One of the founders of 42 Below is using his contacts in the liquor industry to good effect, with his pre-mix cocktail product VnC soon to be sold in more than 10 countries.

Shane McKillen made millions when the energy company he part-owned, Empower, was sold in 2000.

And he cleaned up again when 42 Below, in which he was a shareholder and major player, was sold to Bacardi for $91 million in 2006.

VnC, Mr McKillen says, is his next big money-maker.