The Old Jameson Distillery can be visited and toured at Dublin, Ireland. This distillery has become one of Dublin’s famous tourist attractions. It is amazing how a simple distillery before can become as popular as it is now.Old Jameson Distillery’s popularity is credited to its end product – the Jameson whiskey. The Jameson whiskey is popular for its distinct taste and flavour. It is well l
Laphroaig Distillery will welcome The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay on June 4th. Laphroaig proudly holds the Royal Warrant as Distiller and Supplier of Single Malt Scotch Whisky to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay will tour Laphroaig distillery with Royal Warrant Grantee, Tom Flocco, president and chief executive officer of Beam Global Spirits & Wine, and Dis
The Old Bushmills Distillery was founded in 1608 and is now owned by the major drinks company Diageo. Bushmills whiskey is produced, matured, and bottled on-site at the Bushmills Distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The distillery is a tourist attraction, with around 110,000 visitors per year. Despite a lack of historical evidence, it [...]
Ever wanted to visit an Islay distillery but never got round to actually visit the island? Now is your chance to do a full virtual distillery tour at the Laphroaig Distillery. Of course you will miss the relaxed pace of life, your dram afterwards and all the other wonderful things Islay has to offer when you visit the island in person, but Laphroaig has created a very good and impressive alternative. What is this virtual tour? When you visit the Laphroaig Distillery Website you start with an introduction in writing and a personal welcome by John Campbell, distillery manager of Laphroaig.Every year thousands of Laphroaig devotees come to visit us, drink in the atmosphere, learn a few of our secrets and share a dram or two with us afterwards. However whilst our isolation in Islay has enabled
A few weeks ago I wrote about the Distillery tour times for 2008. The official distillery leaflet is now ready and available for download.The leaflet consists of two pages and provides information about the Jura and Islay distilleries opening hours, tour times, phone and fax numbers, email addresses and other important information. It is therefore essential to take a copy with you when you visit Islay. To download the distillery leaflet right click with your mouse on the image and select save target as... to save the guide on your local hard drive. To view the distillery leaflet directly click on the image and it will be opened in your browser window.Adobe Acrobat Reader is required to view the Distillery Leaflet and can be downloaded hereTag: distillery pdf leaflet
Long Island Spirits Inc. of Baiting Hollow, N.Y., is the first licensed distillery on Long Island since the 1800s after receiving federal and New York state permits to begin production. The company plans to begin distilling LiV vodka, using 9,000 pounds of Long Island potatoes per batch. The company's still is located in a barn on a potato farm on Long Island's North Fork. which is one of the top wine regions on the east coast.The company hopes to have its first bottles of LiV on store shelves by April. You can get more information at www.lispirits.com.
You can trully call the reopening of the Bruichladdich distillery a schoolboys dream since it doesn't happen often that a reopened distillery receives so many rewards, is so well appreciated with the public and is also so successful in their first years of operation. But how did it all start? A short overview of the facts:Bruichladdich Distillery was built in 1881 by the brothers Robert William and John Gourlay Harvey in an idyllic spot on the shore of Loch Indaal. At the time, the distillery was state-of-the-art and the equipment continues to be used unchanged. Unlike other distilleries, which were often built from old farm houses, the building was erected specifically for this purpose. The distillery changed owners and was out of use from 1929 to 1937. After it reopened in 1937 the disti
The BBC is reporting that a restaurant fire at the historic 15th Century Black Friars Distillery in Plymouth, England, has been contained and did not damage the distillery section of the complex where Plymouth Gin is made.The Barbican Kitchen Brasserie, owned by U.K. celebrity chefs James and Chris Tanner, was severely damaged, but quick work by fire crews and the heavy construction of the centuries old building halted the spread of the blaze.Residents living close to the distillery were evacuated when the fire was discovered in the restaurant kitchen as a precaution because of the proximity of the distillery to the flames.Formerly a monastery for Black Friars, the distillery has been the home of Plymouth Gin since 1793.
Yesterday I wrote about the press release which appeared on the University of Glasgow website in which was stated that Ardbeg could be Islay's oldest distillery. Soon after this publication the sales Director of Morrison Bowmore contacted the Ileach with the following statement: After the publication of the press release Morrison Bowmore sales Director David Wilson subsequently contacted the Ileach with a robust defence of the 1779 date - claiming indeed that Andrew Jones the researcher and broadcaster has documentary evidence showing that 1766 saw the first transaction in connection with the Bowmore Distillery with the granting of a feu by Daniel Campbell The Younger to David Simson. Jones claims that reference to the 1766 transaction is made repeatedly in successive documents, clearly identifying the land as the site of the current Bowmore Distillery. For example such a reference is found in pages 8 and 9 of the bond given at Edinburgh dated 24th April 1833 by John Simson to Francis
Sometimes you get to read some strange and at the same time interesting stories on the internet. I always thought that Bowmore was the oldest (legal) distillery on Islay because it was founded in 1779 by John Simpson. This was long before distilleries like Ardbeg (1815), Laphroaig (1815) and Lagavulin (1816) were officially opened. In fact Bowmore could be one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland together with Glenturret, which was founded in 1775 according to Glenturret itself. To be recognised as the oldest distillery in Scotland is of course something really special and will without a doubt boost sales. Today however the University of Glasgow announced that evidence has been found which suggests that the Meldrum Distillery, the former name of Glen Garioch, is in fact the oldest distillery in Scotland and was founded in 1785. This is however six years later than the opening of the Bowmore Distillery, but it seems that excise records show that Bowmore was not founded until 1816 whic
A distillery in the northern Scotland town of Wick that already provides heat to homes will soon provide power for a local hospital.Waste heat from Pulteney Distillery provides warmth for 270 homes owned by elderly and low income residents, and now plans call for Caithness Heat and Power to provide energy for Caithness General HospitalThe environmentally friendly power supply comes from biomass fuel used at the Pulteney Distillery. Excess thermal energy at the distillery is boosted to a higher level in a wood chip boiler. Long range plans include expanding the project to include several public buildings in the town.
