Slane Castle Irish Whiskey sees losses rise to €25.7m

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The company, founded by Henry Conyngham, Earl of Mountcharles, and his son Alex, was sold to Brown Forman in 2015

The first barrel containing malt whiskey made with barley harvested on the Slane Castle estate being filled at Slane Distillery. Slane Irish Whiskey co-founders Lord Henry Mount Charles and Alex Conyngham with Alan Buckley, assistant distillery manager. Photograph: Marc O’SullivanAccumulated losses at Slane Castle Irish whiskey have risen to €25.7 million, new financial accounts show.

The most recent accounts show that it had made a loss of €3.2 million in the year to the end of April, 2023, up from the previous year’s trading loss of €2.7 million. It also had fixed assets worth €30.2 million, including property worth around €17 million and barrels, fixtures and fittings worth close to €13 million.

The company also had reserves worth €67.9 million, the largest part of which was a ‘capital contribution reserve’ in the amount of €67.4 million. According to the accounts, “the capital contribution represents a gift received from Brown-Forman Netherlands BV”, its immediate parent company. The accounts note that this gift was “being made with the intention and understanding that it will be irrevocable, non-refundable and unconditional in all respects”.

 

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