Little Island, Cork · Est. 2018

We bottle other people’s brands, and we do it properly.

Contract bottling, private label development, bulk liquid and fulfilment for Irish whiskey and spirits, from a bonded facility on the edge of Cork Harbour.

Bonded warehouse ISO 9001:2015 5cl – 2L formats 51.90° N / 8.33° W

How it works

From first idea to finished product

01

Brand development

Positioning · name · identity

02

Recipe & blend development

Liquid brief · sampling · refinement

03

Product & packaging design

Bottle · closure · label · case

04

Supply chain management

Sourcing · procurement · production planning

05

Bottling & packing

Filled · labelled · cased

06

Palletised & market-ready

Distribution · export

Optional add-on

DTC e-commerce fulfilment

Ships to Ireland and the EU · warehousing · pick & pack · direct-to-consumer delivery

All managed under one roof.

Services

Everything between the liquid and the shelf

Lighthouse Drinks is a full-service supply partner to the Irish whiskey and spirits industry. Distilleries, importers, established brands and first-time entrants all use the same facility and the same team.

Capability

What the site can do

Formats
5cl – 2LAlmost every bottle shape and label combination in the market.
Bottling
On demandContract fills for growing and established brands, short runs included.
Chill filtration
On siteFiltration carried out under the same roof as the fill.
Blending
On siteBespoke and repeatable blends built to your specification.
Dilution
Water reductionProofing and reduction to bottling strength in house.
Cask work
DisgorgingCask emptying and handling alongside the rest of the run.
Storage
BondedDuty-suspended storage on site at Little Island.
Export
Global from bondShip direct from our bonded warehouse to markets worldwide.
Brand development
Private labelLabel, liquid and packaging for brands that need a full programme.
D2C
E-commerce fulfilmentLicensed picking, packing and shipping to the consumer.
Distribution
IrelandRoute to market support through our Irish channels.
Quality
ISO 9001:2015Certified Quality Management System.
Bottling line at Little Island, Cork

Own brands

Five brands you can put your name on tomorrow

Not every project needs a design agency. These are our in-house designs, ready to use off the shelf, or as the starting point for something of your own.

All brands

Why Lighthouse

Three reasons partners stay with us

Independence

We are not owned by a distillery, so we are free to find the right liquid for your product rather than the one we have to sell. Deep connections across the Irish industry give us access to everything on the market.

Brand building

Our team has decades of experience in the international spirits trade. We take the time to help you build a distinct, diversified portfolio instead of a single me-too SKU.

Certified quality

Lighthouse Drinks holds ISO 9001:2015 certification for its Quality Management System, independently validating that our processes meet internationally recognised standards for quality, consistency and continuous improvement.

In their words

What partners say

John and his team deeply understood our needs, proposed smarter solutions, and flawlessly executed our market entry. Exceptional partners.

ADS Group · India

Lighthouse look after all of our website’s e-commerce fulfilment for Europe. We love the ease of it all.

Bastian Collins · Germany

Three years working together. John, Carlos and the team are reliable, transparent, fair and always deliver to a high standard. Look no further for your third-party drinks business.

Fionn Cox · Element Irish Whiskey

Contact

Request a quote

Tell us what you are bottling, the volume and the timeline. We will come back with a costed proposal.

We reply to trade enquiries within one working day.