After almost seven years of trying to grow his Irish gin brand, Mór, Eoin Bara launched Tipple, a platform designed to simplify online sales of alcohol beyond one's home market. Last month, Bara talked editor Olly Wehring through his and Tipple's journey to today.What is Tipple and how does it work?We enable brands to be able to sell online. Things like tax and excise are incredibly difficult - especially cross-border. Tipple makes it simple. It’s a quick plug-in on platforms such as Shopify or WooCommerce that allows a brand to sell across a border compliantly. We handle all the VAT, the
‘In Europe, brands aren’t really aware that this can be done’ – Tipple founder & CEO Eoin Bara speaks to Global Drinks Intel
‘Our idea is to provide an independent infrastructure for everybody, not just for one large player.’

Olly has been reporting on the beverage industry as a B2B journalist since 2003. He spent 18 years at Just Drinks, 16 of which as managing editor. Since joining Global Drinks Intel in 2022, he's interviewed the CEOs for brand owners including AB InBev, Campari Group, Carlsberg, Heineken and Suntory Global Spirits and has a bulging contacts book from across beverage alcohol worldwide.



