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Bill Linnane

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Anthony Gladman @anthonygladman.com · 13/05/2026
Beer lovers! Slimming fans! Writing a piece about the jabs — Ozempic, Wegovy, that lot — and what they do to your beer drinking. Have you found yourself reaching for 0.0 instead? Gone off beer entirely? Something weirder? I'd love to chat.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
HMRC seeks to wind up Whiskey & Wealth Club’s UK unit www.independent.ie/business/hmr...
independent.ie
HMRC seeks to wind up Whiskey & Wealth Club’s UK unit
Britain’s revenue and customs authority has petitioned the High Court in London to wind up the UK-registered Whiskey & Wealth Club firm that is controlled by Irish man Jay Bradley.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Uh oh www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6981...
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Magda Zzzz. gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
Scam artists is an understatement. Do your research on these people and don’t let the fake revi ...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Starting to think the planned whiskey distillery they have been spouting on about for more than a decade is in fact not going to happen archive.is/rQclT *and probably never was
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Powerscourt Distillery has been sold out of receivership www.irishwhiskeymagazine.com/news/industr... The Receiver will now seek to sell the remaining bulk Whiskey, which includes Whiskey acquired from Cooley Distillery a number of years ago.
irishwhiskeymagazine.com
Powerscourt Distillery to exit receivership
Powerscourt Distillery set to exit receivership and receive a significant cash injection as they reach deal with Altiva Management Inc.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
and yet it lives www.asa.org.uk/rulings/whis...
asa.org.uk
Whiskey & Wealth Club Ltd
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
'Tillage farmers are similarly disgusted by whiskey and beer being made in Ireland primarily from imported grain. Currently, use of Irish grain is not required in an Irish Whiskey Geographical Indication registered with the European Commission.' www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid...
irishexaminer.com
We refuse to be cheap feed: Cork oat grower calls for Irish grain mandate
Growing a large area of winter and spring cereals and beet for livestock farmers, the O'Regans are one of the larger scale tillage operators in Munster
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Mark Reynier, founder of collapsed distillery Waterford Whisky, is bidding to buy €12 million worth of bulk spirit from the company’s receivers, according to industry sources, writes Barry J Whyte - archive.is/RFeif#select...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
Could China Become the World’s Next Major Whisky Producer? vino-joy.com/2025/12/18/c...
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Could China Become the World’s Next Major Whisky Producer? - Vino Joy News
With 50 whisky distilleries in operation, China’s whisky ambitions are racing ahead of consumption. Will the next major whisky producer be China?
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
'While the category’s biggest market is in decline (US exports fell by 3.5% last year), there are pockets of opportunity for the category in emerging places such as Mexico and India.' www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/12/worl...
thespiritsbusiness.com
World Spirits Report 2025: Irish whiskey - The Spirits Business
There’s much optimism about whiskey from the Emerald Isle, with exports and distillery visitor numbers returning to growth.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
Revenues rise at Drumshanbo Irish gin maker despite new US tariffs www.businesspost.ie/companies/re...
businesspost.ie
Revenues rise at Drumshanbo Irish gin maker despite new US tariffs
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
Plans lodged for new micro-distillery development in Leitrim www.ireland-live.ie/news/leitrim... The planned micro-distillery will be at Ballyshannon, Co Leitrim, if planning permission is granted by Leitrim Co Council
ireland-live.ie
Plans lodged for new micro-distillery development in Leitrim
The planned micro-distillery will be at Ballyshannon, Co Leitrim, if planning permission is granted by Leitrim Co Council
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Speculators sour on Irish whiskey with John Teelings’ Great Northern Distillery taking a hit www.businesspost.ie/companies/sp...
businesspost.ie
Speculators sour on Irish whiskey with John Teelings’ Great Northern Distillery taking a hit
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 01/12/2025
'I purchased six casks from Whiskey and Wealth Club in December 2020 and the experience was great. Unfortunately, in May 2024 I made the mistake of purchasing another three casks for £17,070- and everything went downhill from there.' www.trustpilot.com/reviews/692c...
