Irish Daily Mirror

Mcgregor set to challenge Jameson on whiskey title

Family’s joy at US surgery success

- BY GAVIN QUINN

Conor Mcgregor CONOR Mcgregor is building his own whiskey distillery, it has emerged.

The Dubliner is training hard for his crack at the UFC Lightweigh­t belt in a grudge bout with bitter rival Khabib Nurmagomed­ov on October 6.

But in an Instagram post he revealed his side project.

Mcgregor said he is running the “finest” whiskey distillery in Ireland.

Mcgregor, 30, posted: “Working hard at my Whiskey distillery.

“It is in my opinion, the finest distillery we have on this great island.

“We have the purest soil, with the freshest Irish spring water and our golden Irish grain and malt is so golden, sun glasses are required to look directly at them.”

While acknowledg­ing Jameson is the current top dog, he vowed his own brand will soon take over.

He said: “I respect Jameson, the current number 1.

“But I am coming in strong. I am coming in passionate. I am coming to take over. We are producing nothing but liquid gold here.”

The Notorious is not only driven to succeed for money, but in memory of his late grandfathe­r – who was an “avid” whiskey man. Aaron Mcmahon with mum Gail and dad Paul

is how long the operation to remove Aaron’s brain tumour lasted

With mum Gail in Pittsburgh hospital

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