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Pat Rigney said his company aimed to absorb some of the impact of US tariffs but it would ultimately have to increase prices there

Drinks firms face falling US sales despite EU tariff move

Irish drinks brands are facing falling sales in the US, according to a leading distiller, despite the sector likely dodging targetted tariffs.

Business • 09 Apr

The minimum alcoholic strength by volume of a juniper-flavoured spirit drink is 30%, while the minimum alcoholic strength of a gin is 37.5%

Guidance on marketing gin issued by FSAI

New guidance on marketing terms used to advertise or promote gin and gin products has been published by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland.

Business • 18 Jun 20

Fevertree Drinks saw subdued Christmas trading in the UK

Fevertree Drinks' shares slump on revenue warning

Drinks maker Fevertree issued its second revenue warning in three months, sending its shares down over 25% today as disappointing Christmas sales raised fears that Britain's premium tonics' market has lost its fizz.

Business • 20 Jan 20

The number of new gin producers will fall next year, Drinks Ireland predicts

"Cocktail escapism" - drinks trends for 2020 revealed

Low and no alcohol beer sales here are expected to jump further next year, following strong growth this year and a 60% surge in 2018.

Business • 27 Dec 19

Island distillery produces first run of gin

Ireland's only island distillery has produced its first run of gin.

Munster • 01 Dec 19

Fevertree Drinks shares drop after revenue warning

Fevertree warns on revenue as UK retail spending cools

Premium tonic water maker Fevertree Drinks has today warned on its annual revenue as Britons spent less on its mixers sold in retail stores, even as other regions, especially the US, performed well.

Business • 20 Nov 19

JD Wetherspoon chairman Tim Martin is a committed Brexiteer

Pink gin and strawberries boost for Wetherspoon

JD Wetherspoon's pre-tax profit rose in the full year as its "cheap and cheerful" pubs pulled in customers seeking pink gin and coffee as well as traditional beer.

Business • 13 Sep 19

Blackwater Distillery has opened a new €1.5m extension to its facility in Cappoquin

Blackwater Distillery wins new €3m gin deal with Aldi

Waterford's Blackwater Distillery has secured a new contract worth over €3m to supply its premium gins to Aldi stores across Australia, the UK and Ireland.

Business • 10 Jun 19

Fevertree Drinks has been boosted by consumers' new-found fondness for gin

Fevertree Drinks sees higher FY revenue on good demand

Fevertree Drinks said today it expects to report a surge in revenue for 2018, as warmer-than-usual summer and Christmas demand drove sales of its flavoured tonic water and other mixers.

Business • 24 Jan 19

Blackwater becomes Ireland's 21st whiskey distillery

Blackwater Distillery in Waterford today becomes the 21st operational Irish whiskey distillery, and this figure of 21 is up from just four at the start of the decade.

Business • 27 Nov 18

The premium drinks maker has reported a 35% jump in first-half core earnings on the back of strong sales in the UK

Fever-Tree will 'comfortably' beat full-year forecasts

Fevertree Drinks expects full-year results to be "comfortably ahead" of its expectations, as the premium drinks Tonic water maker Fever-Tree Drinks said today it expects full-year results to be "comfortably ahead" of its expectations, on the back of strong gin sales.

Business • 24 Jul 18

Chairman of the Irish Gin Working Group Pat Rigney says the new strategy will focus on five target markets

Irish gin producers aiming to treble sales by 2022

Irish gin producers want to treble sales by 2022, with the aim to sell five million bottles or 400,000 9-litre cases around the world, according to the Irish Spirits Association (ISA).

Business • 06 Apr 18

Fevertree, which makes flavoured tonic water and other mixers, has gained from a boom in demand for premium gin

Fevertree full-year profit jumps 64% on gin craze

Fevertree Drinks has reported a 64% jump in full-year core earnings as the tonic water maker benefited from the world's thirst for gin.

Business • 13 Mar 18

Fevertree Drinks said its 2017 results would beat analysts' expectations on the back of bumper gin sales

Gin boom keeps sales of tonic maker Fevertree fizzing

With the thirst for gin showing no sign of letting up, upmarket tonic and mixers maker Fevertree Drinks said today its 2017 results would beat analysts' expectations.

Business • 24 Jan 18

Irish whiskey is the fastest growing spirits category in the world

Irish Spirits industry showing vibrant growth

The Irish Spirits Association has produced its first report on the spirits industry, which found that the number of licensed spirits producers in Ireland doubled between 2014 and 2016.

Business • 18 Oct 17

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