List of whiskey distilleries in Ireland
This is an incomplete list of whiskey distilleries in Ireland. According to the Irish Whiskey Association, as of December 2019, there were 32 whiskey distilleries in operation in Ireland.[1] As of 2024 November there are 47 operational distilleries.[2] However, many of these were recently established and had not yet aged their own spirits for sale as whiskey.
Currently operating distilleries
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West Cork
Rademon Estate
Blackwater
Great Northern
Echlinville
Shed
Waterford
Royal Oak
Connacht Whiskey
Slane
Pearse Lyons
Clonakilty
Dublin Liberties
Ballykeefe
Powerscourt
Killowen
Achill Island
Burren
Lough Gill
Lough Mask
Crolly
Distilleries operating in Ireland (as of Dec. 2019)
| Distillery | Location | Founded | Owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achill Island | County Mayo | 2015 | Independent |
| Ardara | County Donegal | 2020 | Independent |
| Ballykeefe | County Kilkenny | 2017 | Independent |
| Baoilleach | County Donegal | 2019 | Independent |
| Blacks of Kinsale | County Cork | 2015 | Independent |
| Blackwater | County Waterford | 2014 | Independent |
| Boann | County Meath | 2019 | Independent |
| Burren | County Clare | 2019 | Independent |
| Church of Oak | County Kildare | 2023 | Independent |
| Clonakilty | County Cork | 2016 | Independent |
| Connacht | County Mayo | 2014 | Independent |
| Cooley | County Louth | 1987 | Suntory Global Spirits |
| Copeland | County Down | 2019 | Independent |
| Crolly | County Donegal | 2020 | Independent |
| Dingle | Dingle | 2012 | Porterhouse Group |
| Dublin Liberties | Dublin | 2018 | Independent |
| Echlinville | County Down | 2013 | Independent |
| Glendalough | County Wicklow | 2013 | Independent |
| Glendree | County Clare | 2019 | Independent |
| Great Northern | County Louth | 2015 | John Teeling |
| Hinch | County Down | 2020 | Independent |
| Kilbeggan | Kilbeggan | 1757 | Suntory Global Spirits |
| Killarney | County Kerry | 2020 | Independent |
| Killowen | County Down | 2019 | Independent |
| Lough Gill | County Sligo | 2019 | Independent |
| Lough Mask | County Mayo | 2019 | Independent |
| Lough Ree | County Longford | 2018 | Independent |
| McConnell’s | Belfast | 2024 | Belfast Distillery Company |
| Micil | Galway | 2016 | Independent |
| Midleton | Midleton | 1975 | Irish Distillers |
| Old Bushmills | Bushmills | 1784 | Proximo Spirits |
| Pearse Lyons | Dublin | 2017 | Independent |
| Powerscourt | County Wicklow | 2018 | Independent |
| Rademon Estate | County Down | 2015 | Independent |
| Roe & Co | Dublin | 2019 | Diageo |
| Royal Oak | County Carlow | 2016 | Independent |
| Scott’s Irish Whiskey | County Fermanagh | 2019 | Independent |
| Slane | County Meath | 2018 | Brown-Forman |
| Teeling | Dublin | 2015 | Bacardi Limited |
| The Shed | County Leitrim | 2013 | Independent |
| Tipperary | County Tipperary | 2020 | Independent |
| Titanic | Belfast | 2023 | Titanic Distillers |
| Tullamore | Tullamore | 2014 | William Grant & Sons |
| Waterford | Waterford | 2016 | Independent |
| West Cork | County Cork | 2003 | Independent |
| Wild Atlantic | County Tyrone | 2019 | Independent |
Closed distilleries
[edit]| Distillery | Location | Founded | Year closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bandon | Bandon | 1826 | 1929 |
| Birr | County Offaly | 1805 | 1889 |
| Bishop's Water | Wexford | 1827 | 1915 |
| Burt | Burt | 1814 | 1841 |
| Daly's | Cork | 1807 | 1807 |
| Dundalk | Dundalk | 1708 | 1926 |
| Green | Cork | 1796 | 1870 |
| Hackett's | Midleton | 1824 | 1845 |
| Jones Road | Dublin | 1873 | 1945 |
| John's Lane | Dublin | 1796 | 1976 |
| Limavady | Limavady | 1805 | 1914 |
| Marlfield | Marlfield | 1817 | 1856 |
| Marrowbone Lane | Dublin | 1752 | 1923 |
| North Mall | Cork | 1779 | 1920 |
| Nun's Island | Galway | 1846 | 1915 |
| Old Jameson | Dublin | 1780 | 1971 |
| Old Midleton | Midleton | 1825 | 1975 |
| Old Tullamore | Tullamore | 1829 | 1954 |
| Royal Irish | Belfast | 1868 | 1938 |
| Thomas Street | Dublin | 1757 | 1926 |
| Watercourse | Cork | 1795 | 1975 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Whiskey industry in Ireland". DrinksIreland.ie. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Irish Whiskey Magazine - Irish whiskey distilleries". Irish Whiskey Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
Bibliography
[edit]- Amber, Kate (2018). Ireland's Whiskey Guide. Amber Publisher.
- Mulryan, Peter (2024). The Whiskeys of Ireland. O'Brien Press, Limited.
- Townsend, Brian (1999). The Lost Distilleries of Ireland. Neil Wilson.
