Dingle Distillery
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| Location | Dingle |
|---|---|
| Owner | Porterhouse Group |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Founder | Oliver Hughes |
| Status | Operating |
| Water source | Onsite deep well [1] |
| No. of stills | 3 large pot stills (whiskey) [1] & 1 small pot still (vodka/gin) |
| Website | http://www.dingledistillery.ie/ |
| Dingle Whiskey (Single Malt) | |
| Type | Single Malt |
| Cask type(s) | Bourbon Casks [2] |
| ABV | 46.5% [2] |
| Dingle Whiskey (Single Pot Still) | |
| Type | Single Pot Still |
| Cask type(s) | Pedro Ximenez Casks [3] |
| ABV | 46.5% [3] |
| Dingle Distillery Vodka | |
| ABV | 40% |
| Dingle Original Gin | |
| ABV | 42.5% |
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]
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]