Mick Horkan is head gardener at Lough Gill Distillery. Here, he shares with us how he and the team have been working to make the estate’s gardens thrive throughout the winter months – all with a little help from the local wildlife.
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Christmas comes but once a year, and for us here at Athrú Whiskey, it’s about helping you to find beautiful bottles to surprise and delight your favourite people this festive season.
Athrú Whiskey has announced a new collection of festive gift ideas from our distillery on the shores of Lough Gill in County Sligo.
For this Christmas Athrú Whiskey has launched its first small batch release, a triple-casked malt Irish whiskey. This inaugural small batch release highlights a blend of three unique casks of six-year old Oloroso, six year-old Bourbon and 17-year old madeira finishes.
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It is said that the house and grounds of Athrú Whiskey, are haunted by the "White Lady of Hazelwood". Who is she?
In this special spooky blog post for Halloween find out more about the rumoured haunting of Hazelwood.
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We love discovering new places to drink delicious whiskey, but it can be hard to be everywhere when much of our time is spent crafting our Athrú Irish single malt whiskey.
So, we turned to you, the passionate whiskey aficionados, to find out where you rate for a dram or two outside of Ireland.
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We spend all day every day finely crafting our Athrú single malt Irish whiskey, and that in itself is a complex process - without adding nomenclature into the mix. So here, we take a look at what defines a single malt whiskey - discover everything you need to know about the naming, making and legalities surrounding your favourite whiskey.
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Made in our state-of-the-art distillery on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, our Athrú whiskey is a thing of beauty, and the unique elements that make up our whiskey mean that it’s not just us who consider it to be the best whiskey in Ireland.
We caught up with our Head Distiller, Ollie Alcorn to get his thoughts on what constitutes the best single malt whiskey, and what makes a great whiskey drinking experience for him.
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This week has been very significant in Lough Gill Distillery’s history because for the first time, we’ve harvested our own barley. One of our missions is to make our whiskey as sustainable as possible, and as part of that goal, in the spring we planted barley in the 8-acre field that sits directly in front of Hazelwood House
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Making whiskey is a painstaking and scientific process which takes many years, but the creation of the liquid itself is only half the battle. The barrel in which the whiskey is left to mature plays a huge and significant part in the overall development of the spirit - in fact, as such as 60% of the whiskey’s overall flavour comes from the cask. Read on to discover why the type of cask really matters when it comes to whiskey production, and why now is the ideal time to invest in ‘liquid gold’.
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We know we talk about the Lough Gill Distillery’s positioning on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way, those beautiful blue seas, and our own unique water source - but the colour blue actually has even greater significance for us and our whiskey than just the surroundings and seas.
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We don’t know if you’ve noticed, but it’s been pretty warm out of late. The warm weather might be welcome for holidaymakers and locals who are heading to the beaches and enjoying the scenery, but what does it mean for our whiskey?
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You’re probably here reading this because you’re a fan of Irish whiskey. Perhaps you’re interested in Irish whiskey distilleries, perhaps learning more about the whiskey making process is more your thing; either way, you’ll probably know that, in recent years Irish whiskey has seen a significant rise in popularity - a movement of which we’re very excited about, and pleased to be a part of here at Lough Gill Distillery.
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Summer in Hazelwood is now in full swing; a peak time for gardeners and groundskeepers everywhere, July has landed with a burst of low pressure and days of very heavy rain which can hold very mixed feelings for us.
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From Sligo to Belfast and Dingle to Dublin, these are the go-to places you return to time and time again to drink the finest Irish whiskeys.
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2021 is shaping up to be a great year indeed for our Athrú whiskeys, with awards galore. And now, it’s time for us to raise a glass again and toast our recent successes - three silver medals in the Bartender Spirits Awards. These prestigious awards recognise excellence in the U.S. drinks industry, with the judges consisting of some of the most renowned names in the industry.
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What helps to make the best Irish whiskey? On our path to becoming the most sustainable and best Irish single malt whiskey distillery, we are also beginning our journey this year to grow our own barley.
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To some it’s known as the summer equinox, to others it’s the longest day - but to us, Summer Solstice, which falls this year on June 21 is of particular significance.
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Here at the Lough Gill Distillery, we’re proud of many things - of course there’s our obsession to create Ireland’s most beautiful single malt whiskey, and our positioning on the stunning Wild Atlantic Way, but we’re also lucky enough to be immortalised in poetry, penned by one of Ireland’s most distinguished writers.
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With Father’s Day approaching, as well as thinking about cracking open a bottle of Athrú Irish single malt whiskey and sharing stories with your loved ones, it’s also a time to reflect on family history, heritage, and the generations before that brought us to where we are today.
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Lough Gill Distillery, the makers of Athrú single malt whiskey is pleased to announce that is has secured a €15 million debt financing facility from PNC Bank – a top-five lender to retail and business customers in the United States.
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