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Can we expect Happy News from Waterford today?

Postby Luke Gough » Mon Dec 01, 2014 3:42 pm

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Re: Can we expect Happy News from Waterford today?

Postby Luke Gough » Mon Dec 01, 2014 5:21 pm

UPDATE:

Courtesy of Mark Gillespie at WhiskyCast: http://whiskycast.com/reynier-entering-irish-whiskey-business/

December 1, 2014 – With the growth in Irish Whiskey sales worldwide, more entrepreneurs are looking at opportunities in the fastest-growing sector of the whisky market. Former Bruichladdich managing director Mark Reynier is the latest, and has reached an agreement to buy Diageo’s Guinness brewery in Waterford, Ireland with plans to convert it into a whiskey distillery. No purchase price was announced.

Reynier has reunited with his former Bruichladdich backers Sir John Mactaggart and John Adams to form Renegade Spirits Ltd. with a group of private investors from the UK and Ireland. Mactaggart was Bruichladdich’s chairman, while Adams served as finance director during the rebirth of Bruichladdich from 2001 until the distillery was sold to Rémy Cointreau in 2012 for $90 million USD.

The company will begin renovation of the brewery in 2015, with plans to begin distilling in 2016. Diageo closed the Waterford brewery last year after consolidating Guinness production at the main St. James Gate brewery in Dublin. There have been breweries on the Waterford site since 1792, and the current facility opened in 2004.

This story will be updated as more details are available.
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Re: Can we expect Happy News from Waterford today?

Postby Fionnán » Tue Dec 02, 2014 12:26 am

that's bloody brilliant news! Hadnt heard a word :shock:
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Re: Can we expect Happy News from Waterford today?

Postby Raven » Tue Dec 02, 2014 2:36 am

This area has slumbered for the last 200 years &
Then 2 arrive in 1 year !! The Renaissance is well
Underway!
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Re: Can we expect Happy News from Waterford today?

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Fri Dec 05, 2014 2:14 am

I noticed it in the Scottish papers too.

Mark Reynier says "It will be Irish whiskey, but it will certainly have a Scottish influence." Here's a link to the article.
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Waterford's Phoenix brewery/Distillery

Postby Good Whiskey Hunting » Fri Feb 06, 2015 8:58 pm

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I've been following the story of Mark Reynier's plans for the old Phoenix Brewery in Waterford.

Here's a great story about the old still displayed outside Bruichladdich.

It's gou to be reconditioned for use in Waterford.

On another note I found this thread on the Forum. A good prediction? It's was the ramblings of a mad man after all.
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Re: Waterford's Phoenix brewery/Distillery

Postby IrishWhiskeyChaser » Mon Feb 09, 2015 4:59 pm

Good Whiskey Hunting wrote:On another note I found this thread on the Forum. A good prediction? It's was the ramblings of a mad man after all.


Oh don't be so self deprecating ... we would never say the ramblings of a mad man ...

maybe the dictums of the demented though ;) :o :P :lol: :thumbsup:
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Re: Can we expect Happy News from Waterford today?

Postby Raven » Thu Oct 15, 2015 10:48 pm

Walked down that way today. The Brewery has been extensively rebuilt and certainly
the whole place looks finished. Wrought iron sign over the main gate and all with
'Waterford Distillery'. Seems to be keeping a low profile otherwise.
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