Spirited Titanic whiskey revival acclaimed at London showcase

Titanic won the prestigious award for a five-year-old pot still finished whiskey and was also named ‘Pot Still Irish Whiskey of the Year’.

The distillery’s eight-year-old single malt was chosen as ‘Single Malt Irish Whiskey of the Year’. An award-winning Irish poitín also won LSC acclaim.

“This is a momentous occasion for Titanic Distillers and a testament to the hard work, skill and dedication of our team led by award-winning Head Distiller, Damien Rafferty. Earlier this year, Damien was named ‘Craft Distiller of the Year ‘ at the Irish World Whiskey Awards,” said chief executive Stephen Symington.

LSC is an annual international spirits contest organised by the Beverage Trade Network that evaluates products based on three key criteria: Quality, Value, and Packaging. Unlike contests focusing solely on taste, it identifies spirits that consumers actually want to buy, designed for trade buyers.

Spirits are judged by industry experts through blind tasting, value assessment, and packaging analysis (design, label, and shelf appeal).

Winners receive professional tasting notes, global media coverage via the Beverage Trade Network and enhanced credibility with retailers and

distributors.

Titanic Distillery was founded by Lottery winner Peter Lavery and chief executive Stephen Symington to revive whiskey production in the city. Irish whiskey production, once one of the island’s leading centres for the spirit, ceased largely due to Prohibition in the US in the 1930s.

Based at the historic Thompson Dock Pump House, a listed building from 1911, Titanic, which was launched in 1923, produces premium Irish whiskey, poitinand vodka. The distillery, which opened to the public in April 2023, represents a £7.5 million investment and offers tours of the site where the ill-fated Titanic luxury liner was built.