Russell Crowe and Ronan Keating led the celebrity attendees at the opening of Muff Liquor Company’s £1million brand home in County Donegal on Tuesday.
The Kiwi actor, 60, and the Irish singer, 47, are both investors in the company, launched in 2018 and known for its vodka and gin.
Russell posed beside a barrel with his name on it surrounded by other barrels with the names of Muff Liquor Company’s other investors on them.
They included journalist Ryan Turbidy, who posed with Russell and Ronan, author Fiona Brennan, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and comedian Jimmy Carr.
Ed, 33, and Jimmy, 51, sent good wishes to the launch event, unable to attend but planning to visit the new facility in the coming months.
Russell Crowe, 60, (left) and Ronan Keating, 47, (right) led the celebrity attendees of Muff Liquor Company’s £1million brand home opening in County Donegal, Ireland on Tuesday
Russell posed beside a barrel with his name on it surrounded by other barrels with the names of Muff Liquor Company’s other investors on them
The Kiwi actor and Irish singer Ronan are both investors in the company, founded in 2018 and known for its vodka and gin (pictured with Irish broadcaster Ryan Tubridy, also an investor)
The company also announced today that it has received an initial order for 30,000 bottles of spirits for the US market from its distributor there, The Lucas Bols Company.
The company launched its first products in early 2018 and now produces a range of award-winning spirits including peated Irish whiskey.
The Muff Liquor Company was created in 2017 by local entrepreneur Laura Bonner, who is now its CEO.
Laura is the daughter of Brazilian journalists Fatima Bernades and William Bonner who were married from 1990 to 2016.
Russell had already been in the British Isles as he had performed at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday.
The Academy Award winner performed on the Acoustic Stage of this year’s festival which saw British band Coldplay make history.
When Russell was last in the British Isles in April, he shocked fans of BBC’s The One Show when he debuted a completely clean-shaven look.
The Gladiator star left viewers confused about who the BBC programme’s guest was, with some mistaking him for John Goodman.
Russell looked handsome at the event, wearing a navy hoodie and blue sunglasses which he rested in his hair
He crouched over the barrel of Ed Sheeran, as an amused member of staff looked on and another reached out to him
Russell looked down admiringly at his barrel. He finished his look with dark blue jeans and black trainers
Outside, he slid his sunglasses on and admired the building’s exterior, as drummers played around it
Back with Ronan and Ryan, Russell posed in between the men and proudly presented a bottle of Muff Liquor Company’s whiskey
Something then caught the three men’s attention and Russell and Ryan burst into laughter as Ronan looked amused
The Muff Liquor Company was created in 2017 by local entrepreneur Laura Bonner, who is now its CEO (pictured with the three men and Tom Russell)
The company launched its first products in early 2018 and now produces a range of award-winning spirits including peated Irish whiskey
In recent years, Russell has become recognisable for his thick silver beard, but he has now decided to shave it off.
Russell, who was born in New Zealand and lives in Sydney, is gearing up for a whole host of acting projects this year.
He is set to star in MMA action film The Beast In Me, while he will also portray Nazi Hermann Göring in James Vanderbilt’s historical drama Nuremberg.
Russell recently starred in thriller movie Land of Bad alongside Liam and Luke Hemsworth, while he is also set to appear in upcoming sci-fi film Kraven the Hunter.
When Russell was last in the British Isles in April, he shocked fans of BBC’s The One Show when he debuted a completely clean-shaven look (pictured). He also performed at Glastonbury
