Origin Green Origin Green The Origin Green programme in Ireland is a unique sustainability initiative that brings together our food industry, from farmers to food and beverage producers, retailers to foodservice operators through Bord Bia. It is a voluntary programme, with the common goal of sustainable food production. This programme enables Ireland’s food industry to…
Our Actions Our Actions Ballykeefe Distillery’s mission is to produce fine Whiskeys and other spirits in a manner which promotes sustainability both in terms of the integration between farm and distillery, but also in the creation of a diversified enterprise which will ensure sustainability of that enterprise for decades to come. To this end the…
Our Commitment Our Commitment The dream of reviving a 200 year lost tradition of a family farm distillery took 25 years to bring to fruition. Our vision was to have what is called a single estate Whiskey distillery, where the grain is produced on the farm and by-products of distilling are fed to the livestock on the…
Super Premium Super Premium Super Premium is the quality standard and in its first year of production, Ballykeefe Spirits have received multiple national and international awards. Our Gin won Gold at the World Gin Awards 2019, while our Poitín was awarded Master Class at the 2018 Global Spirits Masters and a further award of Gold at the Irish Whiskey…
Our Awards Our Awards World Gin Awards 2019 – Gold Award ‘London Dry Category’ Ireland – Ballykeefe Extra Dry Irish Gin 2019 USA Spirits Ratings – Gold Award – Ballykeefe Lady Desart Gin World Liqueur Awards 2019 – Gold Award – Ballykeefe Sloe Gin Irish Whiskey Awards – Best Irish Vodka 2018 – Ballykeefe Potato Irish…
Our Farm From our Fields to your Glass Our eco-friendly on farm distillery is located in the picturesque Kilkenny countryside, just 15 minutes from Kilkenny city. The Gings view themselves very much as custodians of the combined farm and distillery operations, aspiring to hand the farm on to future generations as a more sustainable operation…
Reviving a Lost Tradition Reviving a Lost Tradition For centuries there were thousands of small family farm distilleries dotted across Ireland, a tradition that was lost for well over 200 years. Ballykeefe Distillery is the first to revive that historical legacy of Irish Whiskey being produced on a working family farm, beginning operation in August…
