Dingle Whiskey.

LiamOSullivan

I'm only after hearing that there might be a distillery in Dingle in the near future, and that the Porterhouse group is involved.
This is great, great, great news to me.

Does anybody have any information on this? I've looked at their website, but there's not really that much information there, other than the prospective(and intriguing) whiskeys.

Miaireland

The only thing I have seen is www.dinglewhiskeydistellery.ie but that was ages ago not sure if the site is still there.

byhookorbycrook

There's a Micro-brewery back west.
I think the distillery you mention may be the one below.



"But it hasn’t all been plain sailing. Ambitious plans to open a whiskey distillery in Dingle, Co Kerry, earlier this year foundered when property prices crashed.

‘‘We had hoped to open the Dingle distillery six to eight months ago, but it has been very problematic," said Hughes. ‘‘It has now been relocated to the Fitzgerald Sawmill site in Dingle, but without our local partner, so we’ll be going it alone."
http://www.sbpost.ie/newsfeatures/business-interview-oliver-hughes-porterhouse-52556.html

LiamOSullivan

That's a shame, but the sawmill isn't far(and is closer to me anyway. )
Also, the microbrewery's ale(I've only tried their dark ale, not sure if they have others) is pretty good. I think they're called Beoir Corca Dhuibhne.

BeerNut

LiamOSullivan wrote: »

I think they're called Beoir Corca Dhuibhne.

That's them. There were plans for another brewery in Dingle itself, but I don't think that's happening.

LiamOSullivan

Yeah, that's a shame.

IrishWhiskeyCha

The Distillery has been a pipe dream for over 2 years now so we just have to keep our fingers crossed on that one. A distillery is a very difficult and ambitious project no matter what scale because of the time involved and the costs. You basically have to wait 6-10 years (Idealy 10) before you have any decent product to sell which is a long time for some investor to wait. Also you have to guage how much whiskey you need to produce today to sell in 10years. A hard call for anyone without a crystal ball.

Whiskey only legally becomes whiskey 3years after it has been stored in cask however you need to be very careful when releasing a new product. If you release it too early and it is not close to a half decent whiskey you run the risk of alienating your customer base before you even have a business.

Technoteze

Hey there guys,

I'm alittle late to the game here but I only came across this thread while registering domains for the Porterhouse.

I can confirm there will be a distillery in Dingle and the Porterhouse is behind it. It's a fairly ambitios project that taken a while to get off the ground but I'm happy to say it's well on it's way.

If you like you can head over to http://www.dinglefoundingfathers.com/

The founding fathers is the initial kick of the distillery where, if you like are able to purchase your very own, one of a kind whiskey cask. As a founding father you will have some other benefits one being an annual meet for a special dinner and what not. I deal with more of the back end but if you are looking for more information you can email Oliver at oliver@dingledistillery.ie.

Registration on the site is free and you can download more information from the site.

I hope I've managed to shed some light on this for anyone who's interested.

bamboozle

some updates on this

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0620/1224318258145.html

http://businessetc.thejournal.ie/is-ireland-on-the-verge-of-a-whiskey-revival-638849-Oct2012/

goat2

has dingle got its own whiskey produced in dingle

BeerNut

Not yet. The first batch will be distilled soon but it can't be sold for three years.

Zaph

Has this any connection with the Tom Crean brewery? When I was down in Dingle earlier in the year I dropped in there for a look around. While chatting to one of the guys there I asked him if they had any plans for a second beer. He told me that they didn't any time soon, but that if they decided to add a second product it would most likely be whiskey rather than beer.

BeerNut

Zaph wrote: »

Has this any connection with the Tom Crean brewery?

No. They'll be the second distillery in Dingle. We're heading for a golden age of Irish whiskey. Hopefully.

Vego

A distillery going to open in slane as well

bamboozle

Jack Teeling, formerly MD of Cooly, is due to open a distillery also i believe. Currently selling a blended batch of whiskey.

Seaneh

bamboozle wrote: »

Jack Teeling, formerly MD of Cooly, is due to open a distillery also i believe. Currently selling a blended batch of whiskey.

About a year ago Jack was offered several barrells of 30 year old scotch from one of the better scotch houses (highland i think) and he bought them all, he has since bottled them under the name "Tealing Whiskey Co." and you can buy it from select outlets and bars around the country, he has since given some of the barrells the whiskey came in to the lads at 8 Degrees and they are currently ageing a special brew in them which will be released by the end of the year, hopefully. The 8 degree lads had a picture a while back of Jack helping Scott and Cam mash in on the special brew.

goat2

there seem to be a good few distelleries operating around the country, my favourite brew still guinness,
why then if the first batch of whiskey will not be ready for three years, are they already advertising something that they cannot supply at the moment,
i have seen it advertised but then if i wanted to try a bottle i cannot obtain it for three yrs,
would it not be better to hold on until it could be sold and then go all out with it, at food fairs and so on

BeerNut

goat2 wrote: »

if i wanted to try a bottle i cannot obtain it for three yrs

Or you could go to Celtic Whiskey now and give them €35. Whatever's handiest

JessePinkman

BeerNut wrote: »

Or you could go to Celtic Whiskey now and give them €35. Whatever's handiest

Sure if they have only began distilling how can they be bottling or is it not "officially" whiskey??

