The polished copper neck of a pot still

Whiskey

Waterford Irish Whiskey

Irish whiskey, distilled on Grattan Quay and named for the city that made it possible.

Visit the distillery

How we make it

Grain, water, copper, oak

Four steps, done here in Waterford. Our distillers will add the detail that makes them ours.

  1. 01

    Mash

    Grain and water are mashed to draw out the sugars.

  2. 02

    Ferment

    Yeast turns those sugars into a beer-like wash.

  3. 03

    Distil

    The wash is distilled in copper stills in our still house.

  4. 04

    Mature

    The new spirit rests in oak until it is ready, and not before.

An oak cask set on the stone gate pillar at the distillery entrance

The cask

Before it carried whiskey, it carried the world

For centuries, barrels carried Waterford’s trade across the Atlantic: claret from Bordeaux, salt from Biscay, oil from Iberia. Today the same object carries our whiskey through its years in oak. Different liquid, different century, same purpose.

The city built by barrels

Visitor experience

Taste it where it's made

A guided tasting on Grattan Quay, beside the stills.

Visitor experience