An incredible journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the inner sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in over 101 years.
Come see where the Ordinary is made Extraordinary at The Shed Distillery, Drumshanbo – the home of Wine Enthusiast’s “Spirit Brand of the Year”: Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin and Georgina Campbell’s “Best Visitor Attraction”.
Just a 2hr drive from Dublin city, and only 20mins from Carrick-on-Shannon, this fully operational authentic distillery, is the brainchild of the Curious Mind of PJ Rigney, as a result of his many travels from the familiar into terra incognita.
It had to be an authentic distillery, a return to the traditional methods using gleaming copper pot and column stills, where PJ could experiment with wild grains, Irish flora, and exotic botanicals. The stills had to be state of the art to create the finest of Irish spirits. The Shed’s 5 gleaming copper pot stills – 3 focused on Irish Whiskey, and 2 on Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin – and 2 copper column stills – focusing on Sausage Tree Pure Irish Vodka – were especially made by Arnold Holstein in Germany and brought over to Drumshanbo, where PJ began his quest to make the Ordinary Extraordinary.
Experience this fully operational, authentic distillery. An incredible fully guided journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the Inner Sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in 101 years: The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney, the home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still, and other remarkable creations from the Curious Mind of PJ Rigney. The tour includes TWO expert tastings – A special whiskey tasting in the Whiskey Maturation Hall and a gin tasting in the Honey Badger Bar.
