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Whisky Distilleries and Families - other than Scotland

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    Thomas Alexander Blackwell (1741 - 1825)
    Thomas was the son of Francis Blackwell and Elizabeth Cornell. He was born, presumably, on his parent's homestead in Hopewell Twp., old Hunterdon (now Mercer) Co., NJ. He married first to Mary Bruere o...
  • James Ripy (1811 - 1872)
    Biography Kentucky: A history of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 5th ed., 1887, Anderson Co.THE RIPY FAMILY. James Ripy, a native of Tyrone, Ireland, on coming to America first located in Philade...
  • Thomas Beebe Ripy, CSA, KY (1847 - 1902)
    Biography THE RIPY FAMILY. James Ripy, a native of Tyrone, Ireland, on coming to America first located in Philadelphia, Penn. He came to Kentucky in 1830, and settled in Lawrenceburg, first engaging in...
  • James Porter Ripy, CSA, KY Cav (1844 - 1922)
    Civil War Veteran Affiliation: ConfederacyRank: Ord. Sgt./ Col.Co.: HRegt.: 5th KentuckyBranch: Calvary Links : Note: Listed as being from Lawrenceburg, Ks.. Residence was Lawrenceburg, Ky. Biography J...
  • James Gooderham Worts, Sr. (1818 - 1882)
    James Gooderham Worts was the eldest son of James Worts and Elizabeth Gooderham.James and his father emigrated from England to York, Upper Canada (now Toronto) in 1831, where his father constructed a f...
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Whisky Distilleries and Families - other than Scotland

Scotland is the biggest producer of whisky in the world, and has been for at least 100 years.

However, isn't the only country todistil whisky. Others, such as the USA, Ireland and Japan, also have long traditions of whisky-making. Resently whisky distilling has returned to England and Wales for the first time in a century. New distilleries have also been built in South Africa, Australia, Taiwan, Spain and Sweden, and others

There are two main types of Scotch whisky: single malt and blended. Single malt has grown in popularity over the last decade, now accounting for 10% of global sales of Scotch by volume. But most Scotch whisky sold worldwide is blended. Made from a mixture of several different malt and grain whiskies, the biggest brands of blended Scotch, such as Johnnie Walker, Ballantines, Chivas, Grants & Dewars, are household names.

The object of this project is to identify the families of whisky distillers, not in Scotland, who have been added to Geni.

The aim is to link those profiles to the names in the list below, and to expand notes about individuals on the Profile page in the "About Me" field, or here if no profile exists.

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  • Please add only the distillery founder - not their entire family!! This is easily done from the profile page using the Add to project link.
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Distillers/Families

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Australia

All of Australias modern distilleries have been established since 1992. Australia currently has 26 whiskey distilleries, with the most prominent producers being found in Tasmania.

  • Belgrove

commenced production of mostly Rye Whisky in late 2010

  • Great Southern Distilling Company

produces Limeburners single malt in Albany, Western Australia

  • Hellyers Road
  • Lark

founded in 1992, is the oldest distillery in Tasmania.

  • Launceston Distillery

opened in 2015

  • Loch Brewery & Distillery
  • McHenry
  • Nant
  • New Worlds Whisky Distillery
  • Starward Distillery

in Port Melbourne

  • Sullivans Cove Distillery

established in 1994, is the second oldest distillery in Tasmania

  • Timboon Railway Shed Distillery

in Timboon, in southwest Victoria.

  • Whipper Snapper Distillery

in East Perth, Western Australia

  • Wild Swan Distilling Company

in Henley Brook, Western Australia

Canada

Canada produces just over 21 million cases of whisky, with three high selling brands: Crown Royal, Black Velvet and Canadian Club representing half of all sales. Canada houses about 30 distilleries around the country.
Canadian whiskey - WIKI

  • Canadian Club>* Dillon's Small Batch Distillers

Beamsville, Ontario

  • Bridgeland Distillery

Calgary, Alberta

  • Distillerie Fils du Roy
  • Cirka Distilleries Montreal, Quebec

Petit-Paquetville, New Brunswick

  • Forty Creek Distillery

Grimsby, Ontario

  • Glenora - Glenville

Situated in Glenville, Nova Scotia the Glenora Distillery has been recognised as the first single malt whisky distillery in North America. Glenora’s founders were of Scottish descent. It is situated on the banks of MacLellans Brook in Cape Breton

  • Gooderham and Worts Distillery

(Historical) Toronto

  • Goodridge & Williams Independent Craft Distiller

Delta, British Columbia

  • Highwood Distillers Ltd.

