Two Stacks Whiskey — Days Out NI

Blend a whiskey that is yours to keep

The tour is hands-on from the start. You taste three signature Two Stacks expressions, learn how grain, malt and pot still whiskeys come together, then build your own blend. On the premium tier you get access to the rare cask racks and pull whiskey straight from a maturing cask. Founders and team members walk you through it, so the science and the storytelling come from the people who built the brand. Your finished blend is sealed as a 'Dram in a Can' to take home.

Guided tour from £75 Blend your own whiskey Take-home 'Dram in a Can' Cask tasting Adult experience Booking required

Good to know before you go:

Tour dates are released monthly and the different tiers, from core blending to premium cask access, fill up, so book ahead. Two Stacks also runs private group experiences and launches new whiskey expressions through the year. Check their site for current dates before you travel.

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.

Everything before you go

Getting in

Pre-booked guided tour only, booked on the Two Stacks website

Opening

Set tour dates each month, not a daily walk-in attraction, check before you go

Tours

Guided experiences from around £75 per person, tiers from core blending up to premium cask access

Age limits

Built around whiskey tasting and blending, treat as an over-18 outing, non-drinkers get soft drinks and take-home cans, confirm policy when booking

Food

Loft Bar on site for the tasting, no full café confirmed, check before you go

Family-friendly

No, this is an adult whiskey experience

Parking

Not confirmed, check with Two Stacks when booking

Accessibility

Not confirmed, contact Two Stacks before visiting

How long to allow

About 1 hour for the experience, plus travel

Address

Two Stacks Irish Whiskey, Bonders & Blenders, Chancellors Road, Newry, Co. Down

Questions

Before you go

Do I need to book?

Pre-booked guided tour only, booked on the Two Stacks website

What tours are there?

Guided experiences from around £75 per person, tiers from core blending up to premium cask access

What are the opening times?

Set tour dates each month, not a daily walk-in attraction, check before you go

Is there an age limit?

Built around whiskey tasting and blending, treat as an over-18 outing, non-drinkers get soft drinks and take-home cans, confirm policy when booking

Is there food or a bar?

Loft Bar on site for the tasting, no full café confirmed, check before you go

Getting there

Two Stacks Whiskey is at Two Stacks Irish Whiskey, Bonders & Blenders, Chancellors Road, Newry, Co. Down. Not confirmed, check with Two Stacks when booking. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About Two Stacks

Two Stacks was founded in 2020 by Shane McCarthy, Liam Brogan and Donal McLynn, growing out of their drinks export business. Rather than a distillery, it revives the old Irish tradition of cask bonding, where merchants bought whiskey from distilleries and bottled their own branded blends. In 2022 the team opened a 6,000 square foot whiskey facility near Newry, the first of its kind in the city for more than a century.

The brand built its reputation on 'Dram in a Can', billed as the world's first straight Irish whiskey in a can, which has sold over a million cans worldwide and won a World Whiskey Award for its five-part blend. Two Stacks has since landed major retail listings and released a string of expressions, making the Newry base a fitting home for a tour about the art of the blend.