“Whiskey distilleries here are being encouraged to join an all-Ireland drive to increase sustainability and thereby strengthen their competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The all-island focus on sustainability and competitiveness, which is being driven by the Irish Whiskey Association (IWA), part of Drinks Ireland in Dublin, came as two of our smaller distilleries, Two Stacks in Newry and Rostrevor’s Killowen, announced new deals that will see their original products on sale across Canada. And Limavady Single Cask said it will be selling in a further 20 US states within the next few weeks.”

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