High River, Alberta

  • Hiram Walker and Sons

Windsor, Ontario

  • Kinsip House of Fine Spirits

Bloomfield, Ontario (Prince Edward County)

  • Last Best Brewing & Distilling

Calgary, Alberta

  • The Liberty Distillery

Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Myriad View Artisan Distillery

Rollo Bay, Prince Edward Island

  • Okanagan Spirits Craft Distillery

Okanagan, British Columbia

  • Old Order Distilling Co.
  • Oshlag Brewery and Distillery

Montréal, Quebec

  • Park Distillery

Banff, Alberta

Penticton, British Columbia

  • Still Waters Distillery

Concord, Ontario

  • RAW Distillery

Canmore, Alberta

  • Rig Hand Distillery
  • Nisku, Alberta
  • Shelter Point Distillery

Black Creek, British Columbia

  • Strathcona Spirits Distillery

Edmonton, Alberta>* Top Shelf Distillers
Perth, Ontario

  • Urban Distilleries Craft Distillery

Kelowna, British Columbia

  • Wood Buffalo Brewing & Distilling

Fort McMurray, Alberta

England

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There are currently at least six distilleries producing English whisky, although there are currently 14 whisky distilleries spread across England in various stages of development. Though England is not very well known for making whisky, there were distillers previously operating in London, Liverpool and Bristol until the late 19th century, after which production of English single malt whisky ceased until 2003 WIKI

An independent distillery in east London founded 2016

English whisky and gin distillery based in Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, which was founded after the owners spent time living in Tasmania and became inspired by the Australian whisky industry.

established in 2014, and was the first full-scale distillery to be located in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire

based in a building that was once a glue factory in Bow Wharf, East London

Nelstrop family =1902

family owned distillery based in a 17th century barn, 1200ft above sea level in the Peak District National Park. Established by Karl & Lindsay Bond in 2014

  • Hicks and Healey
  • Lea Valley Distillery, Stratford, Essex (founded in the late 19th century - closed in 1903)
  • St. George's Distillery - Norfolk

began production in 2006 - company founder James Nelstrop

  • Spirit of Yorkshire Distillery

in Humanby, near Scarborough, North Yorkshire.

On the shore of Bassenthwaite Lake, near Keswick in The Lake District, Cumbria

based in a former dairy cold room in Battersea, London until December 2015 before moving to a railway arch in Bermondsey. Registered with Companies House in July 2011 by Darren Rook

founded in 2014 by Laurence Conisbee

Finland

There are currently 4 operational distilleries in Finland. In 2018, Finland produced 1.9 Million Liters whiskey and exported 6.78 Million Euros worth of whiskeys.

  • Koskenkorva alcohol distillery

first distilled from 1981 to 2000 in Ilmajoki, Finland

  • Kyrö Distillery Company

started distilling rye whisky in April 2014 at the old dairy of Isokyrö

  • Panimoravintola Beer Hunter's

founded on 8 April 1998 in the city of Pori.

  • Panimoravintola Koulu

in Turku - as of spring 2013 offered their own three-year-old single malt whisky

  • Teerenpeli Distillery and Brewery

begun its operations seven years later, in 2002

France

The first French whisky was produced at Warenghem distillery in 1987, who then introduced the first single malt French whisky in 1998

Buckwheat whisky

Buckwheat whisky

Germany

The production of German-made whiskey started 30 years ago. German whiskys are of various styles like single malts, blends, and bourbon. There are in total 23 distilleries in Germany producing whiskey.

Holland

  • That Boutique-y Whicky Company

India

India produced 3468.4 Million Liters of Whisky in 2018. The manufacture of whisky from malted grains in India was pioneered by Amrut Distilleries in 1982.

Ireland

Ireland currently only has seven distilleries in operation

  • Ballykeefe Distillery, County Kilkenny (est. 2017)

– currently produces vodka, gin and poitín. Due to release its own whiskey in August 2020.

