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Renegade Spirits Ireland

Irish whiskey distillery

Company overview

Renegade Spirits Ireland is the owner of Waterford Distillery, a major new whiskey project on the south-eastern coast of Ireland.

Renegade’s founders – Mark Reynier, Sir John Mactaggart and John Adams –  are veterans of the drinks industry having previously acquired the disused Bruichladdich Distillery on Islay off the West Coast of Scotland in 2002.

Company information

Head office
  • London
Founders
  • John Adams
  • Sir John Mactaggart
  • Mark Reynier
Chair
BGF office
BGF team
Invested since
  • Apr 2017
Total BGF investment
  • £5 million

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