On the quality and variety side, the independent Cooley distillery now has the depth of stock to produce some of the finest and most interesting whiskeys ever tasted on this island.
The century-long trend of distilleries shutting down has also been reversed. Cooley is gradually bringing the historic Kilbeggan distillery back to life, while the Irish-owned Porterhouse Brewing Company has advanced plans to begin whiskey production in Kerry.
This site is maintained by me, David Havelin, Dubliner and whiskey drinker. While my forebears practised the coopering trade and were thus intimately involved with the industry in Dublin, I myself have no connection with any whiskey manufacturer or seller.
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The current background image is Casks in filling store 1 by Yves Cosantino, available under a Creative Commons Attribution License via Flickr.