‘The Renaissance of Irish Apple Brandy – A landmark Event Heralds a New Era in Irish Craft Spirits’
A new chapter in Ireland’s rich drinks heritage was officially opened in Dublin last week at
The Renaissance of Irish Apple Brandy, a landmark event celebrating the birth of a new
drinks category: Irish Apple Brandy.
Proud Irish Apple Brandy Producers - The Apple Farm, Tipperary; Boann Distillery, Co.
Meath; Longueville House Distillery, Co. Cork; Orr Irish Apple Brandy, Co. Cork; and
Tipperary Boutique Distillery, Tipperary together hosted the first official launch of Irish Apple
Brandy and united in their mission to elevate Irish-grown apples into world-class apple
brandy expressions.
Distinguished members of the Irish food, drink and hospitality sector were treated to a
guided sampling of the four producers’ brandies under the expert guidance of renowned Irish
Food and Drinks Journalist and Founder of the Irish Food Writing Awards Suzanne Campbell
who mc’d the event.
Attendees were treated to a personal account of the origins and distillation process by the
Producers behind each Apple Brandy beginning with Cornelius Traas of the Apple Farm and
Jennifer Nickerson for their collaboration on ‘The 80’ Irish Apple Brandy, which recently won
the Silver Medal at the prestigious Berlin International Spirits Competition 2025.
This was followed by William O’Callaghan from Longueville House who spoke about the
legacy of Longueville House Irish Apple Brandy, which is made entirely on their own estate
from their own cider with their apples grown in their orchard in the Blackwater Valley Co.
Cork.
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| Quite a line-up! |
Peter Cooney from Boann Distillery was up next with an exclusive sampling of Boann’s new
make Irish apple brandy spirit and a further tasting of their established 1848 Apple Brandy
which combines the best of France’s Calvados with Boann’s own triple-distilled Irish apple
brandy.
The event was rounded off with an introduction to the newly released Orr Irish Apple Brandy
by Diarmuid Madden. Orr Irish Apple Brandy is the most recent innovation from the team
behind the highly acclaimed and multi award winning Cork based Stonewell Cider and
Nohoval Apple Wines.
The event finished with a lively Q&A session where the valuable contribution of Irish Apple
Growers was highlighted by all Producers as an important and critical aspect of the Irish
drinks industry at a time when sustainability and traceability is key. This historic gathering
marked a pivotal moment for Irish Spirits – a renaissance not only in name, but in the
dedication to innovation and authenticity that defines Irish Apple Brandy.
www.orrbrandy.ie
www.boanndistillery.com
www.tipperarydistillery.ie
www.theapplefarm.com
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