The IWSA is experiencing similar expansion with 25% member growth in 2023! We even added our first member in the state of Mississipi! Now there are only 9 remaining states without IWSA members (AK, AR, HI, IA, ND, NM,...

Teeling Distillery had two major news announcements during the year end US holiday season: 1) Minority owner Bacardi purchased a majority stake in Teeling; & 2) Distillery expansion planned with purchase option on neighboring building. READ FULL ARTICLE BELOW   Teeling Whiskey plans €10m-plus expansion of distillery to double production capacity Irish whiskey-maker in Liberties is now four-fifths owned by Bermuda-based spirits giant Bacardi Teeling Whiskey founder Jack Teeling: Purchase of premises next door in Newmarket Square gives 'options to double the production and expand the visitor centre opportunity'. Teeling Whiskey has secured an option to acquire a building next door...

Bushmills Is Dropping 4 New Cask-Finished Irish Single Malt Whiskeys. Here’s Our First Taste. Our whiskey critic got to try these new bottles before they hit the market. Modified on December 5, 2023 , Published on December 4, 2023 By JONAH FLICKER  Bushmills If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Robb Report may receive an affiliate commission. Bushmills, which is touted as being the oldest licensed whiskey distillery, is best known for its affordable blend, Bushmills Original. But only single malt whiskey is actually produced at the distillery, which just doubled its production to meet increasing demand. We got an early...