Luxury property developers on the Dingle Peninsula, Southbound Properties and The Porterhouse Brewing Company, Ireland’s largest independent brewery, have submitted a planning application for an artisan distillery to be built in Dingle. On the site of the former Dingle creamery, this partnership will construct and develop the potential for the first bespoke independent single malt whiskey distillery in Ireland in over two centuries.
This exciting and innovative project will take advantage of the increasing demand in both indigenous and export markets for its ultra premium spirits and liqueurs. It will generate income and interest from the USA, Russia, Asia and mainland Europe which are experiencing strong growth in premium Irish whiskey. It will also establish as part of its distilling operations, a stylish visitors’ centre incorporating a boutique shop offering high quality locally produced gifts and will also promote informative and educational distillery tours.
The Dingle Distillery/ Drioglann An Daingean is planning to provide five full time manufacturing jobs and up to twelve full time visitor’s centre positions on the site and will aspire to train and employ local workers. The distillery products and the visitors’ centre are aimed at an affluent visitor market which Dingle already draws into the town in significant numbers. This market has a greater benefit to the local economy and captures in essence what should be captured, that is the spirit and the soul of one of the most attractive towns in Ireland. The aim is to encourage boutique artisan distilling as opposed to mass factory distilling which reflects a natural fit with the high quality of goods and services found in Kerry and the Dingle Peninsula.
Frank Ennis and Associates are employed as architects for the project. They have displayed attention to detail in their design which encompasses the shape of the existing creamery building; the result is a congruous and balanced design that compliments and enhances the beauty of its surroundings
Southbound Properties Managing Director, Jerry O’Sullivan has developed extremely high quality tourist driven projects firmly based in the Dingle peninsula. These range from 4 star luxury self catering houses to an all weather family entertainment centre and health and fitness club. These high level tourist facilities attract the desired inward traffic and spend of not just “tourists” but also investors to the region. Jerry purchased the old creamery site from Kerry Group over 3 years ago and has been striving to find a project that would re-invigorate the site as a hub of activity and to generate and sustain employment. Together with his other successful projects Dingle will now be in a better position to offer the tourist a more complete package when choosing it as a destination.
Oliver Hughes and Liam LaHart (Founders of the Porterhouse Group) are extremely successful entrepreneurs who took on the collective might of Ireland’s major drinks companies and established Ireland’s largest Independent Brewery.
The partnership brings together two highly connected and successful entrepreneurial companies committed to long term premium strategic infrastructure in the heart of the Dingle Peninsula.
For further information, please contact Southbound Properties Ltd. Ph 066 9152547; email info@southboundproperties.com
