Irish drink

Immaculata

I was wondering, which brands of alcohol are made in Ireland by Irish-owned companies these days? Anyone know?

bedrock#1

Off the top of my head

Porterhouse
http://www.porterhousebrewco.com/

Carlow brewing (O'Haras)
http://www.carlowbrewing.com/

8 Degrees
http://www.eightdegrees.ie/

Dungarvan
http://dungarvanbrewingcompany.com/

Trouble Brewing
http://www.troublebrewing.ie/

Galway Hooker
http://www.galwayhooker.ie/site/warning/flash/

irish_goat

Aside from the craft breweries there is...

Coole Swam Liquer.

http://www.cooleswan.com/

Cooley Whiskey Distillery

www.cooleywhiskey.com/

Mickey Finn's

www.mickeyfinn.ie

Immaculata

Excellent, thanks folks! I just want to know that my drinks are helping the economy instead of hurting it (as much as my liver).

Brockagh

irish_goat wrote: »

Cooley Whiskey Distillery

www.cooleywhiskey.com/

www.mickeyfinn.ie

Looks like this is going into foreign hands. Jim Beam have bought Cooley.

BeerNut

Full (PDF) press release here.

I'm sure it won't make any difference to the quality of their products, but I'm sad that there's no longer any Irish-owned whiskey maker.

bamboozle

BeerNut wrote: »

Full (PDF) press release here.

I'm sure it won't make any difference to the quality of their products, but I'm sad that there's no longer any Irish-owned whiskey maker.

sad news all right, good money for the Teelings though. who knows the might open another distillery in a few years time.

johnnyskeleton

Presumably this will provide more incentive to new entrants to the Irish market e.g. Dingle Whiskey, Porterhouse etc.

BeerNut

johnnyskeleton wrote: »

Dingle Whiskey, Porterhouse

Same company. Dunno how that's going but progress is slooooow. The distilling business isn't something that can be entered lightly.

yoyo

Ciders: Devils Bit and Kepplers are fully Irish I think.

Nick

syklops

BeerNut wrote: »

Full (PDF) press release here.

I'm sure it won't make any difference to the quality of their products, but I'm sad that there's no longer any Irish-owned whiskey maker.

Soon...

BeerNut

syklops wrote: »

Soon...

No, I'm sad now.

yoyo wrote: »

Ciders: Devils Bit and Kepplers are fully Irish I think.

Yup, owned and made by Gleeson's.

And C&C's Bulmers is all-Irish too.

Brockagh

BeerNut wrote: »

Same company. Dunno how that's going but progress is slooooow. The distilling business isn't something that can be entered lightly.

The original plan has been shelved and a brewery developed in the original site of the old creamery. I believe they are going to try their hand at whiskey too, while the Porterhouse are planning a distillery in another location in Dingle, so there may be two. I'm open to correction on this, of course.

BeerNut

Brockagh wrote: »

The original plan has been shelved and a brewery developed in the original site of the old creamery. I believe they are going to try their hand at whiskey too, while the Porterhouse are planning a distillery in another location in Dingle, so there may be two. I'm open to correction on this, of course.

That's what I heard too, but that was well over a year ago and nothing's happened.

That Dingle Brewing are planning to give distilling a go is a new one on me, however.

syklops

BeerNut wrote: »

No, I'm sad now.

Yup, owned and made by Gleeson's.

And C&C's Bulmers is all-Irish too.

I mean there is one coming to the market. Soon(though in whiskey terms, soon is a long time).

pog it

irish_goat wrote: »

A

Cooley Whiskey Distillery

www.cooleywhiskey.com/

Was just about to say they were sold to US multinational but someone else mentioned it earlier, sorry.

irish_goat

pog it wrote: »

Was just about to say they were sold to US multinational but someone else mentioned it earlier, sorry.

I was correct at the time.

Also, forgot Double LL cider and wine.

http://www.fruitandvine.com

BunShopVoyeur

http://www.boozeberries.com/


Pretty nice actually but very girly.

BeerNut

irish_goat wrote: »

Also, forgot Double LL cider and wine.

http://www.fruitandvine.com

And the other Irish artisan cider makers: Stonewell, Longueville House, Toby's and DJs.

toffeeshel

Armagh cider Co. and Mac's cider too

Herb Powell

Franciscan Well.
White Gypsy.

CiaranC

BeerNut wrote: »

Full (PDF) press release here.

I'm sure it won't make any difference to the quality of their products, but I'm sad that there's no longer any Irish-owned whiskey maker.

Kilbeggan no?

toffeeshel

Could be wrong but I think Kilbeggan is/was owned by John Teeling too. ( He that sold Cooley )

Ronan cork

Longville house also make a "calvados" 40% apple brandy. I havnt tasted it yet....anyone had it?

BeerNut

toffeeshel wrote: »

Could be wrong but I think Kilbeggan is/was owned by John Teeling too. ( He that sold Cooley )

Yes. It's the same company. All Beam's now.

Ronan cork wrote: »

Longville house also make a "calvados" 40% apple brandy. I havnt tasted it yet....anyone had it?

I liked it. Not up there with Norman calvados, but perfectly nice.

Ronan cork

toffeeshel wrote: »

Armagh cider Co. and Mac's cider too

Is mac's not from new Zealand? Or is it a different macs?

irish_goat

Ronan cork wrote: »

Is mac's not from new Zealand? Or is it a different macs?

There's Mac's Armagh Cider and Mac's Beer(NZ).

Ronan cork

irish_goat wrote: »

Ronan cork wrote: »

Is mac's not from new Zealand? Or is it a different macs?

There's Mac's Armagh Cider and Mac's Beer(NZ).

Thanks for the info. The Armagh cider looks good in the glass.. What do you think of it?
Macs NZ do make cider too branded as isaacs.

Snake_Doctor

Dont forget the Ballyferriter Brewery..
http://www.tigbhric.com/