Irish Distillers will invest €250 million to build a new distillery in Midleton Co. Cork in order to meet demand and ensure the necessary future production capacity for our portfolio of Irish whiskeys globally. The new, state of the art distillery will produce some of the world’s most well-known and successful Irish whiskeys, including Jameson, Powers, Redbreast, Midleton Very Rare, the Spot family and Method and Madness.
The new distillery will be situated on a site adjacent and connected to the world-famous Midleton Distillery. It is expected to generate up to 100 highly skilled new jobs for the region over time once the distillery is operational in 2025, and circa 800 jobs during the construction phase.
Irish Distillers recently announced plans to invest €50 million to fund projects aimed at transforming Midleton Distillery into a carbon neutral operation by the end of 2026. In line with this ambition – and the Group’s commitment to follow a Net Zero trajectory by 2050 – the new distillery will also be a carbon neutral operation, facilitated by the implementation of new and innovative MVR (Mechanical Vapour Recompression) technology to reuse waste heat and the use of biogas produced on site.
Nodjame Fouad, Chairman and CEO at Irish Distillers said: “Today is a momentous day for Irish Distillers. We are immensely proud of the continued strong performance of our full portfolio of Irish whiskeys, led by Jameson which sold over 10 million cases in our 2022 financial year. The new distillery will be a beautiful, landmark development with sustainability at its core and will serve to further demonstrate our commitment to Midleton and East Cork, generating more jobs for the region and further driving recognition of Midleton Distillery as the beating heart of Irish whiskey.”
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