Tullamore Distillery
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| Location | Tullamore |
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| Coordinates | 53°15′11.2″N 7°30′02.5″W / 53.253111°N 7.500694°WCoordinates: 53°15′11.2″N 7°30′02.5″W / 53.253111°N 7.500694°W |
| Owner | William Grant & Sons |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Architect | Acanthus Architects |
| Status | Operating |
| Water source | Sliabh Bloom Mountains |
| No. of stills | Four pot stills |
| Capacity | 1.5 million cases per annum |
| Website | https://www.tullamoredew.com/ |
| Tullamore Dew | |
| ABV | 40% |
The Tullamore Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery built by William Grant & Sons in Tullamore, County Offaly, Ireland in 2014. It is the first new distillery to have been constructed on a greenfield site in Ireland in over 100 years,[1] and the first to operate in Tullamore since 1954.
Construction of the distillery is proposed to proceed on a phased basis.[2] When the distillery opened in 2014 after the completition of phase one of a three phase project, it had an initial capacity of 1.8 million litres of pot still and malt whiskey per annum.[3] However, there is the potential to double this capacity through the addition of a further two pot stills.[3] In addition, there are plans to install a Coffey still to allow the production of grain whiskey, which would increase this capacity even further.[2]
Background
In 1829, the Old Tullamore Distillery was established in Tullamore. In the late 1800s, the General manager, and later owner of the distillery, Daniel E. Williams, launched a whiskey named Tullamore Dew, whose name was taken from his initials, D.E.W. Although the whiskey gained significant success, the distillery later closed in 1954 having suffered financial difficulties. However, the brand was kept alive.
In 2010, William Grant & Sons purchased the brand, the second largest Irish whiskey brand globally, from its then owners, the C&C Group. At the time, Tullamore Dew was produced under contract by Irish Distillers at the Midleton Distillery in County Cork.[2]
As expansion of the brand was limited by their capacity to obtain spirit from Irish Distillers, William Grant & Sons opted to construct their own distillery in Tullamore, the brand's original home.
References
- ↑ "William Grant & Sons opens €35 million Tullamore Distillery". www.irishbuildingmagazine.ie/. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- 1 2 3 "Proposed Development of the Tullamore Distillery" (PDF). www.epa.ie. Environmental Protection Agency. Retrieved 13 January 2017.
- 1 2 "Tullamore Distillery". liquidirish.com. Retrieved 13 January 2017.