March 2006 - TYRCONNELL JOIN'S THE MONSIEUR HENRI FAMILY IN THE US

Monsieur Henri is proud to announce the addition of the exclusive U.S. distribution rights for Tyrconnell Single Malt from Cooley Distillery to its growing spirits portfolio.

Recognized for reviving the tradition and quality of Irish whiskey, Cooley has received the ultimate accolade from the International Wine and Spirits Competition (IWSC), the Outstanding Achievement Trophy. Cooley has followed up this success by winning numerous International Awards for their whiskies, such as the Gold and Silver Medals in the International Wine and Spirits Competition and San Francisco World Spirits Competition for The Tyrconnell. Founded by John Teeling, an Irish entrepreneur with a Harvard degree who resurrected the distillery and brought it back to its glory days, the company has roots that date back to 1757. John's vision was to revitalize the stagnant Irish whiskey industry through innovation and resurrect century old traditional Irish pure pot still distillation and the technique of drying malting barley over peat fires. This is best seen in Cooley's development of its portfolio of Single Malt Irish Whiskies, while traditionally most Irish malt whiskey has been used to create blended Irish whiskey. To this day Cooley Distillery is the only independent Irish owned distillery.

David Hynes, Managing Director of Cooley Distillery PLC, says "We are delighted to be in partnership with Monsieur Henri as our exclusive distributor for Tyrconnell in the United States. With this relationship we have the opportunity to introduce more consumers to the whiskey that we are so proud of." "Monsieur Henri is pleased to welcome these quality Irish whiskeys into the Family", said Jon Mowry, Vice President and General Manager of Monsieur Henri. "It is incredibly exciting to work with products of this caliber and we look forward to a long relationship with Cooley Distillery."

 




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