Bushmills Launches £70M Investment Amid Irish Whiskey Market Correction
What happened
Bushmills reported that its total turnover for 2025 was £52.3 million, a decline from £53.9 million in 2024 and £56.8 million in 2023. The company, whose ultimate parent is Becle, launched a £70 million investment plan to scale up its maturation and bottling capabilities. Industry-wide figures show that overall Irish whiskey production fell to 33.7 million litres last year.
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Why it matters
The financial results reflect a period of correction in the Irish whiskey market, where nearly 90% of distilleries paused or cut production in mid-2025 due to oversupply and cost pressures. Bushmills is responding to this market shift by increasing its investment and holding record volumes of maturing stock.
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