by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2020 |
The Glendree Distillery was set up by father and son Paul and Alex Loudon in 2019, combining a passion for science and sustainability to produce independent craft spirits of the highest quality using 100% rainwater. Paul and Alex established a microbrewery on the... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Oct 14, 2020 |
Crolly Distillery became the 34th operational distillery in Ireland on 8th October 2020. The distillery is located in the heart of the Donegal Gaeltacht and has been supported by Údarás na Gaeltachta. The Journey began in 2013 when friends Joe Devenney, Conor... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Aug 19, 2020 |
Situated in the beautiful and bountiful setting of the Golden Vale in Ireland, Tipperary Distillery was founded in March 2016. The unique location combined with our knowledge & passion affords them the opportunity to create great whiskey from the barley, grown on... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 23, 2020 |
The Ardara Distillery will make Irish whiskey in both Single Malt and iconic Pot Still variants, highly differentiated and reflecting the authentic style in which Donegal whiskey was made in the 19th century. Triple distilled, rich, smoky and peated, the whiskies will... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 22, 2020 |
Micil Distillery is Galway’s first distillery to open its doors in over 100 years. It’s headed up by Pádraic Ó Griallais, a 6th generation distiller passionately continuing a 170-year-old family tradition. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
Located just south of Belfast in the grounds of the beautiful Killaney Estate. The distillery takes its name from the nearby town of Ballynahinch, whose name in Irish translates as ‘town of the island’. Within the Hinch Distillery design they have incorporated many... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
Sam and Maudeline Black are a husband and wife team who started their brewing company Blacks Brewery in 2013. This venture/obsession first began many years ago when Maudeline gave Sam a beer making kit for Valentines Day. What started as a hobby quickly developed into... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
Lough Gill Distillery is situated in a unique location in Sligo West of Ireland. An area surrounded by history, folklore and mythology. Conceived in Ireland and built by master craftsmen in Italy, this state of the art distillery was commissioned in 2019 and is... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
The Achill Island Distillery is also known as the Drioglann Oileán Acla or the Irish American Trading Company is located on Achill Island off the coast of Mayo. Achill Island Distillery began distilling at the end of July 2019 and is Ireland’s only island-based... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
The Glendalough Distillery was founded in 2011 and was one of the first craft whiskey distilleries. The distillery makes single malt, grain and pot still Irish whiskey and is now one of the first to age their whiskey in Irish oak casks using oak from the surrounding... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
The Copeland Distillery moved from their home in Saintfield to their new Distillery in Donaghadee, Co Down in June 2019. It is a 6,500 square-foot site that houses their copper still and maturation warehouse. The Copeland Distillery was originally founded by Gareth... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
The Boann Distillery is located in Drogheda, Co. Meath in the heart of the Boyne Valley. It will be distilling single malt and pot still whiskey, using locally sourced grain. The distillery is part of the Origin Green initiative and operates a closed-loop system for... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Feb 21, 2020 |
Burren Distillers began producing whiskey in 2019. Their master distiller Jack O’Shea creates a premium product, distilled using locally grown barley, floor malted at the distillery. The water used is from on site wells coupled with harvested and treated rainwater.... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Echlinville Distillery became Northern Ireland’s first licensed distillery in over 125 years distilling its first spirit in 2013. They have revived the Dunville’s whiskey brand and are also making gin and poitin. They are Ireland’s first farm distillery, growing... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Shed Distillery in Co. Leitrim was founded in 2013 by P.J Rigney who has worked in the industry for over 30 years including being on the team that “invented” Baileys. The 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Connacht Distillery sits on the banks of the beautiful River Moy where the river widens into the Moy Estuary in Ballina, County Mayo. They distil barrel-aged single malt whiskey. The distillery building was previously used to house the Duffy family bakery. Their... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Royal Oak Distillery is located on a private estate in Carlow and distils single malt and single grain whiskey. Visitors can experience a fully guided, multi-sensory tour of one of Ireland’s largest operational whiskey distilleries. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Teeling Distillery was opened in 2015 and was the first new distillery to make their home in The Liberties in more than 125 years. They are distilling single malt, pot still and grain whiskey. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Rademon Estate Distillery was founded in 2012 originally as a gin distillery. The distillery started to lay down its casks of whiskey in 2015. The distillery is using double distillation and will be experimenting with different mash bills. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Pearse Lyons Distillery is located in the area of Dublin known as the Liberties. The area is rich in whiskey history and the distillery was built in the former Church of St. James. The distillery was the brainchild of Pearse Lyons and has a micro-distillery inside... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Slane Distillery in Co. Meath was built in the 250-year-old stables and grain stores. The distillery is owned by Brown-Forman Corporation, in partnership with Henry and Alex Conyngham, Distilling began in early 2018 and they are distilling single malt and... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Waterford Distillery was built in the shell of the old Guinness brewery in Co. Waterford. The distillery is experimenting with the terroir of Irish whiskey barley varieties and geography. They release their first whiskey in 2020. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Ballykeefe Distillery is situated in the heartland of Ireland, adjacent to its medieval capital, Kilkenny city. It is steeped in historical heritage and tradition, holding the unique distinction of being the birthplace of Irish Whiskey. It is from this area that the... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Clonakilty Distillery is located in the southwest of Ireland in West Cork. The distillery was founded by the Scully family, who have farmed its coastal land for eight successive generations. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Blackwater Distillery is situated on the banks of the Blackwater River, just outside Cappoquin in beautiful West Waterford. With an abundance of clean air, freshwater and plump barley it’s the perfect setting for making single malt and single pot still Irish... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Powerscourt Distillery is situated in the Wicklow mountains and opened in 2019. The distillery was built in the Old Millhouse and was built using local granite. The distillery will be distilling using 3 pot stills designed and built by Forsyths of Scotland. 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Dublin Liberties Distillery was opened in 2019 in a beautifully renovated 400-year-old mill building in the heart of the Liberties area of Dublin once famous for its distilling industry and now in a full revival with 4 distilleries in close proximity. They are... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Roe & Co Distillery is located in a refurbished building which formerly housed the power station of the Guinness Brewery, the distillery sits alongside the site of George Roe’s original Thomas Street Distillery The distillery opened in June 2019, following a... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
The Lough Mask Distillery opened in 2018 in an old restored factory in Co, Mayo. The distillery uses a combination of four-pot stills that are used for single malt, gin and vodka production. They are distilling their malt two times and will be releasing peated and... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 6, 2019 |
Killowen Distillery is situated beside the Mourne Mountains of County Down. It is one of Ireland’s smallest distilleries and is hoping to bring back some heritage Irish whiskey styles to the market. The distillery has even experimented with drying their own... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
The Great Northern Distillery was founded on the site of the former Great Northern Brewery in Dundalk. Founded by John Teeling in 2015 it is one of the largest distilleries in Ireland and the distillery operates pot stills and columns stills that produce a diverse... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
The Dingle Whiskey Distillery was established in 2012. The distillery is located in a converted sawmill in Milltown on the outskirts of Dingle in the southwest of Ireland. The first whiskeys distilled and matured at the distillery were released in late 2016. The site,... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
West Cork Distillers was formed in 2003 by childhood friends, John O’Connell, Ger McCarthy and Denis McCarthy. They operate out of a 12.5 acre site on Marsh Road, with a distillation capacity of 4 million litres of pure alcohol. With distributors across the globe,... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
The old Tullamore Distillery was originally established in 1829 and became famous for its Tullamore Dew brand. The old distillery closed in 1954 and lay dormant for 72 years before reopening in 2014. After installation of a further two pot stills in 2018 they doubled... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
Kilbeggan Distillery was founded in 1757 and closed its doors in 1953. After a colossal community-led restoration effort the distillery was ready to start distilling again in 2007. It now has mashing and fermenting equipment which allows the complete distilling... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
Cooley Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery, located on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland,[5] converted in 1987 from an older potato alcohol plant by John Teeling. On 16 December 2011 Beam Inc. announced plans to purchase Cooley for around US$95... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
In 1608 The Old Bushmills Distillery received its license to distil “aqua vitae” from King James but the distillery itself wasn’t opened until 1784 and has changed hands over 5 times since. It is now owned by Jose Cuervo. The distillery is famous for... 
by Irish Whiskey Magazine | Nov 5, 2019 |
Midleton Distillery is situated about 20 miles from Cork city and opened in 1975 on the grounds of the famous Old Midleton Distillery. It is home to some of the most famous Irish whiskeys like Jameson, Redbreast, Powers and the Spot range. The distillery boasts three... 