Dingle Distillery

Dingle Distillery
LocationDingle
OwnerPorterhouse Group
Founded2012
FounderOliver Hughes
StatusOperating
Water sourceOnsite deep well [1]
No. of stills3 large pot stills (whiskey) [1] & 1 small pot still (vodka/gin)
Websitehttp://www.dingledistillery.ie/
Dingle Whiskey (Single Malt)
TypeSingle Malt
Cask type(s)Bourbon Casks [2]
ABV46.5% [2]
Dingle Whiskey (Single Pot Still)
TypeSingle Pot Still
Cask type(s)Pedro Ximenez Casks [3]
ABV46.5% [3]
Dingle Distillery Vodka
ABV40%
Dingle Original Gin
ABV42.5%

Dingle Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery established in 2012 and owned by the Porterhouse Brewing Company.

The distillery is located in a converted sawmill in Milltown on the outskirts of Dingle in County Kerry in Ireland.[4][5] The first whiskeys distilled and matured at the distillery were released in late 2016.[6] In addition to whiskey, the distillery also produces and markets Dingle vodka and Dingle Gin. It bills itself as an 'artisan' distillery.[7]

In 2017, Dingle Distillery became the first independent Irish distillery to release a single pot still whiskey in several decades.[8]

History

The initiative to start a distillery in Dingle was that of the now deceased Oliver Hughes, who was also a founder of the Porterhouse brewing and restaurant group.[9][4] The site, formerly the Fitzgerald sawmill, was converted for whiskey production in 2012, opening on 29 November.[5] The distillery was reported to have created at least 25 jobs.[5] The new copper pot stills used at the distillery were designed by John McDougall.[4]

As a promotion to attract investors, Dingle Distillery offered the first five hundred special casks to investors "Founding Fathers", to be ready for bottling from November 2017.[9]

The distillery announced plans to double spirit production in 2018.[10][needs update]

Products

Using pot stills the distillery produces two casks of whiskey per day in Dingle,[11] where the mildly cool climate is reportedly favourable for whiskey production.[5][9] Under Irish law, to be termed whiskey, a spirit is legally required to be matured for at least three years.[12] Therefore, Dingle Distillery only brought whiskey to market in late 2016.[6] The distillery also has a still for the production of gin and vodka.[4][9] As of 2017, 100,000 bottles per year of Dingle gin were being sold.[10]

The first batch of whiskey was released in late 2016, and consisted of two tripled distilled whiskeys, both of which were matured solely in bourbon casks:[2][13]

  • Dingle Single Malt Whiskey, 46.5% (7,500 bottles)
  • Dingle Single Malt Whiskey Cask Strength, 60.7% (500 bottles)

The second batch, released in 2017, consisted of four different bottlings, three single malts and a single pot still whiskey:[3]

The company also produced a series of limited edition whiskies which were marketed under names referring to the "Celtic cycle of the year" ("Wheel of the Year").[14][15][16]

References

  1. ^ a b "Whisky Intelligence: New on the Irish Whiskey Map "Dingle Distillery" Irish Whiskey News". 20 December 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Dingle Distillery launches two small batch whiskeys". thetaste.ie. The Taste. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Murphy, Mark (27 October 2017). "Dingle Distillery's New Small Batch Releases". FFT.ie. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Liquid Irish: Dingle Distillery". 1 December 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b c d "New whiskey distillery in Dingle to create 25 jobs". Business ETC at www.thejournal.ie. 25 November 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b Murphy, Mark (1 December 2016). "Dingle releases first whiskey batces". fft.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Dingle Whiskey - Founding Fathers". Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  8. ^ Linnane, Bill (15 December 2017). "The 12 drinks of Christmas - Top tipples for the festive season". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d David Monaghan (21 April 2013). "What To Give The Man Who Has Everything? Why, A Cask Of Irish Whiskey To Be Collected In Five Years, Of Course". Forbes. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
  10. ^ a b Carruthers, Nicola (9 November 2017). "Dingle Distillery to double spirits production". The Spirits Business. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  11. ^ McHugh, Robert (30 November 2016). "Dingle Whiskey introduced to the Market". businessworld.ie. Retrieved 28 December 2016 – via www.businessworld.ie.
  12. ^ "Technical file setting out the specifications with which Irish Whiskey / Uisce Beatha Eireannach / Irish Whisky must comply" (PDF). www.agriculture.gov.ie/. Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Marine. October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  13. ^ "Dingle Distillery". www.dingledistillery.ie/. Dingle Distillery. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
  14. ^ "Zum Feuerfest: Dingle Samhain begründet "Wheel of the Year"-Serie". www.whiskexperts.de/. Whiskyexperts. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Dingle Lá le Bríde: Neuer Whisky für die Wheel of the Year Series in Kürze erhältlich". www.captainscotch.de/. CaptainScotch. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  16. ^ "Dingle Bealtaine – Dritter Akt der Wheel of the Year Series veröffentlicht". www.captainscotch.de/. CaptainScotch. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

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