Hinch Distillery strikes deal with German distributor

Irish Whiskey brand, Hinch, which launched its £15m distillery and visitor experience, has ramped up its global exporting activity through a new partnership with German distributor, Schlumberger GMBH & Co KG.
By Claire Cartmill
Published 27th Nov 2020, 17:00 BST
Mark Bryson, Guy Munton, Matthew Patterson and Emma Millar, Dr Terry Cross OBE and Aaron Flaherty, Chairman of Hinch Distillery Dr Terry Cross OBE and his teamMark Bryson, Guy Munton, Matthew Patterson and Emma Millar, Dr Terry Cross OBE and Aaron Flaherty, Chairman of Hinch Distillery Dr Terry Cross OBE and his team
Mark Bryson, Guy Munton, Matthew Patterson and Emma Millar, Dr Terry Cross OBE and Aaron Flaherty, Chairman of Hinch Distillery Dr Terry Cross OBE and his team

Based in Meckenheim, Schlumberger is one of Germany’s longstanding, top wine and spirits companies, representing a leading range of international spirits brands. The business collaboration will see Hinch launched to the German market, the fourth largest Irish whiskey market in Europe, in January 2021.

Hinch, which is located just south of Belfast, also plans to introduce its Celtic-inspired Ninth Wave Irish Gin brand into the very significant German gin market in 2021.

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Meanwhile, Pinot Wines & Spirits, a leading, independent importer of premium international spirits, based in Lodz, Poland has also been appointed as a

Chairman of Hinch Distillery Dr Terry Cross OBE (centre) and his teamChairman of Hinch Distillery Dr Terry Cross OBE (centre) and his team
Chairman of Hinch Distillery Dr Terry Cross OBE (centre) and his team

distributor for the multi award-winning range of Hinch Irish Whiskies and Ninth Wave Irish Gin from Hinch Distillery in County Down.

This distribution agreement will see Hinch Whiskey and Ninth Wave Irish Gin further extend their presence in the Polish market, the sixth largest Irish whiskey market in Europe, in December 2020.

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