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Irish Distillery Tour: Authentic Experience in Connacht
4.7
59 Ratings
Drumshanbo
Explore Ireland’s first Connacht distillery in 101 years. Enjoy expert tastings, family-friendly tours, and unique mocktails. Book your guided tour now.
Explore Ireland’s first Connacht distillery in 101 years. Enjoy expert tastings, family-friendly tours, and unique mocktails. Book your guided tour now.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
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The Shed Distillery - An incredible journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the inner sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in over 101 years: The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney – The home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey and other remarkable creations from the curious mind of PJ Rigney.
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- The Shed Distillery - An incredible journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the inner sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in over 101 years: The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney – The home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, Drumshanbo Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey and other remarkable creations from the curious mind of PJ Rigney.
A fully-guided experience including an expert tasting of Drumshanbo Single Pot Irish Whiskey with one of our curious ambassadors and finishing with a refreshing Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin and Tonic at the Honey Badger bar in our majestic botanical glasshouse.
What's Included
- Alcoholic beverages
- Alcoholic beverages
Additional Information
Visit a fully operational, authentic Irish Distillery
An incredible journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the inner sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in over 101 years. Enjoy expert tastings guided by our Curious Ambassadors
Under 18s are welcome on the tour and will go on their own curious journey. All children must be accompanied by a…
Visit a fully operational, authentic Irish Distillery
An incredible journey into the heart of rural Ireland and the inner sanctum of the first distillery in Connacht in over 101 years. Enjoy expert tastings guided by our Curious Ambassadors
Under 18s are welcome on the tour and will go on their own curious journey. All children must be accompanied by a minimum of one paying adult. Non drinkers and designated drivers can sample a Curious Botanical Mocktail
Location
The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney
Ticket collection at the desk in in The Curious Gift Shop
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(59 Ratings)
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Excursion579730
Aug 1, 2025
Very interesting and historical place. - This place is amazing and in such a beautiful area. We did the tour of the distillery and I would highly recommend. The guide Shane was so knowledgeable and engaging, he did a fantastic job. The place is so well laid out and decorated we loved everything about it from the video to the whiskey tasting. An added bonus is you get a free drink at the end in the bar with a chance to relax and take in the surroundings and we also enjoyed a lovely lunch from the Jackalope Cafe. A wonderful day out.
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Christopher
Jul 18, 2025
A must visit! - Myself and my friends went to The Shed for the guided tour of the distillery. Our tour guide Saoirse was fantastic! She was so knowledgeable and able to answer all the questions thrown at her. The tour itself and the layout of the distillery was so immersive and well thought out in every aspect. After the tour, there is one drink included at the bar which is a lovely touch. We ate at the restaurant too and the selection of food was broad and the food itself was delicious! There was a great selection of well presented cocktails also available and our waitress Grace was well able to advise us on what to pick based on our personal tastes. I would definitely recommend The Shed for a great day out and good value.
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Izzystacey95
Jul 14, 2025
Really interesting tour and great value for money! - We really enjoyed our tour of the distillery! Brian the guide was very knowledgeable and funny, we got to do a whiskey tasting and then have a free cocktail at the end which was delicious. Would definitely recommend the tour, and eating at the Jackalope Cafe too!
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S2503disusans
Jul 5, 2025
Excellent tour and cafe! - What an informative and fun tour of the distillery! Tastings are included! The cafe has delicious food too.. The gift shop had a great assortment of gifts!
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J2224lrfionam
Jul 5, 2025
Great day trip - Me and my friends had a lovely day out at the shed. The tour was great and our tour guide Saoirse was knowledgable and was able to answer any questions we had. Grace looked after our table after our tour and recommended us cocktails based on what we like. All the staff in the shop and bar were also really friendly and helpful. Well worth the money and would recommend it to anyone. We all had a ball thank you!
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Ronanmchugh
Jul 4, 2025
Well worth a Visit - We had a fantastic afternoon at The Shed, lovely welcoming staff and excellent lunch followed by some delicious cocktails. Well worth a visit.
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Eleanor
Jul 2, 2025
Excellent tour - Really great tour. Well organised and lots of information. We did the upgraded tour which was excellent. Stay a bit longer to enjoy the cafe/bar too.
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Gucci1921
Jun 5, 2025
Highly recommended a visit to this gem in the heart of rural Ireland. - Would highly recommend visiting for a tour or even for the cafe.
From the moment we arrived we were so impressed on the whole experience and exceeded our expectations.
The grounds are immaculate , the tour is very informative and interesting . A lot of thought has gone into making this place an interesting and special place to visit. And you can see a lot of love and money has gone into this whole experience. Very quirky in every corner of the place.
The cafe has excellent choices of food and drinks and was nice and busy.
The shop was well stocked with lots of quirky items along with the gins, vodka and whiskey. And plenty of choices for gifts at various price points.
On the whole I will be recommending this tour to other people, it’s a gem in the heart of rural Ireland and a great story behind it.
And great to hear it has provided vast employment to the area.
I will definitely return to the cafe and gift shop and recommend any visitors that come to stay a with us take the tour.
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376geraldinek
Jul 6, 2025
Gin fan - I'm a big fan of Drumshambo gin and stopped off on a visit to the the West, interesting tour with a very knowledgeable guide sorry don't remember his name, the layout is good but really disappointed couldn't take photos ! Been to other whiskey gin and beer distillery/brewery and you can take pics ! Took a few outside. We had a whiskey tasting and a gin cocktail and non alcohol for the driver ! Really enjoyed these, nice giftshop and cafe too. Our tour looked fully booked so would advise to rebook if a group going.
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Margaretn454
Aug 11, 2025
Don’t bother-horrible experience - Drove quite a distance. Once there, you enter through the shop. Bought a hamper containing gin, glasses and entrance to the tour. We were then told that, despite being told we could go on a tour, we now could not. We advised that we could not come back, the answer was still no. When we pointed out that the hamper was, therefore, no good to us, the took €20 off the price. Tour was €19 each so the €20 deduction was queried. Told that the price in the hamper was €10 each. Have to admit I got a bit flustered as I was now thinking there was no point in buying the hamper but my husband had paid! Then tried to get some lunch in the on site restaurant-complete chaos in there. Long delays for food - the just could not cope with the orders despite it not being full. Feel like it was a waste of our day and expensive. Also lots of very young children there which I wondered about. Nothing for children to do and it’s a distillery!
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