BeerNut

JessePinkman wrote: »

Sure if they have only began distilling how can they be bottling or is it not "officially" whiskey?

It was contract distilled by Cooley before the takeover. There won't be any more of this.

JessePinkman

BeerNut wrote: »

It was contract distilled by Cooley before the takeover. There won't be any more of this.

So "Dingle " is only a brand not where it is distilled? Quite a good idea really

BeerNut

JessePinkman wrote: »

So "Dingle " is only a brand not where it is distilled?

It isn't distilled anywhere at the moment. The Distillery itself will be up and running in the next few weeks.

Updates are on this site, inexplicably unlinked to the main Dingle Distillery website.

JessePinkman

BeerNut wrote: »

It isn't distilled anywhere at the moment. The Distillery itself will be up and running in the next few weeks.

Updates are on this site, [B]inexplicably unlinked[/B] to the main Dingle Distillery website.

I don't get it

BeerNut

JessePinkman wrote: »

I don't get it

What don't you get?

JessePinkman

BeerNut wrote: »

It isn't distilled anywhere at the moment

.

inexplicably unlinked to the main Dingle Distillery website.

What is highlighted

BeerNut

Ah. Well the first one I (thought I) explained here:

BeerNut wrote: »

It was contract distilled by Cooley before the takeover. There won't be any more of this.

The Dingle Whiskey now on sale was produced prior to the end of contract distilling at Cooley. Contract distilling no longer happens at Cooley, so it's not distilled there. The first run of Dingle Whiskey in the Dingle distillery hasn't happened yet. So, right now, no Dingle Whiskey is being produced anywhere.

The second one is just that it's odd to have a company website and a company blog on two totally different websites completely unlinked to each other. Odd, to the point of inexplicability, IMO.

JessePinkman

'Dingle Gold' whiskey leaves me feeling a little confused

Sir, Two weeks ago I spent a few days in Dublin and during my stay I paid a visit to The Porterhouse in Temple Bar. Inside, there was a big blackboard advertising three types of 'Dingle' whiskey that was four, eight and 16 years old. Of course I had to sample a couple of them.

Now, I have lived in Dingle all my life (which has been considerably longer than 16 years) and as far as I know there is no working whiskey distillery in the area. However, I read in The Kerryman of August 29 that "work has started on setting up the Dingle Distillery at a premises in Milltown, Dingle and production is expected to begin before the end of year."

All this left me wondering how on earth was I able to sample 16year-old ' Dingle Gold' whiskey two weeks ago if production has not yet commenced in Dingle?

As far as I can see - and the site is visible from outside my front door - the distillery has yet to even open. So does that mean that this whiskey has been made elsewhere and a label with 'Dingle Gold' placed on the bottle?

The name suggested to me that the product was made in Dingle but I do not think that what I sampled in Dublin could have been made there. Is the label making use of the town's well known name? If so, it may be confusing for consumers as the name might suggest they are consuming a product made in Dingle. I am not sure that I would be comfortable with that if the product is indeed made elsewhere.
Sincerely, Lorna Holderied, 140 The Wood, Dingle.

Taken from The Kerryman newspaper

Still want a bottle of it though

goat2

i beleive they have started distilling dingle whiskey in dingle this weekend,
good luck to them,
i look forward to tasting some when it is on the market.
heres hoping it goes well, and become another very successful product, made in kerry, to come out of kerry,
if you think of successful products,
you have killarney glass.
brian de staic jeweller,
pottery,
cheeses,
dingle crystal,
you have artests,
poets,
writers,
i know there are many more, that more of you can think of.

JessePinkman

Taken from Radio Kerry this morning,Seems like a planning application may halt work,Hopefully this red tape can be removed as soon as...Dying to get my hands on the Dingle Whiskey


Kerry County Council has issued a warning letter to the company behind a distillery which opened last week in Dingle.

The council sent a letter to Porterhouse Brewing Company alleging that the company had carried out certain works that required planning permission.

Last week, 20 jobs were created with the opening of the Dingle Whiskey Distillery.

The distillery, based at the old Fitzgerald saw mill, is the latest venture of the Porterhouse Brewing Company.

However, the planning section of Kerry County Council issued the company a letter alleging that certain works had been carried out which required planning permission.

The council says it has since received an application for planning retention for works carried out on the structure.

Oliver Hughes, CEO of the Dingle Whiskey Distillery, says the company is not in breach of planning regulations.

He says the building has been used for industrial purposes since the 1800s and his company has not altered the use of the premises.

He says therefore the works carried out did not require planning permission.

Mr Hughes says his architects have been in communications with Kerry County Council.

beermaster1

JessePinkman wrote: »

Taken from Radio Kerry this morning,Seems like a planning application may halt work,Hopefully this red tape can be removed as soon as...Dying to get my hands on the Dingle Whiskey


Kerry County Council has issued a warning letter to the company behind a distillery which opened last week in Dingle.

The council sent a letter to Porterhouse Brewing Company alleging that the company had carried out certain works that required planning permission.

