€60m whiskey contract dispute between firms settled in Commercial Court
By: | Published: 2025-07-08 06:33:00 | Source: www.breakingnews.ie
A dispute over a contract to supply whiskey from the John Teeling-founded Great Northern Distillery to a wholesaler and its associated distribution company has been settled, the Commercial Court heard.
Dundalk-based wholesaler O’Malley Ireland Spirits Trading Ltd and its related distributor Nonto DAC had brought proceedings against Great Northern Distillery Ltd (GND) which operates a whiskey distillery in Dundalk.
O’Malley and Nonto claimed they purchased some €60 million in whiskey from GND for around five years.
GND, both directly and through third parties, operates several “bonded” warehouses which are regulated by Customs and Revenue and which store the product with excise duty suspended until such time as it exits the “bonded chain”.
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