Pearse Lyons Distillery
Pearse Lyons Distillery
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11:30 - 18:30
Monday
11:30 - 18:30
Wednesday
11:30 - 18:30
Thursday
11:30 - 18:30
Friday
11:30 - 18:30
Saturday
11:30 - 18:30
Sunday
11:30 - 18:30
About
Located in Dublin’s historic Liberties, Pearse Lyons Distillery, Dublin’s only boutique distillery, is a five-minute walk from The Guinness Storehouse. Nestled in the former Church of St. James, this distillery has a colourful history dating back to the 12 Century. On tour of the distillery and surrounding graveyard, guests are introduced to the compelling characters from Dublin’s famous distilling and brewing district. This district, rich in culture and tradition, was once a place of booming industry known as The Golden Triangle. The Pearse Lyons Distillery produces some of Ireland’s finest small batch Irish whiskies and celebrates the Irish tradition of storytelling on each guided tour. Guests enjoy a sensory experience as they are brought through the distilling process, before enjoying whiskey and gin tastings at our tasting bar. All booklets, interactives and welcome video are translated in seven languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese and Portuguese)
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- DanandKayMelrose, Wisconsin241 contributionsBoutique DistilleryThis one is unique and definitely worth a visit. They don’t make thousands of bottles annually, but stick to their roots of sustainability and quality. Everything is created at the one unique church location. We had a fine tour led by Kaitlyn. She was wonderful…knowledgeable and extremely professional. While the whiskey was good, I was totally surprised by the rhubarb gin. What a wonderful byproduct. I highly encourage your visit. It’s a nice complement to Jameson and Teeling tours…much more personal!!!!Visited October 2023Travelled with familyWritten 6 October 2023
- Cath W14 contributionsA great whiskey tourSheila was a marvellous guide and very knowledgeable. The tour was very interesting and also the history and restoration of the church. The whiskey tasting was informative and has created an appreciation of the different whiskeys and the whiskey making process.Visited November 2023Travelled with familyWritten 5 November 2023
- Chelsea RJohns Island, South Carolina143 contributionsHighly reccomend!Loved this tour! You learn quited a bit about Irish whiskey as well as some local history at the same time. The distillery is incredibly beautiful and unique, and tours are controlled so the experience felt comfortable and intimate rather than crowded and out of control. The whiskeys were also very good. Highly recommend.Visited March 2024Travelled as a coupleWritten 8 June 2024
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Samantha P
Chester, UK6 contributions
Feb 2020
What a beautiful and peaceful setting for a lovely story to be told. Our hosts were great, apologies for not noting names, however visited on 16/02/2020 and were guided around by a lovely lady and the gent on the whisky sampling was also great. Really helpful polite staff who went out of their way to make sure we enjoyed our experience. No hard sell of the gift shop and some great information provided by both. My partner is definitely going to look into the Grooms experience for when he needs his suit! Thank you
Written 17 February 2020
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Dear SamanthaP584,
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5 star review! We are delighted to hear about your great experience with us. We appreciate the recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon. We also look forward to hearing from your partner soon and booking on to our Grooms Experience.
Kind regards,
Laura
Written 9 March 2020
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ItsMyScreenName
Thousand Oaks, CA252 contributions
Aug 2019
The tour is quite informative; the tastings are great, it was a small group so it was easy to get detailed answers from the very knowledgable stafff. I loved the Rye!!! I learned a lot, including putting a drop of water (just a drop) in to bring out different flavors. The stained glass windows depict whisky making!
Written 13 February 2020
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Dear ItsMyScreenName,
Thank you for taking the to write this lovely review. We are delighted to hear you enjoyed the tour of our distillery and the tasting experience. We appreciate the recommendation and hope to welcome you back again soon.
Kind regards,
Laura
Written 9 March 2020
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orlandosheraton
Newtownards82 contributions
Nov 2022 • Family
This was one of the friendliest and unique distillery tours we have taken. On this occasion our party included My wife and I and my grown up son. A beautiful setting made all the more special because of the obvious love and dedication put into this facinating project. Not only that but to produce such a fabulous range of whiskey to boot. Staff were knowledgeable and obviously vested in all that has been and is going on at Pearse Lyons. Highly recommended attraction and a very special shout out to our friendliest of tour guides, Grant. You made our visit so memorable.
Written 21 November 2022
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Jun 2023 • Solo
A wonderful tour. I enjoyed learning the history of the distillery and it's founder as well as the process of distilling. It's a very personable tour thanks to our guide Andrew. You can touch and smell a lot of the stages of the product and I would recommend getting the full tasting "legacy" option. Very glad I went and my only request is to sell the shot glasses as I wished they were on sale when I went. This distillery is easily accessible via the tour buses.
Written 29 June 2023
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Anthony B
Harrisonburg, VA13 contributions
Feb 2023 • Couples
A Church of Whisky! What a phenomenal historical tour and tasting! Sheila was a delight and had such a command of the detailed history of St. James Church and graveyard along with the inhabitants. The Irish whisky tasting was great with such a unique atmosphere. My wife and I were so impressed with the Lyons family and how they restored the grounds with such care. The whisky was excellent and the gin too! Really worth the stop and appreciated how personal and intimate the experience was - especially after the crowds at Guinness!
