Cooley Distillery company news 
just Five Years Ago: Beam keeps powder dry after losing race for Absolut
17 April 2013
It was five years ago this week that Beam Global Spirits & Wine – as Beam Inc was then known – started to come to terms with Pernod Ricard's last-minute grab of takeover target Vin & Sprit and the Absolut vodka brand at the end of March, 2008.
US: Beam Inc unveils online ads, redesign for Kilbeggan Whiskey
18 March 2013
Beam Inc has rolled out a packaging redesign and marketing campaign for its brand Kilbeggan Whiskey.
US: Beam Inc hits back at Sidney Frank lawsuit
4 March 2013
Beam Inc is “confident” of victory in a legal battle with Sidney Frank after the US importer filed a lawsuit against the global group and a subsidiary for US$100m.
Review of the Year 2012 - Part V: Spirits
21 December 2012
It was back to business for spirits companies in 2012 as the industry's recovery continued apace.
Product Launch - IRELAND: Teeling Whiskey Company's Poitín
11 December 2012
Teeling Whiskey Company's Poitín
US: Beam Inc ups Irish whiskey interest with 2 Gingers buy
10 December 2012
Beam Inc is set to bbost its Irish whiskey portfolio with the acquisition of the 2 Gingers brand.
UK: Diageo, Suntory mull move for Beam Inc - report
9 December 2012
A report in a UK newspaper today (9 December) has claimed that Diageo and Suntory held talks earlier this year with a view to making a move for Beam Inc.
Product Launch - GLOBAL: Teeling Whiskey Company's Hybrid Malt Whiskey Edition No.1
22 October 2012
Teeling Whiskey Company's Hybrid Malt Whiskey Edition No.1
UK: Beam Inc hands Cooley distribution to Maxxium UK
27 June 2012
Beam Inc is set to take the UK distribution of its recently-acquired Cooley Distillery in-house from Eaux de Vie.
Comment - Spirits - Flavoured whisk(e)y: A Spirited Move
10 May 2012
Our whisk(e)y specialist, Ian Buxton, has had his head turned this month by a glut of flavoured whiskies. Or, 'spirit drinks', if you're a European.
US: Beam Inc to consolidate new brands - analyst
4 May 2012
Beam Inc will focus on developing its brands, after completing a spate of acquisitions that are expected to boost next year's bottom line, an analyst has said.
just The Preview - Beam Inc Q1
3 May 2012
Beam Inc will report its first-quarter results today (3 May). Here, just-drinks takes a look at the highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of March.
GERMANY: William Grant & Sons hands Tullamore Dew distribution to Campari
26 April 2012
William Grant & Sons has switched distributors in Germany for its Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand.
just The Preview - Pernod Ricard H1 & Q2
14 February 2012
Pernod Ricard is set to report its half-year and second-quarter results on Thursday (16 February). Here, just-drinks takes a look at highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of December.
just The Facts - US Spirits: Irish Whiskey Outsells Single Malt Scotch
2 February 2012
There can't be too many key spirits markets where Irish whiskey outsells single malt Scotch, but the US has just become one. Here, just-drinks brings you some key facts from the 2011 sales figures for spirits in the US.
just the Preview – Beam Inc Q4 & FY
1 February 2012
Beam Inc is set to release its Q4 and full-year results on Friday (3 February). Below, we take a look at the highs and lows for the company in the three months to the end of December.
Preview of the Year 2012 – Part III: Spirits
31 January 2012
The spirits category is up next in this, the third part of just-drinks' first management briefing of 2012. Here, Spiros Malandrakis and Jeremy Cunnington, alcoholics drinks analysts at Euromonitor International, ponder the future for the stronger stuff.
Comment - Irish Whiskey Goes Plural
18 January 2012
Beam Inc's acquisition of Cooley Distillery puts Irish whiskey entirely in the hands of drinks industry 'big hitters' and looks set to spur an unprecedented level of investment in the category.
IRELAND: Beam Inc completes Cooley Distillery buy
17 January 2012
Beam Inc has closed its acquisition of Cooley Distillery and has already earmarked the firm's Kilbeggan brand as a potential vehicle for capitalising on strong demand for Irish whiskey.
Review of the Year 2011 - Spirits
22 December 2011
Part three of our final management briefing of the year looks back at how 2011 has treated the spirits industry.
Video - Cooley Distillery chairman on Beam Inc buy
22 December 2011
Click below to watch an interview, conducted by Clontarf TV, with Jack Teeling, the founder and chairman of Cooley Distillery, in which he discusses the sale of the company to Beam Inc last week.
Comment – Beam Cooley buy gives Diageo, Pernod Ricard further hurdle to cross
19 December 2011
Even before Fortune Brands switched to become solely a spirits player, divesting itself of its golf and home & security divisions earlier this year, the US company seemed quite proud of not behaving like a potential takeover target.
IRELAND: Beam agrees $95m deal to buy Cooley
16 December 2011
Beam Inc is to buy Cooley Distillery, the only remaining independent whiskey distillery outside Pernod Ricard and Diageo's operations in Ireland, for close to US$95m.
IRELAND: Tullamore Dew distillery edges closer for William Grant & Sons?
13 December 2011
William Grant & Sons has confirmed it is in unspecified discussions regarding a new distillery in Ireland for is Tullamore Dew Irish whiskey brand.
Product Launch - IRELAND: Cooley Distillery’s Single Pot Still Poitín
1 December 2011
Cooley Distillery’s Single Pot Still Poitín
SWEDEN: Inver House Distillers distribution moves to Berntson Brands from Stellan Kramer
28 September 2011
ThaiBev's International Beverage Holdings, owner of Inver House Distillers, has switched distributor in Sweden from Stellan Kramer to Berntson Brands.
SWEDEN: Cooley Distillery drops Maxxium, Philipson & Soderberg for Berntson Brands in Sweden
30 August 2011
Cooley Distillery has switched distributor for its Irish whiskey brands in Sweden.
Comment - Spirits - Irish Whiskey: Green Shoots Keep on Growing
19 April 2011
A change in permitted terms for Irish whiskey in the US has been turned from a problem into an opportunity by the market leader, Pernod Ricard's Irish Distillers. Whilst Richard Woodard is happy to applaud the unit's handling of the matter, could this not be used as a springboard, he asks, for the category as a whole to really hit the gas?
IRELAND: Cooley Distillery eyes partners for Irish whiskey boom - interview
8 October 2010
Cooley Distillery is on the lookout for partners as strong global demand for Irish whiskey has generated greater interest in the sector, the group's managing director has told just-drinks.
just the Round-Up - The week in drinks
8 October 2010
The top ten stories published on just-drinks this week:
