Welcome to
Mourne Dew Distillery
We invite you to embark on a journey that transcends the ordinary. Our spirits aren’t just drinks; they’re a portal to a world of curiosity, a taste of home, and an ode to the timeless heritage of the Mourne Mountains.
“From the high tables of the clergy…to the open hearth of the humblest cottiers…a distilling tradition has been woven into the very soul of our island identity.
Mourne Dew Distillery is the first legal distillery to operate in the Mournes for many centuries. We are the inheritors of a distilling tradition that has endured through the tumultuous history of this great island”.
Donal Farrell, Head Distiller
About Our Founder
Mourne Dew Distillery was established in 2017 by our current MD Donal Farrell.
A native of Rostrevor with a Mourne ancestry going back centuries, Donal used to be a practising barrister and chartered accountant but some years ago he acted in a court case which led to him going down a totally different career path…
Edward Willes, Chief Baron of the Irish Exchequer, writing circa 1759 made the following observation following his travels through the Mournes:
“… it is a hard day’s journey, being over the Alps and Apennines of Ireland: they are called the Mountains of Mourne and the Mountains of Newry. Within these twenty-three years, it was an absolute uncivilized country, and any who ventured to go among them did it at his peril it being the most inaccessible retreat of tories and rapparees and outlaws… the wildest and most mountainous country I have seen. And yet there must be times when the master and mistress of the family are merry and jolly, for one sees the cabin doors crowded with little naked boys and girls. In one part of these mountains is a place of resort for people of fashion who come to drink goat’s whey which in Ireland is esteemed preferable to asses’ milk, and a great purifier of the blood, and the herbs that grow on these mountains are thought to be the most medicinal of any.”
Baron Willes was an astute observer of life for the place he was talking about all those centuries ago was none other than Rostrevor village, the home of Mourne Dew Distillery!
Featured Product
Triple Distilled Irish Whiskey (70cl)
£31.99
(In stock)
Our first-born whiskey is in the style of a classic Irish whiskey. It is a triple distilled blend of barley, wheat and rye spirits which have been matured in a mixture of virgin oak and bourbon casks. All tasting and blending has been done in-house (we reckon we know a good whiskey when we taste one) and we think that the resulting whiskey is quite exceptional. We hope you’ll agree.
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