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Ilona gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
I purchased six casks from Whiskey and Wealth Club in December 2020 and the experience was grea ...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
This guy's review keeps getting taken down, and he keeps putting it back up and today he has updated it again www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68f2...
trustpilot.com
John Varghese – Reviews
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Would have thought IDL would have TM on anything Marrowbone Lane related, but seemingly not www.moneycontrol.com/news/busines...
moneycontrol.com
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Molson Coors-owned Franciscan Well brewery in Cork docklands set to close www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/cork...
breakingnews.ie
Cork’s Franciscan Well brewery to cease production in new year | BreakingNews
The closure will impact 15 staff members, the company confirmed.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
Auchentoshan no less www.trustpilot.com/users/691661...
trustpilot.com
Karyn Haggerty – Reviews
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Misty in east Cork.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
US distiller in €6m bid to rescue collapsed Waterford Whisky www.thetimes.com/world/irelan... Tennessee Distilling Group is in talks about the Irish whiskey firm, which has been in receivership since November of last year
thetimes.com
US distiller in €6m bid to rescue collapsed Waterford Whisky
Tennessee Distilling Group is in talks about the Irish whiskey firm, which has been in receivership since November of last year
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 08/11/2025
'In several cases, former fraudsters and 'speculation cowboys' who had previously run scams and high-risk schemes in commodities like wine, property and energy have now pivoted to whisky' www.forbes.com/sites/felipe...
forbes.com
Don’t Buy Scotch Whisky Casks As An Investment. Here’s Why.
A stream of misinformation and a lack of transparent data means the general public should stay away from this high-risk and unregulated sector.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
UK and US still in talks on steel and whiskey tariffs www.independent.ie/business/wor...
independent.ie
UK and US still in talks on steel and whiskey tariffs
The UK is still in talks with US president Donald Trump's administration for a deal to address US tariffs on steel and whiskey, according to the British Consul General in Chicago.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Which? magazine on whisky cask 'investments' www.which.co.uk/news/article...
which.co.uk
Be wary of whisky cask 'investments' - Which?
Banking on Scotch can leave a bad taste in the mouth – and a hole in your wallet
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Ah well www.trustpilot.com/reviews/6908...
trustpilot.com
Joeri gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
Invested last year 2024 in an offer of the Donn Craft Whiskey, including a purchase back agreem ...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
“I think one of the fears from an industry perspective is that when banks fall out of love, they don’t fall out of love with one brand — they tend to go cold on the category.” vinepair.com/articles/iri...
vinepair.com
The U.S. Put Irish Whiskey Back on the Map. Now the Category Has to Evolve.
The next time you’re ordering a cocktail in Warsaw, Berlin, or Lagos, consider making it a Tipperary or an Irish Coffee: Recently, exports from Ireland to Poland, Germany, Nigeria, and other emerging whiskey scenes have soared. Those new(ish) markets represent a much-needed spot of good news for Irish whiskey — and an example of how the country’s distillers are finding workable solutions in a difficult era.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
The Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America (WSWA) predicts modest declines for the spirits sector over the next 12 months, as economic pressures and shifting consumer habits reshape the US market ahead of the key festive period www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/11/wswa...
thespiritsbusiness.com
WSWA: spirits slide set to continue into 2026 - The Spirits Business
All core spirits categories were in decline in the US over the past year, with Tequila and liqueurs posting the smallest decreases.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
EU-India trade deal ‘likely to be concluded by end of year,’ says Irish MEP www.independent.ie/irish-news/p... Data provided to Mr Cowen shows that Irish whiskey exports to India have already grown tenfold over the past five years while still facing tariffs of approximately 150pc
independent.ie
EU-India trade deal ‘likely to be concluded by end of year,’ says Irish MEP
A successful trade deal between the EU and India is likely to be completed by the end of the year, an Irish MEP has said.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
I see a cask 'investment' company has assured an investor that his casks will be sold 'over the weekend', would there be a lot of cask sales taking place at the weekend? Is there a farmers market or car boot sale I don't know about where casks can be bought and rolled home?