  • Blackwater Distillery,

County Waterford (est. 2015) – currently produces a range of gins. As of 2019 the distillery does not have its own whiskey ready for sale

  • Connacht Whiskey Company (est. 2014)

– plans to release a single pot still whiskey at the end of 2019. Currently produces gin, vodka and poitín. Also markets a single malt sourced from other distilleries.

  • Clonakilty Distillery, County Cork

(est. 2016) – opened to the public in March 2019.[33]

County Louth (est. 1987) – when opened it was the only independent distillery in Ireland. Along with its sister distillery in Kilbeggan, it produces the Connemara, Tyrconnell, Kilbeggan and 2 Gingers whiskeys. It has been owned by Beam Suntory since 2011.

County Kerry (est. 2012) – distills gin, vodka and whiskey. The first batches of whiskey were released in late 2016. A single pot still whiskey was released in 2017.

  • Dublin Liberties Distillery

Dublin (est. 2018) – opened to the public in February 2019.

  • Glendalough Distillery

County Wicklow (est. 2013) – it currently ages and finishes whiskeys from other distilleries, and also markets gin and poitín. It is in the process of building a new distillery.

  • Great Northern Distillery

County Louth (est. 2015) – John Teeling, founder of the Cooley distillery developed two distilleries on the site of the Great Northern Brewery in Dundalk. The distilleries began operations in 2015, have a capacity of 50 million bottles per annum.

County Westmeath (est. 1757, re-commissioned 2007) – the distillery re-opened in 2007, 54 years to the day after it closed, and 250 years after it was first established. A sister distillery of the Cooley Distillery, both were bought by Beam Suntory in 2011.

County Cork (est. 1975) – produces Jameson, Powers, Paddy, Midleton, Redbreast, and others, including the independently sold rarity Green Spot. Owned by Pernod Ricard since 1988

  • Pearse Lyons Distillery

Dublin (est. 2017) – opened in a converted church on Dublin's Thomas Street in September 2017. Alltech previously operated Alltech Craft Distillery in Carlow from 2012–2016.

  • Powerscourt Distillery

County Wicklow (est. 2018) – located on the grounds of Powerscourt Estate, the distillery will market whiskey previously distilled by its Head Distiller, Noel McSweeney, at the Cooley Distillery, until its own stock is mature enough for release.

Dublin (est. 2019) – located in refurbished building which formerly housed the power station of the Guinness Brewery, the distillery sits alongside the site of George Roe's original Thomas Street Distillery. The distillery opened in June 2019, following a €25 million investment by Diageo, owner's of the Guinness Brewery.

  • Renegade Waterford Distillery

Waterford (est. 2016) – a craft distillery established in a converted Diageo facility. Production of spirit began in January 2016. The distillery will produce a single malt.

Shed Distillery

County Leitrim (est. 2014) – production began in December 2014, therefore, some spirit is now mature enough to be legally sold as whiskey. However, none is yet on sale as the distillery intends to let the whiskey mature for around five years before releasing it. The distillery also produces a gin.

  • Slane Distillery

County Meath (est. 2018) – developed and owned by Brown-Forman Corporation, in partnership with Henry and Alex Conyngham, the new distillery was built at the historic Slane Castle estate in the original stable buildings dating back to the early 1700s. Distilling began in early 2018. Slane Irish Whiskey is a blended whiskey aged in a unique triple cask maturation process.

Dublin (est. 2015) – the first new distillery built in Dublin city for over 125 years, it was founded by the Teeling family, who previously established the Cooley Distillery. When the Cooley Distillery was sold in 2011, the Teelings negotiated the purchase of mature stock, which is being used in their whiskeys until mature stock from the new distillery becomes available.

County Offaly (est. 2014) – opened in September 2014, returning production of Tullamore Dew to Tullamore after a break of sixty years. The distillery has a capacity of 1.5 million cases per year, and is owned by William Grant & Sons.

  • Walsh Whiskey Distillery

County Carlow (est. 2016) – an Irish-Italian venture, since January 2019 100% owned by Illva Saronno the makers of Tia Maria. The distillery is expected to have a capacity of 500,000 cases per year.

  • West Cork Distillers, County Cork (est. 2003) – the distillery produces whiskey, whiskey liqueur, vodka, gin and poitín.

Historical Distilleries in Ireland

Bandon, County Cork (1826–1929) – At its peak, Allman's distillery in Bandon was the largest rural distillery in Ireland, with an output of over 500,000 gallons per annum.

