New €7m distillery is approved for west Waterford

Work is due to commence in 2021 with the first bottles hitting the shelves in 2025

The Old Mill at Kilmacthomas, Co Waterford set to be redeveloped as a dsitillery.

Planning permission has been approved to construct a distillery on the site of The Old Mill former woollen plant in Kilmacthomas, west Waterford.

When up and running, Gortinore Distillers & Co hopes to produce a million bottles of whiskey while creating 15 jobs. It will be Waterford's' third such facility alongside Waterford and Blackwater distilleries.