Irish Distillers

In the summer issue of Chambers Ireland’s InBusiness magazine, Claire Tolan, shared her words of wisdom on growing her career from her initial role on our graduate programme to becoming Managing Director- Ireland at Irish Distillers. Claire also reflects on one of the biggest lessons she’s learned to date: the importance of mentorship.    Read the full interview here https://lnkd.in/ez6p2xHy   #IrishDistillers #TheIrishDistillersSpirit

While writing the iconic ‘Dubliners’ in 1914, James Joyce’s drink of choice was Jameson, so much so that he playfully referred to his stories as ‘Jem’s sons’ – a clever pun on his beloved whiskey. #IrishDistillers #Jameson #JamesJoyce

Our Visitor Experiences are the heart and home of Irish Distillers. Meet Kayleigh Core , Marketing Assistant for our Visitor Experiences in Dublin and Cork. Kayleigh is part of the dynamic marketing team responsible for attracting visitors to our world-famous visitor experiences at Midleton Distillery Experience in Cork and Jameson Distillery, Bow St, Dublin. Learn more about her career journey and how “the bonders” collaborate together to make our Visitor Experiences a fun place to work. Learn more about Kayleigh's journey: https://lnkd.in/eYsriMTf #TheIrishDistillersSpirit #IrishDistillersCareers #Conviviality

We are delighted to announce that our Master Blender Emeritus, Billy Leighton, was recently recognised at the Irish Whiskey Industry Awards for his outstanding service to Irish whiskey, a testament to a remarkable career spanning almost five decades. Billy began his career at Irish Distillers in 1976 as a trainee accountant in the then Irish Distillers owned Old Bushmills Distillery in County Antrim. Over time, and working in a variety of roles across bottling, warehousing, maturation and blending, he discovered his passion and skill for blending. In 2004 he was named our Master Blender and remained in that role for 20 years, until November last year, when he passed the baton to Dave McCabe. Billy continues to support Irish Distillers’ brands as Master Blender Emeritus, working with brand teams on special launches and sharing his distinctive passion for his craft. Huge congratulations to Billy on this well-deserved recognition 👏 #IrishDistillers #IrishIndustryWhiskeyAwards

Awards season for the drinks industry is in full swing and we’re delighted to share our award successes for the 2024 Spirits Business Irish Whiskey Masters and the Singapore World Spirits Competition, where our whiskey brands scooped up a total of 55 medals. At the Singapore World Spirits Competition, we received 17 medals, one for each expression we entered, including 6 Double Gold medals for: 🏅🏅Jameson 18 Years 🏅🏅Redbreast 12 Year Old 🏅🏅Redbreast 15 Year Old 🏅🏅Redbreast 27 Year Old 🏅🏅Red Spot 🏅🏅Blue Spot At the 2024 Spirits Business Irish Whiskey Masters we received 38 medals including 8 Master medals for: 🏅Powers Gold Label  🏅Method and Madness Rye and Malt  🏅Jameson Bow Street 18 Years  🏅Redbreast 12 Year Old, 15 Year Old, and Cuatro Barriles Edition  🏅Green Spot Leoville Barton  🏅Midleton Very Rare Barry Crockett Legacy Here’s to another year of creating exceptional whiskeys! #IrishDistillers #TheIrishDistillersSpirit #Awards

Introducing Jameson’s new Music Distiller, Anderson .Paak. This summer, he’s bringing his music expertise to Jameson Distilled Sounds in Ireland, where he’ll be collaborating with musicians from around the world to create new music together. Here’s a sneak-peek of what’s to come. 👇 https://lnkd.in/g4a4G9yY

Meet Laura Devitt our International Customer Relations Manager based at our Bottling Operations and Supply Chain facility in Dublin. Laura and her team manage the customer service and logistical requirements of our exports across the world. Over the past ten years, Laura's career has taken her cross functionally from Operations into Marketing and also over overseas to Pernod Ricard in Cape Town, South Africa. Learn more about Laura's journey https://lnkd.in/e8e2_z5w #TheIrishDistillersSpirit #IrishDistillersCareers #Conviviality

What better way to end the week than with some good news – we are thrilled to share more recent awards success across our Irish Distillers brands.   We were delighted to receive 40 medals from the Beverage Testing Institute, including 4 Platinum medals for Redbreast 27 Year Old, Midleton Very Rare Vintage Release 2024, Blue Spot and Redbreast 21 Year Old. At last month’s IWSC Spirit Awards, we were awarded 43 medals including 4 Gold Outstanding medals for Redbreast 27 Year Old, Knappogue Castle 12, Blue Spot, and Powers Three Swallow Release. Crafting excellence is our north star. A huge thank you our outstanding teams for making this possible. #IrishWhiskey #IrishDistillers

From grain to glass, many diverse minds and roles collaborate to make some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys here at Irish Distillers. From finance to marketing to distilling operations, meet the makers who are shaping the future of Irish whiskey. #TheIrishDistillersSpirit #IrishDistillersCareers #Conviviality

They say a picture paints a thousand words, but this one could use a bit of context... Before computers and modern technology, office records were carefully recorded in leather-bound ledgers. Neat, legible entries were a point of pride for account clerks but in 1811, one distracted clerk at the former Hewitts Distillery in Cork (later to become part of the Cork Distilleries Company) doodled the scenes beyond his office window, as farmers unloaded their barley. A moment in time, forever preserved in our archive more than 200 years later. #IrishDistillers #DidYouKnow