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19-683: Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at the Penderyn Distillery (the Welsh Whisky Company ), Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated , Sherrywood and Portwood. The distillery also produces the Dragon range comprising Legend (Madeira finish), Myth (Bourbon finish) and Celt (Peated). It

38-457: A legally set criteria. Welsh whisky must: As of December 2022, there are seven whisky distilleries across Wales. The Aber Falls distillery in Abergwyngregyn , Gwynedd, began production in 2017 and released its first whisky on 17 May 2021. Anglesey Môn distillery was established in 2018 near Pentraeth on Anglesey. The Coles distillery, which also produces gin and vodka, is set in

57-788: A new distillery in Llandudno were approved. The new Lloyd Street Distillery opened on 17 May 2021, called the Penderyn Llandudno Lloyd St Distillery on the site of the former Llandudno Board School, later known as Lloyd Street School. A third distillery called Swansea Copperworks was opened in June 2023 in Swansea near Hafod Copperworks . 51°45′51″N 3°31′16″W  /  51.76417°N 3.52111°W  / 51.76417; -3.52111  ( Penderyn Distillery ) Welsh whisky Whisky has been distilled in Wales since

76-610: Is distilled in the village of Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf , in the Cynon Valley , from which the brand takes its name. The company was launched in 2000 as the Welsh Whisky Company. Whisky had been distilled in Wales for hundreds of years, but stopped in 1894. Penderyn became the first whisky to be manufactured in Wales for over a century when sales started in 2004. The Penderyn Distillery also produces non-Whisky products: Merlyn Cream Liqueur, Five Vodka and Brecon Gin. Brecon Gin

95-482: Is said to have distilled chwisgi from braggot brewed by the monks of Bardsey Island in AD 356. These monks then allegedly developed the art of distilling further. However this is unlikely. The name "Reaullt" is a High Medieval loanword from Anglo-Norman French , so this name would not have been used before the eleventh century. The medieval Welsh stories of The Mabinogion mention fermentation but not distillation;

114-407: The Penderyn Distillery (the Welsh Whisky Company ), Penderyn is a single malt whisky produced in several expressions, e.g. Madeira Finish, Peated , Sherrywood and Portwood. The distillery also produces the Dragon range comprising Legend (Madeira finish), Myth (Bourbon finish) and Celt (Peated). It is distilled in the village of Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf , in the Cynon Valley , from which

133-399: The 1900s, were sold for a combined total of £14,500 to a private bidder. Economy of Wales Food and drink industry of Wales Welsh Whisky Geographical Indication (GI) British Distillers Alliance Penderyn (whisky) Penderyn is a Welsh whisky distillery and brand, producing the first commercially available whisky made in Wales since the 19th century. Produced at

152-547: The Carmarthenshire countryside in the village of Llanddarog . The name of the distillery was inspired by the initial bottling commissioned to Springbank to celebrate the millennium, ( Dà Mhìle is Scottish Gaelic and translates to "two thousand"). The owners, John, Patrice and Paula came to Wales from the Netherlands with dreams of setting up a centre for organic farming near Llandysul , Ceredigion. In 2012 they opened

171-469: 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. Wales has a long history of alcohol production, but distillation came in the Middle Ages. The first evidence of stills in Wales dates to the 4th century AD. "The Great Welsh Warrior" Reaullt Hir

190-607: The Welsh Whisky Company (now known as Penderyn ) was announced. A distillery was built at Penderyn in the Brecon Beacons National Park. Production commenced in 2000 and the finished product, the first whisky commercially produced in Wales for a century, went on sale in 2004. In 2016 the Dà Mhìle distillery near Llandysul in west Wales bottled its first whisky, an organic single grain whisky . In 2017, with two distilleries actively making and marketing whisky, Wales

209-477: 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 the 1990s entrepreneurs attempted to revive distillation in the country. The first attempts entailed bottling Scottish blends in Wales as "Welsh whisky", but a lawsuit by Scotch distillers ended the enterprise. In 2000 the foundation of

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228-400: The brand takes its name. The company was launched in 2000 as the Welsh Whisky Company. Whisky had been distilled in Wales for hundreds of years, but stopped in 1894. Penderyn became the first whisky to be manufactured in Wales for over a century when sales started in 2004. The Penderyn Distillery also produces non-Whisky products: Merlyn Cream Liqueur, Five Vodka and Brecon Gin. Brecon Gin

247-678: The doors to the distillery on the farm, producing their first organic single malt. The 'In the Welsh Wind' distillery in Tan-y-groes , Ceredigion, was founded in January 2018. In 2021 it received permission to extend and develop the existing building and to construct a cask and grain store, which will allow it to complete all the steps of whisky production. The Penderyn distillery (formerly: The Welsh whisky company distillery )in Penderyn, Rhondda Cynon Taf

266-444: The end of the "Mead Song" in a sixteenth-century manuscript of the sixth-century Tales of Taliesin mentions distillation, although mead is a fermented beverage . Manufacturing of whisky in Wales declined during the nineteenth century, with the commercial development of liquor discouraged by the rise of the temperance movement . The last notable distillery was established by R. J. Lloyd Price in 1887 at Frongoch . His company,

285-518: The third single malt whisky in Wales at Llanddarog in Carmarthenshire, making it the fourth to begin production and the third to release whisky onto the market. In August 2021 a group of Welsh distillers submitted an application for a geographical indication (GI) On July 24, 2023 the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs granted Welsh Whisky a geographical indication. In order for whiskies to be branded as Welsh they must to comply with

304-636: Was awarded "Gold Best in Class" at the International Wines & Spirits Competition in 2011. Penderyn Distillery is situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park and sells internationally to markets such as Taiwan, Australia, France and USA. The company opened up a visitors centre in June 2008, with Charles, then Prince of Wales leading the proceedings. The visitors centre now sees more than 35,000 visitors per annum. In May 2020 plans for

323-452: Was awarded "Gold Best in Class" at the International Wines & Spirits Competition in 2011. Penderyn Distillery is situated in the Brecon Beacons National Park and sells internationally to markets such as Taiwan, Australia, France and USA. The company opened up a visitors centre in June 2008, with Charles, then Prince of Wales leading the proceedings. The visitors centre now sees more than 35,000 visitors per annum. In May 2020 plans for

342-458: Was established in 2000 and was the first commercial distillery operating in Wales since the 19th century. Penderyn Celt Single Malt Whisky Penderyn Single Cask Malt Whisky Aber Falls Single Malt Whisky Distillers Cut 2021 As of July 2023 Welsh whisky is available in 45 countries, with the total value of exports forecast to generate £23m this year. On July 5, 2016 two bottles from The Welsh Whisky Distillery Company , dating from around

361-568: Was officially recognised under European Union legislation as having a whisky industry. By February 2020, two more had begun operations: the Aber Falls distillery and Coles distillery. The Aber Falls distillery in Abergwyngregyn , Gwynedd, commenced production in late 2017 and released its first whisky in 2021 after delaying the launch due to the Coronavirus . In 2020, the Coles distillery produced

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