The 1988 acquisition of Irish Distillers Ltd (IDL) by Pernod Ricard is the great drinks industry acquisition that almost never happened. As the story goes, the French company – then a fraction of the size of today’s colossus – originally only wanted a small slice of the Irish whiskey pie.
Uncle Nearest cuts jobs, faces potential Cognac assets sale
Uncle Nearest founder, owner and CEO Fawn Weaver told Just Drinks the roles affected “were not essential to immediate ROI”.
Fiona Holland October 06 2025


