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Kentucky whiskey from Kentucky grain

Kentucky is famous for its whiskey, producing 95% of the world’s bourbon and using locally sourced grain.

1 January 2025 NEWS
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Irish tillage needs its own Ornua-style organisation

Irish tillage farmers need a new organisation selling their goods or at least looking at ways to incorporate Irish tillage credentials into meat and dairy products.

21 December 2024 NEWS
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US sets rules for native barley use in whiskey production

A new set of rules was outlined by the US Department of Treasury on 13 December and outlines a requirement to use native barley.

14 December 2024 NEWS
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'This is not the end of the Waterford story just yet'

Waterford Distillery may have gone into receivership, but it still has plenty of whiskey ageing in its casks and every reason to believe it will come out of this stronger than before.

4 December 2024 NEWS
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Receivers appointed to Waterford Whisky distillery

Waterford Whisky has called in receivers as it fails to come up with fresh funding, Janine Kennedy and Rachel Donovan report.

29 November 2024 NEWS

Musgrave to delist Conor McGregor’s whiskey and stout

All alcohol associated with Conor McGregor is to be removed from sale and storage at Musgrave retailers.

26 November 2024 NEWS

Waterford Distillery launches new heritage barley whiskey

Heritage: Goldthorpe was originally discovered in 1889 as a single, fortuitous mutation in a field but vanished from the agricultural landscape decades ago.

23 September 2024 NEWS
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Using native grains in Irish whiskey

"Barley doubling in price would only add cents to a bottle of whiskey or pint of beer/stout." - David Moore, Glencash Farm.

18 September 2024
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Irish food producers can benefit from EU quality mark – McGuinness

Key message coming from the European Commission tent at the 2024 National Ploughing Championships.

17 September 2024 NEWS