This is the whiskey tour for people who want to get out of Dublin and into the Ireland that the tour buses do not reach. Your driver-guide collects you in the morning and heads west through the Midlands, where the rolling countryside, stone walls, and small towns feel a world away from the capital. Over ten hours, you visit two distilleries and Ireland’s oldest pub, tasting your way through some of the country’s most distinctive whiskeys.
The first stop is Kilbeggan Distillery, one of the oldest licensed distilleries in Ireland. The masterclass tasting here covers serious ground - Kilbeggan Irish Whiskey, Kilbeggan Single Grain, Tyrconnell Single Malt, and Connemara Single Malt, which is Ireland’s most famous peated whiskey and a revelation if you think Irish whiskey is always smooth and sweet. From Kilbeggan, you continue to Athlone for free time and lunch, then visit Sean’s Bar. This is not a tourist gimmick - the Guinness Book of Records recognises it as Ireland’s oldest pub, with records dating back over a thousand years. Sean’s even produces its own whiskey, and you will taste both their Single Malt and Specially Blended expressions.
The day finishes at the Tullamore D.E.W. Distillery, a state-of-the-art facility that produces one of the biggest Irish whiskey brands in the world. The tour here is impressive, and the premium tasting rounds off a day that takes you from craft heritage to world-scale production. You arrive back in Dublin around 6:30 PM, having covered more whiskey ground in one day than most visitors manage in a week.
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