Founder of 2 Gingers Whiskey

Born in 1955 in Ballyhaunis, Ireland. After seventeen years spent in corporate marketing including time in Ireland, Saudi Arabia and the U.S, I realized that I loved being in pubs. So, like any good self-respecting Irish guy, I decided to open one. Eighteen years later, the pub business had grown to include The Local, The Liffey, Cooper, and Kieran’s Irish Pub, all in Minnesota’s Twin Cities area. 2 GINGERS® Whiskey was launched as a test in those pubs in March of 2011, and quickly earned a loyal following. So, in order to focus on a new project in pursuing wider distribution of 2 GINGERS, I sold all my shares of the pub business in July of 2011. I heeded warnings about the door hitting me on the way out, and went on my merry way.

2 GINGERS is now my full-time passion. I’ve lived in Minnesota for 25 years, but I have seen more of the state since launching 2 GINGERS than ever before, as I hit the road to sample my new product and meet the people who support the new brand.

For more on my inspiration, my “2 Gingers” (Mother Mary and Aunt Delia,) read the Legend of the two women whose young faces grace every bottle of 2 GINGERS.

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