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
High-end spirits plunge 28% in China www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/10/high... 'American whiskey and Irish whiskey both expanded but these categories ‘face risks of future oversupply’, IWSR warned.'
thespiritsbusiness.com
High-end spirits plunge 28% in China - The Spirits Business
Sales of luxury spirits fell by 8% in value last year with the US overtaking China as the segment’s second-biggest market.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Minister urged to ensure Irish whiskey is made with Irish grains www.irishexaminer.com/farming/arid...
irishexaminer.com
The Whiskey File: Minister urged to ensure Irish whiskey is made with Irish grains
Irish Whiskey is a Geographical Indication registered with the European Commission and must be produced in accordance with the Irish Whiskey Technical File. That file does not currently require the us...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Wonder how many more there are in this exact situation www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68fe...
trustpilot.com
Ilona gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
Further to my previous review, it has been three weeks since I formally requested a refund from ...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
Liquidator set to be appointed to Nephin Whiskey www.independent.ie/business/sma...
independent.ie
Liquidator set to be appointed to Nephin Whiskey
A liquidator is set to be appointed to Nephin Whiskey, a distillery business that had raised more than €6m in investment to develop the first new distillery in Connacht for 100 years.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
The World’s Best Irish Whiskies-According To The 2025 New York World Spirit Competition www.forbes.com/sites/hudson...
forbes.com
The World’s Best Irish Whiskies-According To The 2025 New York World Spirit Competition
Midleton Barry Crockett Legacy was named Best Overall Irish Whiskey at the 2025 NYWSC, joined by Teeling Blackpitts and Accord Stone as Ireland’s finest drams.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
Another dinger just in www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68f6...
trustpilot.com
Ilona gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
I paid £17,700 to Whiskey & Wealth Club on May 20, 2024 for three casks and received a receipt ...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
The building that housed Killarney Brewing and Distilling Company, which ceased operations in July, has been placed on the market www.killarneytoday.com/killarney-br...
killarneytoday.com
Killarney Brewing and Distilling Company for sale
The building that housed Killarney Brewing and Distilling Company, which ceased operations in July, has been placed on the market. The company ceased operations in the summertime resulting in the l…
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
This guy has had his review taken down several times already but he is not giving up easily www.trustpilot.com/reviews/68f2...
trustpilot.com
John Varghese gave Whiskey & Wealth Club 1 star. Check out the full review...
I invested with Whiskey & Wealth Club after being promised clear exit strategies and strong re ...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
'Irish whiskey sales rose by nearly 12% in travel retail last year, the highest rate recorded by any brown spirits category' www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/10/glob...
thespiritsbusiness.com
Global travel retail report 2025 part one - The Spirits Business
Global travel retail flourished in 2024, with rising international passenger numbers driving a boost in spirits sales.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
Irish whiskey facing significant headwinds in the US archive.is/ALwRi#select...
archive.is
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
A good read on the practicalities and challenges of swapping Irish winter wheat and rye for imported maize in the production of grain spirit teagasc.ie/news--events...
teagasc.ie
Growing grain for the glass - Teagasc | Agriculture and Food Development Authority
Irish barley is the backbone of Ireland’s brewing and distilling industry. But could Irish-grown wheat,maize and rye reduce reliance on imports? A Teagasc study explores the possibilities.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
A public consultation on the Technical File of Irish whiskey is to begin before the end of 2025 www.farmersjournal.ie/tillage/news... The Department of Agriculture is currently reviewing the file before inviting the public to make suggestions and comments in a public consultation
farmersjournal.ie
Farmers Journal, Irish Farmers Journal, Farming in Ireland, Farmer Journal, Farmers in Ireland
Farming News, Farming Classifieds
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 25/09/2025
Diageo has temporarily ceased whiskey production at its Balcones and George Dickel distilleries with the loss of 17 jobs, as it re-evaluates its ‘productivity goals’ www.thespiritsbusiness.com/2025/09/diag...
