1. Fastest growing spirit in the world: Irish whiskey
2. 8%: percentage by which Irish whiskey exports in 2016
3. €505 million: the value of Irish whiskey exports in 2016
4. 12 million: number of cases of Irish whiskey exported by 2020
5. 24 million: number of cases of Irish whiskey exported by 2030
6. 2013: just 4 distilleries in Ireland
7. 2017: 16 distilleries in production and 13 in planning in 18 Irish counties
   
8. 650 000: number of visitors who pass through Irish Whiskey visitor centres
9. 1.9 million: number of 'whiskey' visitors to Ireland in 2016
10. 3.7 million: number of visitors the Irish Whiskey Tourism Strategy aims to reach by 2025 by developing an Irish Whiskey Trail, tourism infrastructure and an embassy network of hotels and pubs.

Findings revealed in the Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects Report 2016 - 2017, published earlier this week.