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Wild Atlantic Distillery

Award-winning whiskey and gin distillery near the Sperrins, with a hands-on gin school.

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Wild Atlantic Distillery — Award-winning whiskey and gin distillery near the Sperrins, with a hands-on gin school.

  • Getting in: Pre-booked guided tour only; book online in advance.
  • Tours: 90-min distillery tour (around £20); IslandMen whiskey tour (around £30, about 1 hour); 4-hour gin school (around £95). Confirm current prices when booking.
  • Opening: Tours run regularly through the week; gin school usually Saturdays noon-4pm. Check the website before you go.
  • Age limits: Strictly over-18s on all tours and experiences.
  • Food: Gin school includes a light lunch of artisan breads, cheeses and charcuterie; distillery shop on site.
  • Parking: On-site parking available.
Plan your visit

Taste spirits made on the spot

The standard distillery tour runs about 90 minutes and starts with a Wild Atlantic gin or vodka and tonic. A distiller walks you through traditional production, from the still room to bottling and labelling. You hear how the botanicals include kelp and dillisk hand-harvested from the Atlantic coast. The IslandMen whiskey tour adds a tasting of single malt from Cask 001 alongside the blended Irish whiskey.

Over-18 only Guided 90-min tour Gin & tonic on arrival Tastings included Make your own gin On-site parking
Good to know before you go:

Beyond the regular tours, the distillery runs gin schools, whiskey experiences and cocktail classes through the year, and these book up, so reserve ahead. Seasonal and group sessions appear on their booking page.

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
Pre-booked guided tour only; book online in advance
Opening
Tours run regularly through the week; gin school usually Saturdays noon-4pm. Check the website before you go
Tours
90-min distillery tour (around £20); IslandMen whiskey tour (around £30, about 1 hour); 4-hour gin school (around £95). Confirm current prices when booking
Age limits
Strictly over-18s on all tours and experiences
Food
Gin school includes a light lunch of artisan breads, cheeses and charcuterie; distillery shop on site
Family-friendly
No, this is an adults-only venue (over-18 only)
Parking
On-site parking available
Accessibility
Tours described as disability friendly
How long to allow
About 90 minutes for the distillery tour; up to 4 hours for the gin school
Address
20 Trienamongan Road, Aghyaran, Castlederg, County Tyrone, BT81 7XF
Questions

Before you go

Do I need to book?
Pre-booked guided tour only; book online in advance
What tours are there?
90-min distillery tour (around £20); IslandMen whiskey tour (around £30, about 1 hour); 4-hour gin school (around £95). Confirm current prices when booking
What are the opening times?
Tours run regularly through the week; gin school usually Saturdays noon-4pm. Check the website before you go
Is there an age limit?
Strictly over-18s on all tours and experiences
Is there food or a bar?
Gin school includes a light lunch of artisan breads, cheeses and charcuterie; distillery shop on site
Getting there

Wild Atlantic Distillery is at 20 Trienamongan Road, Aghyaran, Castlederg, County Tyrone, BT81 7XF. On-site parking available. Tap below for directions.

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The story

About Wild Atlantic Distillery

Wild Atlantic Distillery was founded in 2019 by brothers-in-law Brian Ash and Jim Nash, opening to visitors in 2020 with a mission to bring whiskey distilling back to the North West of Ireland. Its IslandMen 1921 single malt was the first whiskey legally distilled in the region in over a century.

The distillery makes award-winning whiskey, gin and vodka, using botanicals that include kelp and dillisk hand-harvested from the Atlantic coast. Set at Aghyaran near the Sperrin Mountains and 15 miles from the north-western beaches, it has grown into a small visitor attraction and exporter, sending its whiskey as far as North America and Canada.