Jameson Distillery Bow St. (informally the Jameson Distillery) is an Irish whiskey

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located just off Smithfield Square in

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. Jameson Distillery Bow St. is the original site where

Jameson Irish Whiskey Jameson ( or ) is a blended Irish whiskey produced by the Irish Distillers subsidiary of Pernod Ricard. Originally one of the six main Dublin Whiskeys at the Jameson Distillery Bow St., Jameson is now distilled at the New Midleton Distillery ...

was

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until 1971. It is now a visitors centre that provides guided tours, tutored whiskey tastings, JJs bar and a gift shop.

History

The original distillery on this site was called the Bow Street Distillery and was established in 1780. John Jameson took full ownership (he was previously the general manager) and expanded the distillery in 1805. By 1810, the operation was officially renamed to John Jameson & Son’s Bow Street Distillery. The distillery grew to upwards of 5 acres (2 ha) in size by 1886. Dublin - Old Jameson Distillery - 20210918161608

Dublin - Old Jameson Distillery - 20210918161608

At this time, it was described by many as a "city within a city". The distillery also housed a

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age,

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, engineers, carpenters, painters and coppersmiths’ shops. Water for the distillery came from two deep wells dug underneath the site. Cellars were also dug underneath nearby streets to store maturing

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, while four stills and two wash stills, each holding 24,000 gallons (109,000 litres), were heated by both fire and steam coils above. Following a difficult period that included American Prohibition, Ireland’s

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with Great Britain, and the introduction of Scotch

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, the Jameson distillery fell on hard times and decided to form the Irish Distillers Group with their previous rivals, the

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and John Power & Son in 1966. Eventually, it became one of the last distilleries in Ireland to close in 1971. The operation was then moved out of Dublin to the

New Midleton Distillery The Midleton distilleries complex is situated in Midleton, County Cork, Ireland. It is owned by Irish Distillers, a subsidiary of Pernod Ricard. Located alongside is the Old Midleton Distillery, which was established in the early 17th century and ...

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History

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