County Offaly (1805–1889)

Dublin (1780–1971) – Run by John Jameson & Son, Bow Street was one of the "big four" Dublin distilleries and the original home of Jameson Irish Whiskey. At its peak Bow Street was the second largest distillery in Ireland and one of the largest in the World, with an output of one million gallons per annum. In the 1970s, production was moved to the New Midleton Distillery, County Cork and the Bow Street Distillery now operates as a visitors' centre.

  • Burke's Distillery

County Galway (mid-1820s – c. 1850)

County Donegal (1814–1841)

County Cork (1807–1869)

  • Dodder Bank Distilleries

Dublin

  • Drogheda Distillery

County Louth (1782–1850 or later)

County Louth (1708–1926) – one of the oldest distilleries in Ireland, Dundalk Distillery had the distinction of having Ireland's largest chimney.

  • Glen Distillery

Kilnap, County Cork (1802–1925)

Blackpool, County Cork (1796–1870)

Midleton, County Cork (1824 – c. 1845)

  • John's Lane Distillery

Dublin (1796–1976) – Run by James Power & Son, John's Lane was one of the "big four" Dublin distilleries, and the original home of Power's Irish Whiskey. The distillery had an output of 900,000 gallons per annum in the 1880s.[18] Production was moved to Midleton in the 1970s.

Dublin (1873 – c. 1945)

Clonmel, County Tipperary (1817–1856)

Dublin (late 1700s–1920s) – One of the "big four" Dublin distilleries, Marrowbone Lane was run by William Jameson & Co. (not to be confused with John Jameson & Son above). At its peak Marrowbone Lane had some of the largest capital equipment of any whiskey distillery worldwide.

  • Monasterevan

County Kildare (1784 – c. 1921)

Cork, County Cork (1779–1920)

County Galway (1846 or earlier–1915)

Midleton. County Cork (1825–1975) – Home to the World's largest pot still, the Old Midleton Distillery closed in 1975 when Irish Distillers concentrated production in a new purpose-built facility constructed along the distillery. It now operates as a visitor centre.

County Offaly (1829–1954) – once one of Ireland's most successful distilleries, Tullamore Dew, one of Ireland's most well known whiskeys was originally produced here.

  • Phoenix Park, Chapelizod

Dublin (1878–1921)

Dublin (1757–1926) – Run by the Roe Family, one of the "big four" Dublin Distilling Dynasties, Thomas Street Distillery was once the largest in the Britain and Ireland, with an output of two million gallons per annum at its peak. It was located opposite Guinness' St. James' Gate brewery, which itself was the largest brewery in the World at one point. After the distillery was closed, some of its buildings were purchased and incorporated into the Guinness Brewery. In particular, the landmark St. Patrick's Tower, which dates from 1757 and is one of the oldest smock windmills in Europe, is still visible on the site of the Guinness brewery. In 2017, Diageo announced plans to relaunch the Roe & Co whiskey brand, and to establish a new distillery in an old power plant building at the Guinness Brewery, meters from the site of the original Thomas Street Distillery.

  • Walker's/Thomand Gate

County Limerick (c. 1820 – c. 1905)

Wexford (1827–1915)

Cork, County Cork (1795–1975)

  • Westport Distillery

County Mayo (1826–c.1860)

Mountrath, County Laois – named after a local river, this distillery is notable as local folklore suggests that either the distillery or its name were purchased by a Scottish whisky firm in the 1800s.

Italy

  • Puni

Japan

near Chichibu in Saitama Prefecture. This is the new Chichibu distillery, founded by Ichiro Akuto, grandson of the distiller at Hanyu. It opened in 2008.

owned by Kirin, at the foot of Mount Fuji in Shizuoka

Referred to locally as ‘The Forest Distillery’ owned by Suntory, in Yamanashi Prefecture on the main island of Honsh

  • Miyagikyo (formerly Sendai)

owned by Nikka, in the north of the main island, near the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture

  • Shinshu Mars distillery

owned by Hombo Shuzo Co., Ltd. [ja], in Nagano Prefecture on the main island of Honshū

owned by Eigashima Shuzō [ja], in Hyōgo Prefecture on the main island of Honshū

owned by Suntory, between Osaka/Kyoto on the main island of Honshū

owned by Nikka, on the northern island of Hokkaidō.

