Free entry to Old Jameson Distillery with a guided tour

The Old Jameson Distillery Tour is re-open after refurbishments. Discover a taste of Ireland with a tour of one of the country's most famous whiskey distilleries with The Dublin Pass.

The new look Jameson Distillery Bow St. carries on this ambition through the fully guided Bow St. Experience - which has a firm focus on immersive storytelling. You’ll be invited to touch, smell, and most importantly, taste Jameson in the original Bow St. Distillery buildings.

After extensive refurbishments, the new look Jameson Distillery Bow Street carries on the ambition of John Jameson since his first brave steps into the building in 1780 through the fully guided Bow St. Experience. With a firm focus on immersive storytelling, this fantastic tours will introduce you to the world of whiskey through your sense of touch, smell, sight and taste, all in the original Bow St. Distillery buildings. 

Highlights:

• Tour of the distillery

• Complimentary tasting

• Experience traditional whiskey making

Did you know

- John Jameson founded his original Bow Street Distillery on this site in 1780 . No longer a working distillery and operating as a visitor attraction since 1997 this still remains the spiritual home of John Jameson .

- Each copper still can hold up to 24,000 gallons of whiskey

- In 1886 the distillery had undergone so much expansion it was described as a “city within a city” and housed a Smithy, Cooperage, saw mills, engineers and coppersmith workshops

Take the tour:

Tours of the Old Jameson Distillery do not disappoint. Although not a working distillery anymore, the distillery has been recreated to how it was back in its heyday. Visitors start with an audio-visual presentation of the history of whiskey and its production in Ireland and then are taken through the distillery and past the barrels, cellars and copper stills which used to produce Dublin’s popular tipple. The tour ends at the bar where you can enjoy a complimentary glass of Jameson, to appreciate how it was made from beginning to end.

Please note: Entry is by guided tour only. Dublin Pass holders must queue for the next available tour. Last tour is 17.15 but tours may sell out much earlier in the day so please arrive early to avoid disappointment. Thursday – Sundays 13.00 – 17.00 are peak times.

Closed: Good Friday (14 April ) & 24 – 26 December. Open normal hours over Bank Holidays.

Due to alcohol regulations, the Old Jameson Distillery cannot serve alcohol before 12.30 on Sundays.

How to get there:

Bus: 25, 25A, 25B, 66, 66A, 67, 67A, 68, 69, 79, 90

LUAS: Red Line to Smithfield stop

see the: full list of attractions included

Closed: Good Friday and 24th, 25th and 26th December

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