Loch Measc Distillery, the small, artisanal outfit in the Gaeltacht in Co Mayo is looking for another round of investment before it launches its first whiskey later this year. Once again, it turned to social media.
Laura McCarthy started her business at the kitchen table while still in college. The supplier of dried fruit, syrups and botanicals for drinks is now selling to the USA and the UAE, and eyeing new markets this year.
With more and more entrepreneurs emerging on the distilling market, Elliot Hughes talks to The Currency on how he finances one of the most popular distilleries in Ireland, why he is glad there is more competition in the industry and his company’s most recent cask programme.
June O’Connell gave up a career as a corporate lawyer to co-found a whiskey and gin distillery in her home town of Cahersiveen. Four years later, she has a €10m distillery, a pop up shop and is in talks to raise millions in investment for her company Skellig Six18.
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