Over 100 years ago Northern Ireland introduced whiskey to the world and now our distillers and craft brewers are in the midst of a vibrant renaissance. Over the last decade, our drinks sector has become one of the region’s most dynamic, innovative and export-driven industries.
Our drinks producers are winning awards across the globe, driving buoyant sales at home and abroad and our buzzing visitor centres and tap rooms are enticing tourists into cities, towns and villages across Northern Ireland.
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Oltre 100 anni fa, l’Irlanda del Nord ha fatto conoscere al mondo il whisky e ora le nostre distillerie e i produttori artigianali si trovano ad essere i protagonisti di una brillante fase di rinascita. Nell’ultimo decennio, il nostro settore delle bevande è divenuto una delle industrie più dinamiche, innovative e incentrate sulle esportazioni della regione.
I nostri produttori di bevande sono pluripremiati in tutto il mondo, con la promozione di vendite frizzanti in patria e all’estero, e i nostri vivaci centri per i visitatori e sale da bar attirano i turisti verso le città, i paesi e I’Irlanda del Nord.
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Meet the companies that attended
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Located 20 minutes from Belfast and just yards away from the historic harbour in Donaghadee, County Down overlooking the Copeland Islands, lies the Copeland Distillery. Producing a range of Irish gins, rums and whiskey, Copeland is one of Ireland’s newest and most innovative distilleries.
The 6500 sq. ft. distillery, built at a cost of £1m, is now home to their award-winning Classic Irish and Navy Strength gins, innovative cask-aged rums and a new range of malt and pot-still whiskey which are currently maturing prior to release from 2024.
Situata a 20 minuti da Belfast e a pochi metri dallo storico porto di Donaghadee, nella Contea di Down, con vista sulle Isole Copeland, si trova la Copeland Distillery. Con la sua produzione di una varietà di gin, rum e whisky irlandesi, la Copeland è una delle distillerie più nuove e innovative d’Irlanda.
La distilleria di oltre 600 metri quadri, costruita con un investimento di 1 milione di sterline, è ora la casa dei pluripremiati gin Classic Irish e Navy Strength, innovativi rum invecchiati in botte e una nuova linea di whisky di malto e Pot Still, attualmente in fase di invecchiamento prima dell’introduzione sul mercato che avverrà a partiredal 2024.
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Hinch Distillery is a premium manufacturer of a range of premium Irish Whiskies and gins located in the heart of County Down in Northern Ireland. A single
Malt Distillery with an annual capacity of 1 million Ltrs of pure single malt spirit annually, Hinch is a leading independent. -
Killowen Single Malt - Rum & Raisin, a delicious small batch single malt, finished in Killowen's own Dark Rum Casks and Fresh PX Sherry casks. Double Gold Award winning Cask Strength/ non Chill filtered / simply beautiful Irish Whiskey.
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McConnell’s Irish Whisky is a brand that dates back to 1776 and thanks to its re-launch by Belfast Distillery Company it is once again finding great success across the city of Belfast and across Northern Ireland.
Indeed, whiskey was once one of Belfast’s premier industries, back in the 1800’s it produced more whiskey than any other city on the island of Ireland. The team at Belfast Distillery Company is intent on restoring this great tradition through the re-launch of McConnell’s and the construction of McConnell’s Distillery and Visitor Experience in the heart of Belfast. McConnell’s 5-Year-Old Irish Whisky and McConnell’s Sherry Cask Finish are winning international awards and building the profile of our portfolio in global spirits markets.
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Mourne Dew Distillery's range includes Irish whiskeys, Irish poitíns, gins, vodkas and liqueurs. It supplies to numerous EU markets, the USA and Middle-eastern markets, it is now looking to expand its international presence and is actively seeking importers, buyers and d+C10istributors.
Mourne Dew Distillery will be promoting its entire product range but with particular emphasis on its hazelnut, poitín liqueur. This is a unique drink, suitable for coffee/chocolate-based cocktails, adding to espresso to make a correto/chupito, sipping neat/with ice as a digestif or with a splash of cream.
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The Irish Whiskey Bonding Company is focused on creating unique blends of Irish Whiskey tailored for indidual markets while also offering a range of core
Irish Whiskey blends that include its distillery's Shortcross Irish Whiskey. -
Boatyard Distillery is an independent Irish distillery making organic premium gin that has been embraced by the world’s best bartenders. As the first distillery in Ireland to be awarded B corp certification and in January 2024, it attained number 6 on the Drinks international annual report Bartenders choice and also is in the top ten global selling gins.
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One of the world’s oldest and most famous whiskeys, Dunville’s portfolio of premium vintage blends and stunning single malts are renowned for the exceptional Sherry Cask finishes, earning Dunville’s the title of Ireland’s Best Whiskey (Irish Whiskey Awards 2022). Discover The Spirit of Belfast – whiskey without compromise.
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