Tours, tastings and lots more at Clon Distillery

Exhilarating boat trips full of stories, history and wildlife

CLONAKILTY Distillery

Visitor Experience is a visitor attraction in the heart of Clonakilty attracting visitors from all over the world to beautiful West Cork. The three copper pot stills in the glass-fronted distillery at the Waterfront are a beacon for curious travellers on the Wild Atlantic Way.

Ewan Paterson, Chloe Akkaoui and Nicole Schili of Clonakilty Distillery. a sampling of the whiskey or gin and vodka. Tours are kept to a small number of people to allow a personal feel and to ensure everyone gets the best experience possible as they learn what it takes to produce award winning Irish spirits. The Minke Gin School is a two-hour evening experience exploring the creation of gin and allowing guests to create their own gin recipe under the guidance of their Gin School hosts.

The very knowledgeable Visitor Experience team run Distillery Tours and Tastings, the Minke Gin School, and the Distillery Gift Shop. Distillery Tours are a guided multi-sensory journey through the working distillery, culminating with

Once botanicals have been chosen it’s time to distil their own gin creation in one of the miniature copper pot stills to produce a bottle of their gin to take home! The Distillery Gift Shop not only has the in-house whiskey, gin and vodka, but they stock some exclusive bottles and a selection of accessories and merchandise for those looking to pick up a memento of their visit. The team create bespoke gift hampers for those looking to pick up a special gift and visitors even have the chance to fill their own bottle of whiskey including a personalised label.

023 88 78020 info@clonakiltydistillery.ie www.clonakiltydistillery.ie

ESTABLISHED in 2019, Dursey Boat Trips offers visitors to Beara the opportunity to take in this spectacular peninsula on an exhilarating boat trip filled with stories, history and wildlife.

They currently offer two trips – the Bull Rock Trip and the recently launched Castletownbere Harbour Trip – which run seasonally from April to September.

Experience the wild beauty of the Beara Peninsula for an unforgettable adventure on board the Bull Rock Trip. In the easy company of passionate local guides, begin at Garnish Pier and journey onward for the experience of a lifetime. With the Skelligs visible in the distance, pass around the dramatic cliffs of Dursey Island, home of Ireland’s only cable car and learn of its use as a Viking slave base, the misfortunes of its Gaelic Chieftains and the mass slaughter of the islanders who were thrown into the sea by English soldiers in 1602. Cruise onward to the wave battered Cow Rock, and the Bull Rock, home to Ireland’s largest gannet colony. Travel through their distinctive natural sea arches (weather permitting) which were once considered the path to the underworld.

Hear what life was like as a courageous lighthouse keeper on the Bull Rock, which was manned between 1889 to 1991. View the remains of the cast iron lighthouse on the Calf Rock, destroyed by a great storm in 1881, and relive the dramatic rescue of its crew cowering in its broken base. Along the cruise, watch out for whales, dolphins, basking sharks, seals and otters and a dazzling array of seabirds, including gannets and puffins, which forage in these rich feeding grounds.

083 898 9999 durseyboattrips@gmail.com www.durseyboattrips.com