The Shed is a new distillery in
County Leitrim, in the tiny rural village of
Drumshanbo. It is the first new distillery in rural Connacht in
over 100 years. Like most Irish distilleries born into this resurgence of Irish Whiskey, The Shed currently produces
Gins, while they wait for their Whiskey to mature.
This new project is the brainchild of
P.J. Rigney — the man behind the tremendous Boru Vodka and Sheridans liqueur success stories — and pioneer in the scenic Irish village, his efforts in experimental distilling bringing the small rural town into the 21st century of distilling.
On the
21st of December, 2014 — a
winter solstice — the tiny rural village of Drumshanbo witnessed the re-birth of Irish distilling, with the birth of the rustic new handcraft distillery. “The Shed” marks a return to traditional distillation using
medieval copper stills, and is the first multi-purpose distillery of its kind in Ireland.
While patiently awaiting their resting Whiskeys, they do offer a rather innovative
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin made with
Asian botanicals and
gunpowder tea, as well as other
experimental recipes for Herbaceous Gins, Potato Vodkas and new liqueurs, including a distinctive Blackforest Gateau liqueur called “My Three Graces.”