Whisky Distilleries in Ireland
40 distilleries · 103 expressions documented · distilling here since 1757
Connacht · Ulster · Leinster · Munster · Northern Ireland
- Achill Island Tiny island distillery on Achill Island off the west coast of Mayo, one of Ireland's most remote whiskey operations. Wil…
- Ahascragh Distillery Ireland's first eco-distillery, powered by renewable energy (wind, solar, and planned hydro) using very high temperature…
- Ardara Planned distillery in Ardara, County Donegal, by Sliabh Liag Distillers (makers of The Legendary Silkie Irish Whiskey an…
- Ballykeefe Kilkenny's first distillery since the closure of Smithwick's brewery. Farm distillery producing pot-still whiskey, gin, …
- Baoilleach Distillery Donegal's first grain-to-glass craft distillery, founded by Michael O'Boyle. Located in a renovated cottage overlooking …
- Blackwater Located in Cappoquin in the scenic Blackwater Valley, County Waterford. Originally focused on gin (Blackwater No. 5), ex…
- Boann Family-owned distillery in Drogheda on the banks of the River Boyne, named after the Celtic goddess Boann. Founded by Pa…
- Burren Craft distillery in the heart of the Burren, County Clare, a UNESCO Global Geopark renowned for its unique limestone kar…
- Clonakilty Coastal distillery in West Cork founded by the Scully family, eighth-generation farmers. Located in a converted warehous…
- Connacht Located in Ballina, County Mayo, on the banks of the River Moy -- one of Ireland's most famous salmon rivers. Produces S…
- Cooley Founded by John Teeling in 1987 on the Cooley Peninsula in a former potato alcohol plant, breaking the Midleton/Bushmill…
- Crolly Distillery Located in a converted community hall in the Gaeltacht village of Crolly in northwest Donegal. A social enterprise focus…
- Dingle One of Ireland's first new-wave craft distilleries, located on the Wild Atlantic Way in the scenic town of Dingle, Count…
- Dublin Liberties Located in Dublin's historic Liberties district, the original heartland of Irish whiskey. Produces The Dublin Liberties …
- Glendalough Named after the monastic settlement in the Wicklow Mountains. One of the earliest Irish craft whiskey brands, initially …
- Great Northern Ireland's largest independent distillery by capacity, founded by John Teeling (also founder of Cooley). A massive contra…
- J.J. Corry Ireland's first modern whiskey bonder since the 1930s, founded by Louise McGuane. Sources new-make spirit from Irish dis…
- Kilbeggan Claims the oldest continuously licensed pot still distillery in Ireland (1757). Closed in 1954, reopened as a museum, th…
- Killarney Distillery Located in the Muckross area near Killarney National Park. Combined brewery and distillery operation producing single ma…
- Listoke Distillery Family-owned craft distillery in the Boyne Valley, Drogheda, County Louth. Built Ireland's first gin school experience. …
- Lough Gill Craft distillery and brewery in Sligo, in the heart of Yeats Country on the Wild Atlantic Way. Named after the lake immo…
- Lough Mask Small craft distillery on the shores of Lough Mask in County Mayo. Produces single malt and single pot still Irish whisk…
- Lough Ree Distillery Family-owned distillery in Lanesborough, Co. Longford, on the banks of the River Shannon as it opens into Lough Ree. Fou…
- Micil Distillery Galway's first legal distillery in over 100 years, founded by sixth-generation poitin distiller Pádraic Ó Griallais. Nam…
- Midleton The largest distillery in Ireland and one of the largest in the world. Produces an extraordinary range of Irish whiskeys…
- Nephin Small craft distillery in County Mayo on the western seaboard, named after Nephin Beg mountain. Wild Atlantic Way locati…
- Pearse Lyons Unique distillery built inside a restored 12th-century church (St. James's Church) in Dublin's Liberties, the historic h…
- Powerscourt Located on the historic Powerscourt Estate in the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin. Purpose-built premium distillery wi…
- Roe & Co Diageo's Dublin distillery, reviving the legacy of George Roe, whose 19th-century Thomas Street distillery was once the …
- Royal Oak (Walsh Whiskey) Purpose-built distillery at Royal Oak in County Carlow, producing Writers' Tears and The Irishman brands. Founded by Ber…
- Shed Located in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, famous for producing Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin (a global bestseller). Also p…
- Silks Distillery Located in the Curragh area of County Kildare, Ireland's horse-racing heartland (hence the name). Produces single pot st…
- Skellig Six18 Distillery Craft distillery on the Skellig Coast of County Kerry, named after the 618 steps monks carved to reach their monastery a…
- Slane Built on the grounds of Slane Castle, famous for its rock concerts, in the Boyne Valley. A partnership between the Conyn…
- Stillgarden Distillery Independent distillery in Dublin's Liberties (Inchicore), founded by Viki Baird and Pat O'Brien. O'Brien is credited wit…
- Teeling The first new distillery in Dublin in 125 years, opened by Jack and Stephen Teeling (sons of Cooley founder John Teeling…
- Tipperary Boutique Small craft distillery in the Golden Vale region of County Tipperary, Ireland's most fertile agricultural heartland. Use…
- Titanic Distillers Belfast's first legal whiskey distillery in 88 years, located in the historic Thompson Dock Pumphouse in the Titanic Qua…
- Tullamore DEW Purpose-built state-of-the-art distillery that returned Tullamore DEW production to its home town after decades of being…
- Waterford Terroir-focused distillery founded by Mark Reynier (former Bruichladdich owner) in a former Guinness brewery. Tracks eve…