Northern Ireland’s New Spirits Trail Offers Behind-the-Scenes Look at Famous Distilleries
Bushmills Distillery
Home to one of the oldest licensed whiskey distilleries in the world - the Old Bushmills Distillery - Northern Ireland's long history of distilling excellence is being renewed constantly with new whiskey and gin distilleries that evoke the passion and inspiration of this amazing industry.
The trail begins at Belfast Artisan Gin School where visitors can learn to make their own gin and take home a bottle of their unique creation.
At Copeland Distillery, visitors will hear tales of secret smugglers, savage battles and remarkable voyages, while soaking up a taste of its whiskey, gin, and rum. The trail begins at Belfast Artisan Gin School where visitors can learn to make their own gin and take home a bottle of their unique creation.
Then on to County Down where five of the 14 destinations on the trail are located.
The field-to-glass Echlinville Distillery will reveal how the farm-grown barley is sown, grown, harvested and hand malted before offering a sip or two of its whiskey, gin or poitín.
Award-winning Shortcross gin is made at historic Rademon Estate, where Northern Ireland’s first craft gin was created using wild botanicals grown in the nearby fields.
Meanwhile, whiskey is the star at Hinch distillery, where triple distillation and traditional Irish mashing processes are key to creating its award-winning spirits.
County Down’s fifth distillery, Killowen, is the smallest in Northern Ireland but its range of spirits have attracted a big following. Sitting in the Mourne Mountains, it uses age-old distilling processes and handmade artisan stills to create a traditional Irish whiskey with a modern twist.
At Woodlab Distillery located near the charming village of Moy in County Tyrone, science and nature combine to create the unique flavor profiles of award-winning Symphonia gin.
In County Fermanagh, on the banks of beautiful Lough Erne, Boatyard Distillery focuses on producing pure spirits taking a sustainable and organic approach, while the Wild Atlantic Distillery takes inspiration from the rugged landscape around it to create its whiskey, gin and vodka.
The trail finishes at Northern Ireland’s world-famous Bushmills Distillery where whiskey has been distilled for over 400 years on the spectacular Causeway Coast in County Antrim.
For more information on traveling to Ireland, visit ireland.com
Award-winning Shortcross gin is made at historic Rademon Estate, where Northern Ireland’s first craft gin was created using wild botanicals grown in the nearby fields.
Hinch Distillery
Meanwhile, whiskey is the star at Hinch distillery, where triple distillation and traditional Irish mashing processes are key to creating its award-winning spirits.
County Down’s fifth distillery, Killowen, is the smallest in Northern Ireland but its range of spirits have attracted a big following. Sitting in the Mourne Mountains, it uses age-old distilling processes and handmade artisan stills to create a traditional Irish whiskey with a modern twist.
At Woodlab Distillery located near the charming village of Moy in County Tyrone, science and nature combine to create the unique flavor profiles of award-winning Symphonia gin.
In County Fermanagh, on the banks of beautiful Lough Erne, Boatyard Distillery focuses on producing pure spirits taking a sustainable and organic approach, while the Wild Atlantic Distillery takes inspiration from the rugged landscape around it to create its whiskey, gin and vodka.
The trail finishes at Northern Ireland’s world-famous Bushmills Distillery where whiskey has been distilled for over 400 years on the spectacular Causeway Coast in County Antrim.
A fun element of the Northern Ireland Spirits Trail is the Distillery Trail Passport. At each distillery you can collect a stamp on the passport and when you have completed all points on the trail you will receive a special souvenir. The passports can be picked up from any of the distilleries.
For more information on traveling to Ireland, visit ireland.com
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