Whiskey trading startup raises €1.2m

The backers said the timing of the raise is significant with the potential reintroduction of US tariffs on European alcohol

Ernest Cantillon and James Jardella are the founders of whiskey trading platform LYQD.

Ernest Cantillon and James Jardella's whiskey trading platform startup has raised €1.2m in seed funding to secure its launch later this year.

Backed by Enterprise Ireland’s High-Potential Start-Up (HPSU) programme, LYQD will operate as a secure and transparent platform for trading Irish whiskey casks and bulk whiskey.