William Grant & Sons Acquires Tullamore Dew

[William]

William Grant & Sons Holdings has announced that it has entered into a binding agreement for the purchase of the shares and assets of C&C Group plc's spirits and liqueur business for which includes the C&C portfolio of Irish spirits and liqueur brands, such as Tullamore Dew and Irish Mist.

More here:
www.scotchmaltwhisky.co.uk/williamgranttullamoredew.htm

William

[Keith]

I think this is a good move for both Grants and Tullamore Dew, with the increasing popularity of Irish whiskey in recent years and Grants experience it is sure to increase sales and perhaps we will see some new Tullamore Dew single malts in the future. Also good to see it going to a family run independent distiller other than a faceless multi-national.

Keith

[Samson]

Yes i also think this is a good move for both Tullamore Dew and Irish whiskey. The Scotsman is also reporting that Grants plan on building its own distillery and distilling its own products but the piece in ths Scotsman also says "Grant has declined to elaborate on its acquisition or its plans and a spokesman said he was "not aware of any such development" so who knows what will happen.

Samson

[Alastair]

Tullamore Dew do already have a 10 year old malt but i have never seen it available in any shops so i have never had the chance to taste it so cant comment on what it is like.

I wonder what style of single malt whiskey Grants would produce under the Tullamore name and would they triple distil.

Alastair

[Archer]

The Tullamore Dew 10 year old malt was released this time last year but i still havent seen it in any shops yet, i am guessing availablity is very limited or perhaps it wasnt available outside Ireland. TDs website describe it like this:

[Andy M]

If the story the Scotsman is reporting is true, i wonder if they will just use the irish whiskey name tag and produce a double distilled Scottish style malt or a triple distilled irish style.

Andy M