Santa season gift for rare Irish whiskey from the Mournes
Rostrevor’s Killowen Distillery has gained a major Christmas boost from the
Republic of Ireland’s two main airports.
The small batch distillery’s Barántúil Irish Whiskey is featured over the holiday
season Dublin and Cork Duty-Free for 2025, offering a special PX Sherry and
Port cask-finished Single Pot Still whiskey, available for purchase in-store or via
click-and-collect at both airports, highlighting festive fruit notes perfect for the
season, according to the distillery’s master distiller Brendan Carty.
Killowen’s limited edition 4-year-old spirit is featured within the The Irish
Whiskey Collection at both airports, with some bottles reserved for the Duty
Free Whiskey Club. The airports also offer other Killowen products such as its
Rum and Raisin Irish Whiskey and Gloria Irish Cream Liqueur.
Dublin is predicting almost two million passengers and Cork almost 200,000
over the Christmas season.
“This a massive boost for our small business at a time when many thousands of
visitors and home-comers will be passing through the two major airports,” says
Brendan, founder of the small distillery in the Mournes in 2017.
Killowen was formed by Brendan to revive traditional Irish distilling techniques
especially of single malt and blended whiskeys. It works closely with Two
Stacks, a successful whiskey and blending and bonding operator nearby in
Newry.
The presentation at the airports in the Republic follows the innovative
company’s recent success in exporting a novel Irish cream liqueur to Canada.
“The exclusive promotions at Dublin and Cork airports are another significant
development for us in markets outside Northern Ireland,” continues Brendan, an
architect by profession who turned a love of all things Irish whiskey into one of
Northern Ireland’s most dynamic distilleries. “It’s a marvellous way to end one of
most successful years since launching an initial gin in 2019,” he adds.
A regular winner in the influential Irish Whiskey Awards, Killowen is steadily
developing its sales outside the island of Ireland.
Dublin: The exclusive Killowen Irish Whiskey at Dublin and Cork Airports
Brendan: Brendan Carty founder of Killowen Irish Whiskey in Rostrevor