Awards hail flagship whiskey’s export showing

AS the value of Irish food and drink exports approaches a record €9 billion in 2011, the key contribution of Jameson Irish whiskey was recognised last night when it won the Bord Bia Food and Drink Export Award.

The flagship brand is seen as a major performer in the country’s €1bn export expansion in the past 12 months.

Congratulating owners Irish Distillers on the award, Food Minister Simon Coveney said the company’s exceptional export performance is to be welcomed not only for the sustained double-digit growth in exports, but for the fact that it promotes the Irish identity in more than 120 countries around the world.