Last week, 20 jobs were created with the opening of the Dingle Whiskey Distillery.

The distillery, based at the old Fitzgerald saw mill, is the latest venture of the Porterhouse Brewing Company.

However, the planning section of Kerry County Council issued the company a letter alleging that certain works had been carried out which required planning permission.

The council says it has since received an application for planning retention for works carried out on the structure.

Oliver Hughes, CEO of the Dingle Whiskey Distillery, says the company is not in breach of planning regulations.

He says the building has been used for industrial purposes since the 1800s and his company has not altered the use of the premises.

He says therefore the works carried out did not require planning permission.

Mr Hughes says his architects have been in communications with Kerry County Council.

The distillery has applied for full retention which has not breached any planning regulations,The works that were carried out did not need planning.Well,thats my view of it...Also looking forward to Dingle Whiskey and have tasted the wonderful Dingle Gin & Dingle Distillery Vodka

LiamOSullivan

Kerry Co. Council has always been a pain in the wrong side as far as planning goes. No surprises here.

cosher10

Hi,

does anybody know if you are still able to invest in this company as i read you can buy a barrel as an investment.

thanks

ferrigan101

cosher10 wrote: »

Hi,

does anybody know if you are still able to invest in this company as i read you can buy a barrel as an investment.

thanks

Not entirely sure if you can still buy a barrel, but you should be able to find out here

http://www.dinglefoundingfathers.com

goat2

i received a bottle of dingle vodka as a gift for my birthday,
it is beautiful,
the bottle is awsome, just fab,
would be glad to buy for my own use or as a gift for someone when going overseas,
it is one of a kind,
i hope they do well, they deserve it, due to the products they are producing,
where did they get the bottles, they are brill

The Hill Billy

I had a taste of the Dingle whiskey last week & was very impressed. I was down in Dingle for a few days & popped in on spec as I saw an ad for tours of the distillery. As it turned out there were no tours that day as they were organizing a big bash for the whiskey that weekend.

That said, the owner took some time out to give me a personal tour. I sampled some of the gin spirit at a couple of stages in the process which was really interesting. He also answered all of my dumb-ass questions about distilling.

However, the highlight was tasting the whiskey from the different casks (bourbon, port & sherry). A real treat!

All credit to Oliver Hughes - he is genuinely very, very passionate about his distilling & production of quality spirits. And a gentleman too.

Underpaid Mike

Just as a follow on to this, a Dingle Whiskey bar was opened last week in the Porterhouse on Nassau St. To put it simply the place blew me away. Finished beautiful and its not another hipster kip nor is it another 37 style whiskey bar effort.
THey have 146 whiskeys in stock at the moment with the majority priced from 5-10 a drink. Middleton v rare was 13e a shot which is half the price ive paid around town. Barmen were exceptional, knew their stuff even if they are also just learning the catalogue.
Highly recommend everyone to take a look

Spins

Just happened upon a bottle of Dingle Distillery Single Malt Batch 1 in World Wide Wines in Waterford yesterday. Woohoo!

mik_da_man

Nice, there are still plenty left in Kerry as I found on my hols a few weeks ago.

Hogzy

mik_da_man wrote: »

Nice, there are still plenty left in Kerry as I found on my hols a few weeks ago.

Where in Kerry?

mik_da_man

Hogzy wrote: »

Where in Kerry?

Picked up some in cahirsiveen

Spins

mik_da_man wrote: »

Picked up some in cahirsiveen

In an off licence? Can you remember which one?
If anyone else know where it can be bought, please PM me, I'd love to purchase another bottle.

mik_da_man

Spins wrote: »

In an off licence? Can you remember which one?
If anyone else know where it can be bought, please PM me, I'd love to purchase another bottle.

Yeah an off licence on the main street, they had a good few in stock.

http://cahersiveen.ie/odriscolls-off-licence/

That's the spot, great selection and the guy is a Gent, does whiskey tastings too.

Also can be got on drinkstore.ie (Or could be very recently)

dashoonage

just ordered from drinkstore....will let ye know if i get it or not.

Spins

dashoonage wrote: »

just ordered from drinkstore....will let ye know if i get it or not.

You must have gotten the last bottle as it's no longer on their website.

dashoonage

Spins wrote: »

You must have gotten the last bottle as it's no longer on their website.

i aint got it yet!!!! money isnt gone from my account and i havent received any notice its shipped :P

RasTa

??

http://www.drinkstore.ie/Dingle-Single-Malt-797776463305/

mik_da_man

Maybe I got the last one!!
Give them a bell, they are slow to respond to the online orders in my experience.

dashoonage

So this arrived. Does anyonw know how many bottles were in the first batch ?

edit: never mind 7500, mines in the 6000's

So do i open it or keep it :P

mik_da_man

dashoonage wrote: »

So this arrived. Does anyonw know how many bottles were in the first batch ?

edit: never mind 7500, mines in the 6000's

So do i open it or keep it :P

Did you not learn anything

Buy two - keep one drink one

dashoonage

mik_da_man wrote: »

Did you not learn anything

Buy two - keep one drink one

i have a second one on the way as we speak :P

ill learn!