subsector: Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience

This directory includes brands that have been independently assessed, benchmarked, or scored using the Market Authority Index (MAI). Brands are listed by MAI score from highest to lowest. MAI Assessed brands have been individually evaluated. MAI Estimated brands are benchmarked against sector data.

Blackwater Distillery

#2 in Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience · Ireland
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MAI Assessed
MAI: 64
About: Irish craft distillery first SE Ireland 174 years
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 67, SC 57, MAI Assessed Irish craft distillery, first in SE Ireland 174 years

Mackmyra

#1 in Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience · Sweden
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 75
About: Sweden’s first single malt whisky distillery
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-High — HA 72, SC 80, Sweden’s first single malt distillery 1999, bankruptcy 2024

High Coast Distillery

#2 in Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience · Sweden
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 71
About: Award-winning Swedish single malt whisky producer
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 68, SC 75, award-winning Swedish whisky producer, visitor centre, Nasdaq listed

Waterford Distillery

#1 in Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 69
About: Irish single farm origin terroir whiskey
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 70, SC 68, Irish single farm origin whiskey, strong terroir story

Spirit of Hven

#3 in Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience · Sweden
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 67
About: Swedish organic island distillery whisky gin aquavit
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 62, SC 74, family-owned organic island distillery on Hven since 2008

Lough Ree Distillery

#3 in Distillery & Craft Spirits Experience · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 60
About: Irish craft distillery Shannon riverbank Longford
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-Low — HA 50, SC 75, Irish craft distillery founded 2018, County Longford