New Zealand

  • Cadrona Distillery

Scotland

Northern Ireland

  • Abbey Street

(Historical) County Londonderry (c. 1790 – 1925)

  • Avoniel

(historical) Belfast, County Antrim (1882–1929)

  • Belfast Distillery,

(historical) Belfast, County Antrim (1823–1868)

  • Coleraine

(Historical) County Londonderry (1820–1978)

  • Comber Distilleries

County Down (1825–1953)

  • Cromac Distillery

(Histprocal) Belfast, County Antrim (1776–1930)

  • Echlinville Distillery

County Down (est. 2013) – the first Northern Irish distillery to be granted a distilling licence in almost 125 years. The distillery is relaunching the Dunville's brand, previously produced at the Royal Irish Distillery in Belfast. The distillery also produces gin and poitín.

  • Irish Distillery, Connswater

(Historical) Belfast, County Antrim (1886–1929)

  • Killowen Distillery

County Down (est. 2019) – the distillery will produce double-distilled peated whiskey, single pot still whiskey, and gin.

(Historical) County Londonderry (1805–1914)

County Antrim (est. 1784) – through a 1608 licence to distil, lays claim to be the oldest licensed distillery in the world. Produces a range of blends (Bushmills Original, Black Bush) and single malts (Bushmills 10, 16 and 21 year olds). Previously owned by Pernod Ricard, and Diageo, since 2014 it has been owned by Jose Cuervo.Northern Ireland’s oldest working distillery is situated near the famous Giant’s Causeway, perched on the banks of the River Bush

  • Rademon Estate Distillery

County Down (est. 2015) – the distillery plans to release malt whiskey, its first mature stocks became available in August 2018. The distillery also produces gin.

(Historical) Belfast, County Antrim (1868–1938 or later) – Among Ireland's largest distilleries in the 1890s, the Royal Irish was the home of Dunville's whisky. Although the distillery is now gone, Dunville's was resurrected as an Irish whiskey brand by the Echlinville Distillery in 2013.

  • Waterside

(Historical) County Londonderry (1820–1925)

South Africa

Andrew Watts makes whisky for the Distell Group and was appointed head of whisky at the company in 2016, after 25 years as Master Distiller at their James Sedgwick distillery in Wellington in South Africa.

===Sweden
  • Box

formed 2007

  • Gammelstilla

formed 2005

  • Gotland

Formed 2006

  • Grythyttan

formed 2007

  • Hven

formed 2002- on stream 2008

  • Lodhian

formed 2001

formed 1998, on stream 2002, marketed 2006; Mackmyra has two active distilleries. The first went on stream at Mackmyra in 2002, featuring a full-sized pot still from Forsyth's in Rothes, Scotland, Swedish stainless steel washbacks and a German mash tun, with a production capacity of 600,000 bottles a year.

formed 2009, on stream 2010

  • Wannborga

formed 2004, on stream 2007

Taiwan

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owned by the King Car Group and is located at Yuanshan Township, Yilan County, Taiwan.

  • Nantou Distillery

United States

American Whiskey WIKI
Jack Daniels and Jim Beam

  • Black Button Distilling

whiskey and gin producer in New York

  • Forest Distillery
  • Fout Roses - Kentucky
  • High West

The first legally licensed distillery in the state of Utah since the end of Prohibition in 1933.

  • Limestone Branch Distillery

whiskey producer in Kentucky

  • Michter
  • Nelson's Green Brier Distillery

Tennessee.

  • Tenn South Distillery

Tennessee.

Wales

Whisky has been distilled in Wales since the Middle Ages, but production died out in the late nineteenth century. In the 1990s attempts were made to revive the practice, resulting in the establishment of Wales's first distillery in over one hundred years. Today Welsh whisky is represented by...

The last notable distillery was established by R. J. Lloyd Price in 1887 at Frongoch. His company, the Welsh Whisky Distillery Company, was not a success and was sold in 1900 to William Owen of Bala for £5000. The company was finally liquidated in 1910
In 2016 the Dà Mhile distillery near Llandysul in west Wales bottled its first whisky, an organic single grain whisky. With two distilleries making and marketing whisky, Wales is classified under European Union legislation as having a whisky industry

  • Aber Falls distillery in Abergwyngregyn, Gwynedd commenced production in late 2017 and is scheduled to release its first whisky in 2020

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