![]() The whisky produced was pot still Irish and known as Daly’s whisky, according to Alfred Barnard, who visited in the 1880s while compiling his Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom. ![]() Ownership passed to their nephew, Captain Bernard Daly and his family, but the running of the distillery was left to the general manager, Daniel E Williams, who had joined aged 14 in 1862. “The Irish were never predisposed to pay taxes to an organisation based across the water who had come without invitation.” Tullamore was doubtless producing all manner of illicit hooch before the Molloy brothers took out a licence in 1829. While famed for its big urban distilleries, “Ireland had a rich history of rural distilling, mostly illegal”, says Quinn. The canal brought in empty casks and coal for the stills and took away the whiskey to Dublin in one direction and Shannon in the other. ![]() The original distillery in the centre of Tullamore was the most landlocked in Ireland, but it was well connected, thanks to the country’s Grand Canal, which flows through the town. “We’re right in the heart of Ireland, geographically and emotionally – as I say in my more poetic moments,” says Tullamore Dew’s global brand ambassador, John Quinn. * This feature was originally published in the May 2020 issue of The Spirits Business magazine. Tullamore Dew is owned by William Grant & Sons Irish whiskey brand Tullamore Dew has a long history and thanks to shrewd marketing, it has become hugely successful on home turf and outside of Ireland. ![]()
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