In further proof that world demand have whiskey is forecast to continue to grow, Diageo has announced plans to build what is being called the first major new distillery in Scotland in more than 30 years.The new $81.3 million plant would be in Roseisle, where Diageo operates a major maltings facility. The plan is to make whiskey at the plant for use in Diageo's blended brands.The company hopes to keep up with the demand for whiskey from emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico. Construction should be completed by 2009.
Tuesday Tasting is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores some of the best beers, wines and spirits on the market. This week we head to Iowa to experience a distilling revival.The microdistilling moving is much like the microbrewery movement was in the early 1980s. There are exciting new flavors popping up in some unlikely places around the country. And, like the early craft beer pioneers, there is a real mix of people getting involved. Some are coming from the beer and wine industries. Some have significant marketing savvy. A few have enough funding to stick through the hard times and wait for commercial success. Some will survive and build brands like Sierra Nevada and Samuel Adams of the beer industry. Others will disappear, like the once popular brews New Amsterdam and Catamount.In Iowa, Jeff Quint is busy trying to build a name for the first distillery to open in the state since Prohibition. Cedar Ridge Vineyards, Winery and Distillery is located near Cedar Rapids. They mak
Ireland's Kilbeggan Distillery started making whiskey today after being mothballed for more than 50 years ago. The distillery in County Westmeath is using potstills that were in use at the facility more than 130 years ago.Kilbeggan's operators are targeting 2014 for the release of its first whiskey. This is the second time in a week that a disused distillery has been in the news for making a comeback. Bruichladdich announced plans to relaunch a Port Charlotte distillery that was last making Islay Scotch 80 years ago.
There's further proof, this time out of Scotland, that a whisky renaissance is in full swing. Bruichladdich says it plans to reopen a distillery in Port Charlotte on Islay that has been closed for 80 years.The move is part of a number of recent announcements by distillers in North America and Europe regarding expansion plans at existing facilities and new construction. The demand for quality whisky is growing and creating opportunities. The difficulty for many distillers is that stocks of aged whisky take years to build, so forecasting demand seven, 12 and even 15 or more years down the road can be a difficult task.Guess too high and you will have warehouses full of aged whisky that could end up in lower priced blends. Guess too low and potential profitable sales are missed. Bruichladdich previously reopened a closed distillery on Islay in 2001. The company says its mission is to keep part of the Scotch whisky making heritage under Scottish ownership. The Port Charlotte distillery wi
Workers at Diageo's Gimli, Manitoba, distillery are threatening to walk of the job next week, which could disrupt supplies of Crown Royal whisky. According to UFCW Canada Local 200D, which represent workers at the plant, Gimli is the sole production facility making Crown Royal. Workers voted this week to authorize a strike at the plant if contract negotiations fail. The union is threatening to call for a Canada-wide boycott of all Diageo products if the strike occurs. Negotiations are slated to resume on Monday.
Glenora Distilery, a single malt whisky maker located in the Canadian Maritimes, won a major round this week in the on-going trademark battle over its Glen Breton Rare brand name.The Canadian Trademarks Opposition Board has rejected a claim by the Scotch Whisky Association that the use of the word Glen by Glenora is confusing to consumers and leads them to think that the whisky in the bottle is from Scotland. Glenora is based in Glenville, Cape Breton. It says the name is a way of incorporating all of these places in the brand. The Scotch Whisky Association argues that the word "Glen" is Scottish and is used by many Scotch makers for their brand names. The group says it plans to appeal the ruling.
Legislation has been introduced in Oregon that would allow micro-distillers in the state to follow in the foot steps of their beer brethren and open restaurants at their distilleries.State Sen. Ben Westlund and Rep. Chuck Burley, both from the Bend, Ore., area, have proposed the legislation. They claim it would help the economy by providing a financial boost to the growing micro-distillery industry in Oregon.Bendistillery, which has been in business for 11 years, said it would open a restaurant if the legislation passes. The company already operates a tasting room, but under Oregon law that facility must be in a different location from the distillery.
Tuesday Tasting is a regular feature of Lyke2Drink that explores some of the best beers, wines and spirits on the market. This week we head to Oregon to taste some micro-distilled spirits.The Edgefield Distillery opened its doors in February 1998. Part of the McMenamin's group that includes brewing, winemaking, distilling, coffee roasting, pubs and hotels, the company turns out whiskey, brandies, gins and a coffee liqueur from its pot still 20 miles outside of Portland. Head Distiller Ty Reeder got his start in the brewery, then trained as a fill-in distiller. He took over the job a few years ago and is turning out some pretty decent products. Recently I had the chance to sample three of Edgefield's offerings.Edgefield Distillery American Distilled Gin($26): From Oregon, this 90 proof Dutch-style gin is reserved with a nice balance of spices and touches of floral notes.Edgefield Distillery Hogshead Whiskey ($32): This Oregon whiskey is made from 100 percent barley malt that is pot di
Smithfield Village is the heart of Old Dublin and right here you'll find the Old Jameson Distillery. Irish whiskey dates back to the 6th Century when Irish monks learned of the distillation process on a trip to the Middle East. As a result the craft of Irish whiskey making or "Uisce Beatha" meaning "water of life" was born. A tour of the Jameson Distillery is well worthwhile, you can experience th
