Across
Biscuits for European royalty (8)
Manager securing old craftsman needed by distillery (6)
Summer smile (4)
Exits scene that's transformed lives (10)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
*(exits scenes) [anag: that’s transformed ]
Rabid hounds that can be seen running through New York (6)
Islanders whose whisky has added character (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Irish whisky is spelt “whiskey” so with an “added character”
Mountain dew bringing expression of disapproval by church (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
HOOT (“expression of disapproval”) by Ch. (church)
Mixed drink including last of Irish at home that's said to raise spirits (4,2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
CUP (“mixed drink”) including [ last of ] (Iris) H + IN (“at home”)
Two people speaking, nothing more, for large-scale musical work (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
ORATOR + I (“two people speaking”) with O (nothing) more
Rum or malt not lasting forever (6)
Criticise bars used by sailors or alcohol suppliers (10)
Americans serving whiskey inside returned for large draught (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<=GIs (“Americans serving”, returned ) with W (whiskey in the NATO phonetic alphabet) inside
Stone monuments for dogs (6)
Lackadaisical friends knocked back a little drink (8)
Down
Flowering plant grew on uncultivated area (4,4)
Play ultimately lacking a little bit of spirit (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
DRAM (a) (“play”, lacking A)
What's still produced illegally in Ireland? (6)
Such people prefer it to Scotch for themselves (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
Speaking as a Scot, I agree that I prefer to be called SCOTTISH rather than Scotch.
Doctor seen by soldier about damaged eye who operates illicitly? (10)
Cheap liquor that's taken by fly-by-nights? (3-3)
Falls over after swallowing one strong drink (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<=TRIPS (“falls”, over) swallowing I (one)
Drams taken with party person? That's less than novel (5,5)
Impetuous extremes of love seen in amorous action (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
[ extremes of ] L (ov) E seen in CARESS (“amorous action”)
Exercise covering a sample around island — most like Scotch? (8)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
PE (physical “exercise”) covering A TEST (“a sample”) around I (island)
Gives energy to people minimally in debt? (6)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
“People minimally in debt” may only owe 1p, in which case they would be P (penny) OWERS
Fulminate against a time for closing bar initially (4,2)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
A + T (time) closing (the clue) with RAIL (“bar”) initially
Be unable to find mass-producer of usquebaugh (6)
A party's set up — it goes well with whisky (4)
I haven't cracked this one yet — but Fifteensquared have:
<=A DO’S (“a party’s”, set up )
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