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Mourne Dew Distillery

The first legal distillery in the Mournes for centuries — taste the gin, whiskey and poitin.

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Mourne Dew Distillery — The first legal distillery in the Mournes for centuries — taste the gin, whiskey and poitin.

  • Getting in: Ticketed Spirit Experience, booked in advance.
  • Tours: Hosted gin & whiskey tasting with distillery talk; not a self-guided walk-through.
  • Opening: Periodic experience evenings; check current dates.
  • Age limits: Over 18 — alcohol-led tasting.
  • Food: Drinks included; no meal — eat beforehand.
  • Parking: On-site at the Rostrevor venue and nearby in the village; arrange a taxi home.
Plan your visit

Taste the full Mourne Dew range in one sitting

The Spirit Experience pours across the whole line-up: award-winning gins, single malt and blended whiskey, six-times-distilled vodka, traditional poitin and fruit-and-nut liqueurs. A gin and tonic kicks things off at the start of the evening, then you work through generous servings while your host explains the origin story and the cold-distillation process behind it all. Several of the spirits carry IWSC gold medals, so you are tasting genuinely decorated drinks, not novelty pours. You also pick up 15% off any bottles you take home.

Over-18 only Booking required Tastings included Gin & whiskey flight Around £35 per person Historic Rostrevor bar
Good to know before you go:

Mourne Dew runs its Spirit Experience tasting evenings periodically through the year, alongside seasonal and one-off events. Dates change, so book the next available evening directly and check for any festive or special tastings.

Before you set off

What to bring

  • 🪪Photo IDTastings are 18+ — bring ID if you look under 25.
  • 🚗A plan to get homeA designated driver or lift, so everyone can enjoy the tasting.
  • 👟Comfy shoesWorking distilleries have stairs and hard floors on the tour.
  • 💷A few poundsFor the shop and a bottle to take home.
Good to know

Everything before you go

Getting in
Ticketed Spirit Experience, booked in advance
Opening
Periodic experience evenings; check current dates
Tours
Hosted gin & whiskey tasting with distillery talk; not a self-guided walk-through
Age limits
Over 18 — alcohol-led tasting
Food
Drinks included; no meal — eat beforehand
Family-friendly
No — adults only
Parking
On-site at the Rostrevor venue and nearby in the village; arrange a taxi home
Accessibility
Check with the distillery for venue access before booking
How long to allow
An evening, starting around 6pm
Address
Spirit Experience at Fearon's Bar, 26 The Square, Rostrevor, BT34 3AZ (distillery base: Milltown East Industrial Estate, Warrenpoint, BT34 3PN)
Questions

Before you go

Do I need to book?
Ticketed Spirit Experience, booked in advance
What tours are there?
Hosted gin & whiskey tasting with distillery talk; not a self-guided walk-through
What are the opening times?
Periodic experience evenings; check current dates
Is there an age limit?
Over 18 — alcohol-led tasting
Is there food or a bar?
Drinks included; no meal — eat beforehand
Getting there

Mourne Dew Distillery is at Spirit Experience at Fearon's Bar, 26 The Square, Rostrevor, BT34 3AZ (distillery base: Milltown East Industrial Estate, Warrenpoint, BT34 3PN). On-site at the Rostrevor venue and nearby in the village; arrange a taxi home. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About Mourne Dew

Mourne Dew Distillery was founded in 2017 by Donal Farrell and is the first legal distillery to operate in the Mourne Mountains for centuries, in a region with a long folk history of illicit poitin-making. It is based at Milltown East Industrial Estate in Warrenpoint, County Down.

The distillery uses a cold-distillation method it says uses around half the energy of traditional approaches, and produces gin, vodka, poitin, liqueurs and Irish whiskey. Its spirits have won gold at the International Wine & Spirit Competition — including the Rostrevor Ruby Irish Gin and a single malt Irish whiskey — and an Irish Food Writers' Guild award for its Pooka Hazelnut Poitin Liqueur.