date:Jun 19, 2014
d the brands owner, Irish Distillers, in 1988. Growth has been rapid: the 4.3 million cases sold last year compare with 466,000 at the time of the acquisition. Its a far cry from the 1970s, when Jamesons then owner was one of the only companies making Irish whiskey, following a slump in demand.
More recently, the spirit has been growing ahead of the international market -- sales increased 7.5 per cent a year on average from 2002 to 2012, compared with a 2.9-per-cent overall growth rate for all