International spirits firm Sazerac proclaims buy of Sligo’s Lough Gill Distillery
Restoration of Demesne, Capability Growth, and
Creation of Irish Whiskey Homeplace in Future Plans
Louisville, KY (June 20th, 2022) Hazelwood Demesne Restricted, proprietor of the Lough Gill Distillery, on the shores of Lough Gill in County Sligo, Eire, proclaims its acquisition by the Sazerac Firm, one of many world’s largest distilled spirits firms with premium manufacturers akin to Buffalo Hint Bourbon, Paddy Irish Whiskey, Michael Collins Irish Whiskey, Pappy Van Winkle Bourbon, and Southern Consolation.
The Sazerac Firm, recognized for taking historic websites akin to its Buffalo Hint Distillery in Kentucky and its Sazerac Home in New Orleans and restoring them to grow to be world class operations, will absolutely develop the 100+ acre website, the unique demesne of Hazelwood Home, to create a world-class whiskey facility and customer attraction, making it one of the crucial vital tourism centres within the West of Eire. As soon as full, Lough Gill Distillery hopes to welcome as much as 150,000 guests yearly and can create a homeplace for Sazerac’s Irish Whiskeys, Paddy and Michael Collins.
Moreover, Sazerac will considerably develop the footprint of Lough Gill Distillery by growing the distillery’s capability, including warehousing capability and increasing manufacturing and bottling strains. All present Lough Gill Distillery staff members will stay with the enterprise, and it’s anticipated that Sazerac will improve employment after the growth. As a part of the acquisition, Sazerac will proceed the growth of the Athrú model, together with international distribution.
Commenting on the announcement, Mark Brown, president and chief govt officer of Sazerac stated, “With its wealthy historical past of distilling and storytelling, Eire is a perfect homeplace for our whiskey enterprise to flourish. Specifically, the historical past of the Lough Gill Distillery, relationship again to the 18th century, shall be an integral keystone within the restoration and storytelling of this website. We sit up for preserving the historical past, delighting our future guests by the tales we share, and additional increasing the expansion alternatives for Paddy, Michael Collins and Athrú Whiskeys.”
Commenting on the announcement, David Raethorne, founding father of the Lough Gill Distillery stated “This can be a main announcement for Sligo and a vote of confidence within the potential for Sligo to grow to be a significant participant within the booming international Irish whiskey market. The acquisition will allow Lough Gill Distillery to totally develop as a world-class customer vacation spot and can have vital long run financial and tourism advantages for Sligo, which, for me, was at all times a private aim. As well as, the upkeep and preservation works undertaken up to now on Hazelwood Home (a home of nationwide significance) have performed an important half in saving it from dereliction. This acquisition will be certain that Hazelwood Home shall be loved and appreciated by generations to come back, one other key goal of the venture. The Sazerac Firm announcement is a end result of seven years of arduous work and dedication by the Board of Lough Gill Distillery and the broader staff, delivering on our unique 2015 imaginative and prescient, after we acquired the location. I want to formally acknowledge the assist of Sligo County Council and its CEO Martin Lydon, which was a key driver within the resolution for Sazerac to put money into Sligo.”
Commenting on the announcement, Michael Clarke, Cathaoirleach (Chairman) of Sligo County Council stated “This is without doubt one of the most vital Sligo investments in latest occasions. Turning into residence to not one, however three, of Eire’s whiskey manufacturers (Paddy, Michael Collins & Athrú) can have a major influence on our native economic system, each from an employment and tourism perspective.”
Martin Lydon, CEO of Sligo County Council said “It’s heartening to see the Sazerac Firm, one of many world’s premiere distilling and getting old spirits firms with a dedication to restoring historic websites, pledge to take a position, broaden, and restore Lough Gill Distillery. At this time’s announcement is proof of the constructive and sustaining eco-system for firms to put money into Sligo, supported by Sligo County Council.”
In tandem with the acquisition, Lough Gill Distillery has additionally introduced that former Bushmills Grasp Blender, Helen Mulholland, is becoming a member of the staff.
In 2018, Helen grew to become the primary lady to be inducted into the Worldwide Whisky Journal Corridor of Fame and has just lately grow to be the primary lady to obtain a Chairman’s Award for her excellent contribution to the event of the Irish whiskey business.
Helen will lead Lough Gill Distillery’s staff within the pursuit of crafting and mixing what’s going to grow to be Eire’s luxurious single malt whiskey. Helen will take accountability for choice and administration of the casks for Athrú single malt whiskey, nurturing the Athrú portfolio of premium aged single malts, in addition to new product growth.
David Raethorne, Athrú founder, stated “We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Helen Mulholland as Grasp Blender at Lough Gill Distillery. In her stellar profession as a grasp blender Helen has grow to be one of many heroes of Irish whiskey, and we’re assured of even higher issues to come back”
Helen Mulholland stated “It’s a extremely thrilling time for Lough Gill Distillery. I’m very honoured to be becoming a member of the staff because it turns into the house of Paddy, Michael Collins and Athrú whiskies. The distillery, its location and the unbelievable staff already in place made this a very simple resolution. I sit up for bringing my information as a Grasp Blender to the desk to allow us to make some actually world-class Irish whiskeys.”
About Sazerac
Sazerac is one in all America’s oldest household owned, privately held distillers with operations in america in Louisiana, Kentucky, Indiana, Virginia, Tennessee, Maine, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Maryland, California, and international operations in the UK, Eire, France, India, Australia and Canada. For extra data on Sazerac go to https://www.sazerac.com/
About Lough Gill Distillery
Lough Gill Distillery sits on a 100-acre peninsula surrounded on three sides by Lough Gill. The distillery was based in 2015 after the invention of an unlimited warehouse advanced, hid by a forgotten 300 yr previous Palladian home in Hazelwood forest, Co. Sligo.
The warehouse advanced has been sustainably repurposed right into a world class single malt distillery, which was commissioned in 2019 after a 4 yr growth venture. It makes use of cutting-edge gear and power seize expertise to provide the best high quality single malt whiskey with minimal influence on the atmosphere.
Three copper stills have been handmade by Frilli, grasp craftsmen in Sienna, Italy to provide single malt to the Distillery specs. The stills are able to producing over a million litres of alcohol every year (about 3m bottles), triple distilled within the most interesting Irish custom.
About Athrú Whiskey
Athrú (pronounced Ah Roo) is Lough Gill Distillery’s luxurious single malt Irish whiskey distilled from Irish heritage barley and water drawn from an ice age aquifer which runs beneath the distillery in Co. Sligo. Athrú is the Gaelic phrase for ‘transformation’.
About Hazelwood Home
Hazelwood Home was in-built the Palladian type in 1722 by Richard Cassels for the Wynne household, who resided there for 200 years. Cassels went on to construct most of the nice Irish homes of the 18th Century, however Hazelwood Home is particular in that it’s the earliest of his homes to outlive intact. He’s recognised as one in all Eire’s best architects.
For extra data, please go to www.athru.com/about
