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Tim McKirdy
Verified
Managing Editor, VinePair
New York
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By Tim McKirdy Verified| VinePair Verified For more than a decade, a swell of producers have offered inventive alternatives to traditional London Dry gin, expanding the category with approachable expressions that place less emphasis on piney juniper. Similarly, they’ve looked beyond the classic supporting cast of savory herbs and bitter roots to instead focus on vibrant fruits and expressive flowers, all with the added upshot of delivering a sense of place.
By Tim McKirdy Verified| VinePair Verified Irish whiskey exports enjoyed a bounce-back in 2024, climbing 13 percent to more than $1.1 billion (€1 billion) in value, according to the Irish Whiskey Association. That recovery followed a rocky 2023, when sales dipped 14 percent, but the category is back on the up thanks to key new markets like India and Australia. Still, not everyone is raising a glass.
By Tim McKirdy Verified| VinePair Verified In many prior iterations of this list, we’ve highlighted the recent bourbon boom and pointed to the fact that the trend shows no sign of slowing. But those winds do now appear to be changing, with sales of the entire American whiskey category shrinking slightly in terms of volume and value from 2023 to 2024, according to the Distilled Spirits Council. It’s worth noting that this phenomenon isn’t isolated to bourbon, American whiskey, or even distilled spirits.
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VinePair
New York, New York, United States
+1 646-801-2722