It looks like James Doherty, a co-founder and managing director of Sliabh Liag Distillers, may have his hands full over the next few months.
Last week, the whiskey entrepreneur shipped his fourth container of spirits across the North Atlantic Ocean, only a short distance away from his Co Donegal distillery, to the high-value US market.
Doherty didn’t expect the order to come so soon, having budgeted for it to come in June. The order was welcome, but it’s going to bring about a small, though welcome, challenge.
“It’s come really early,” he said. “They’ve actually already ordered another for mid-April.