Written 4 February 2023
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Chelsea R
Johns Island, SC143 contributions
Mar 2024 • Couples
Loved this tour! You learn quited a bit about Irish whiskey as well as some local history at the same time. The distillery is incredibly beautiful and unique, and tours are controlled so the experience felt comfortable and intimate rather than crowded and out of control. The whiskeys were also very good. Highly recommend.
Written 8 June 2024
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Claire M
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Feb 2020
Pearse Lyons accommodated us for a team bonding work event. There were 13 of us and they provided us with an amazing afternoon tea in their cafe where we had the place to our selves followed by the Trilogy tour. The service was excellent for the afternoon tea and even offered us tea to go when we were leaving. The tour guide was so enthusiastic she really made the experience enjoyable. Couldn't have asked for more from them on the day it was excellent service!!
Written 26 February 2020
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Dear ClairemM09,
Thank you for taking the time to write this fantastic 5 star review! We we delighted to hear you enjoyed your team bonding work event in our distillery, it was a pleasure to host your group. We're thrilled you enjoyed your experience in our distillery. We look forward to working with you again in the future on another group event.
Kind regards,
Laura
Written 23 March 2020
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rupert0701
187 contributions
Aug 2024 • Friends
Taste is a matter of taste. This also applies to the 5 or 6 whiskeys that were served during the tour. They weren't my taste.
On the other hand, the tour was recommended.
First a film in German about the history of the distillery and then the dedicated leadership and explanation of the TEchniken. All very well.
The ambience of the distillery in a former church should be emphasized. The equipment of the distillery is not in a simple hall but in a church with stained glass windows etc.
On the other hand, the tour was recommended.
First a film in German about the history of the distillery and then the dedicated leadership and explanation of the TEchniken. All very well.
The ambience of the distillery in a former church should be emphasized. The equipment of the distillery is not in a simple hall but in a church with stained glass windows etc.
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Written 18 September 2024
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Hello,
Thank you very much for your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed the tour and the distillery. We hope to welcome you back to the distillery soon!
Written 23 September 2024
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Grace H
2 contributions
Oct 2022 • Friends
Really enjoyed our tour over the weekend with John! The buildings are finished to such a high standard and the site has a fascinating history. John was incredibly knowledgeable and great craic! The whiskey itself was gorgeous and went down a treat. Would highly recommend the tour and tasting
Written 9 October 2022
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Rick J
Victoria, TX142 contributions
Jun 2024 • Family
An interesting place but our tour guide was very difficult to hear, she talked very safely and would start speaking before the group had gathered around her. And should would talk while looking away from the group.
The place itself is very interesting, a distillery in an old church. I enjoyed visiting the place itself but wished for a better tour guide.
The place itself is very interesting, a distillery in an old church. I enjoyed visiting the place itself but wished for a better tour guide.
Written 24 June 2024
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Dear Pearse Lyons Distillery, Question about your two product, Founder’s Choice, it is said is a 12-year-old Single Malt aged in ex-Bourbon barrels from our sister distillery, Town Branch Distillery in Lexington Kentucky, but for the Pearse Five-Year-Old Single Malt, it is said It was the first five-year age statement Irish Whiskey to appear from a new distillery in the whole of Ireland in more than 25 years. Does it mean the Founder's Choice is not made in Ireland? or the Whiskey is not made by Pearse Lyons ?
Written 23 June 2020
Sorry, why not email the distillery direct as they are really helpful
Written 24 June 2020
I am very interested in the tour/tasting, but my traveling companion does not like whiskey. However, she would love to tag along on the tour. Is there a tour without the tasting? If so, how much?
Written 28 March 2019
Good Afternoon Savannah,
Many thanks for your message. Yes we do have tickets available to purchase for guests that will not be tasting our whiskey at the end of the tour. Please contact our distillery directly to arrange a tour.
We look forward to welcoming you to your distillery soon.
Kind regards,
Laura
Written 2 April 2019
Good Afternoon,
Our tours run every thirty minutes throughout the day and the tour will last for approximately 1 hour. Please see our current opening times below:
Monday - Thursday: First tour at 10:00am and then every thirty minutes until our final tour at 5:00pm
Friday and Saturday: First tour at 10:00am and then every thirty minutes until our final tour at 6:00pm
Sunday: Monday - Thursday: First tour at 12:00pm and then every thirty minutes until our final tour at 5:00pm
We look forward to welcoming you to the distillery soon!
Kind regards,
Laura
Written 13 June 2018
You can book online and choose a tour time that suits your schedule.
Written 16 June 2018
Going for my dad's 80th birthday can we get lunch there ?
Written 1 June 2018
Hi , there is no resturant on site but a pub/resturant across the road , the malt , well worth a try , good food at a decent price , enjoy the distillery .
Written 2 June 2018
Hi! i would like to ask how long does a tour usually take?
Written 26 May 2018
About 45 minutes to an hour. Can be longer if more questions asked.
Written 27 May 2018
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