Our Whiskey
The Irish whiskey category is one of the fastest growing premium spirit categories in the world. It can be broken down into four distinct styles of whiskey: Grain Whiskey, Malt Whiskey, Pot Still Whiskey and Blended Whiskey.
At Powerscourt Distillery we distil both Malt and Pot Still whiskeys in our distillery, and have released Malt, Grain and Blended Irish whiskeys under our Fercullen brand.
All of our aged whiskey stock was carefully hand chosen by Founding Master Distiller and Blender Noel Sweeney, to allow us to release whiskey while we waited for our distilled liquids to reach maturity.
Today, our distilling and blending team lead by Paul Corbett, have access to our Powerscourt distilled whiskey and we are in the process of releasing new Fercullen whiskeys over the next few years.
FERCULLEN WHISKEY COLLECTION
It is Powerscourt Distillery’s singular ambition to provide you and your guests with an exceptional experience.
Frequently Asked Questions
Please find below the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about our whiskey. Feel free to contact us anytime with any questions you may have!
There are 4 styles of Irish whiskey, Malt, Grain, Pot still and Blended.
No, not all Irish whiskeys are triple distilled. Here at Powerscourt we have made double and triple distilled whiskey.
A single malt is a whiskey made from 100% malted barley, distilled in copper pot stills and from one single distillery.
Powerscourt is a classic malt distillery with 3 pot stills which allows us to distil both malt and pot still Irish whiskeys.
Pot Still Irish whiskey is a style of whiskey unique to Ireland where malted and un-malted barley is mashed together with some other cereals and distilled in copper pot stills. If all from one distillery it can be called a Single Pot Still.
Irish whiskey needs to be matured for no less than 3 years to be classified as whiskey. If younger than 3 years or under 40% alcohol it can only be referred to as spirit or spirit drink.
POWERSCOURT DISTILLERY
Cask Programme
The Programme presents an ideal way for enthusiasts and investors to get involved with the Distillery for the longer term – providing unique levels of involvement and further participation with Powerscourt.
Distillery Tours
At Powerscourt Distillery you will enjoy fully immersive guided tours of a modern visitor center, the whiskey distillery process & tasting of award-winning Fercullen Irish Whiskeys.
