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27th October 2009 |
Cooley Distillery named European Distiller of the Year for 2nd Consecutive Year.
 Cooley
Distillery, Ireland’s only independent
Whiskey distiller, has been named
European Distiller of the Year for the
second year running at the 2009
International Wine and Spirit
Competition Awards banquet in London
last night.
In 2008, Cooley Distillery won the World
and European Distillery of the Year
awards becoming the first Irish
distiller to do so. This year, Cooley
Distillery eclipsed its 2008 IWSC medal
haul with a record 10 gold medals and
nine Best in Class awards securing the
European Distiller of the Year award in
the process.
To top the night off for the Louth based
distillery, its Kilbeggan 15-year-old
collected the prestigious Brown Forman
Trophy for Worldwide Whiskey of the
Year. The Brown Forman Trophy is awarded
to the best Whiskey in the world
produced outside of Scotland.
The Kilbeggan 15-year-old, which was
launched in March 2007, has now won back
to back IWSC gold medals and has been
recognised as the best in its class for
two years running. The Brown-Forman
Award cements Kilbeggan as one of the
world’s best Whiskeys.
The awards were accepted on the night by
Noel Sweeney, Master Blender and Jack
Teeling, Sales & Marketing Director of
Cooley Distillery, at the 40th IWSC
Awards ceremony at the Guildhall in
London.
Jack Teeling, commented:
“To win European Distiller of the Year
award in back to back years is a unique
achievement. This award is testament to
the innovation and dedication of the
entire Cooley staff. Their continued
hard work and our focus on quality has
allowed us to produce an extensive
portfolio of world class Whiskeys as
evidenced by winning Worldwide Whiskey
of the Year for our Kilbeggan
15-year-old.
Irish whiskey is traditionally renowned
for its quality. We are playing a key
role in the renaissance of the
category.”
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