thespiritsbusiness.com
Diageo halts production at Balcones and George Dickel - The Spirits Business
Diageo has temporarily ceased whiskey production at its Balcones and George Dickel distilleries with the loss of 17 jobs.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
They should call it Willem Daphroaig www.foodandwine.com/willem-dafoe...
foodandwine.com
Willem Dafoe and Laphroaig Just Dropped a Short Film — a Whisky Collaboration Is Next
Willem Dafoe has teamed up with Islay’s Laphroaig distillery to create a new expression. Working alongside blender Sarah Dowling, he participated in a blind tasting to help shape the final whisky. The...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
“We see uncertainty in the market at the moment, at a time when many of the smaller players are just seeing their own whiskeys coming out after three or four years. We hope they can work through this phase." moodiedavittreport.com/interview-bu...
moodiedavittreport.com
Interview – Bushmills Master Distiller Colum Egan on consistency, community and consumer tastes
In the second of our two-part report from a visit to Bushmills Irish Whiskey, Master Distiller Colum Egan talks about the impact of the new distillery, about taste profiles, consistency and community.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Mocktails, Brewery Closures and Sober-Curiosity: Are We Losing Our Taste for Booze? www.newstalk.com/podcasts/new...
newstalk.com
Mocktails, Brewery Closures and Sober-Curiosity: Are We Losing Our Taste for Booze? | Newstalk
Ireland has always had a reputation for raising a glass — but something is changing. More and m...
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
The scots sell six times the whisky we do - 90m cases to our 15m - so having 50 distilleries here to 151 there seems like a bit of an imbalance IMHO www.irishtimes.com/special-repo...
irishtimes.com
Has the heat gone out of Irish whiskey?
Perhaps the bottom has fallen out of the market, or maybe this downturn is a blip; industry experts have a nuanced perspective
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
'Whisky stands as a challenge to Donald Trump and his US administration - will they make an exception for the product that represents the foreign nation which the US President holds dearest?' bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Scotch whisky wants a pass on tariffs, but why should Trump care?
The Scottish government is seeking a reduction or removal of the 10% tariff, which the whisky industry says costs businesses £4m per week.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
'Irish whiskey was down 6.5% by volume and 9.3% by revenue...Volume-wise, Irish whisky does around half the volume of Scotch whisky and a little more than half of the revenue generated by Scotch whisky.' www.forbes.com/sites/joemic...
forbes.com
Has The Whiskey Boom Gone Bust: Not Quite But Headwinds Persist
Headlines say the whiskey boom is over; the data say it’s a reset. Are we looking at an oversupply story or a demand collapse. Here’s a deep dive into the data.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Guy Ritchie’s new smoking barrel? English whisky www.ft.com/content/65a5...
ft.com
Guy Ritchie’s new smoking barrel? English whisky
A first cut of the director’s Rosemaund Farm
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
Cork International Film Festival has announced a multi-year partnership with Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey corkfilmfest.org/ciff-partner...
corkfilmfest.org
CIFF announces multi-year Whiskey Partnership with Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey - Cork International Film Festival
Cork International Film Festival has announced a new multi-year partnership with Redbreast Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey.
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Bill Linnane @billlinnane.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
'Now we’re seeing basic Irish whiskey being offered in bulk by SCIVs. It has never had much investment value and now that there are ten times as many distilleries in Ireland it's hardly likely to improve' wisgy.co.uk/f/the-misinf...
wisgy.co.uk
The Misinformations of Whisky Cask Investment
The Secret Whisky Cask Broker
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