Cancer warning hits Irish whiskey

Cancer warnings on Irish alcohol products could impact the country’s burgeoning whiskey tourism industry, the sector has warned.

Restrictions on advertising distillery tours also enacted in the recent Public Health (Alcohol) Act will present another challenge for producers hoping to attract visitors from around the world, the Irish Whiskey Association said.

The notes of caution came as the association toasted a successful year for whiskey tourism. Distillery visits were up by 13% in 2018, with 923,000 people touring producers around the island - a trade that supported 356 jobs.