Powerscourt plans €10m distillery

Powerscourt Distillery, a new venture based in the Powerscourt Estate in Co Wicklow, is seeking new funding to complete a €10m whiskey distillery. It hopes to have €5m raised in a funding round this year.

Company founders Gerry Ginty and Ashley Gardiner said they will submit planning permission today to open what they describe as “a craft distillery” on the estate.

The project is a joint venture with the Powerscourt Estate and includes a visitors’ centre.