Whatever the past glories of Irish distilling history the present state of affairs is a sad one WITH ONLY TWO DISTILLERIES ON THE WHOLE ISLAND!!! Not a single licence has been granted for a distillery in over seventy years.
I have been trying to obtain a "PERMIT" for a small r.e. Artisan distillery for over five years with no success. The HMRC {HER MAJESTIES REVENUE C**TS} are the sole authority for granting these "special" small distillery "permits".
The HMRC are in truth a difficult position for the facts are that a licence is NOT REQUIRED for a still with a capacity under 1800 litres!!! That is why you are issued with a "PERMIT" and "NOT A LICENCE".
WAY TO GO HMRC FOR DESTROYING A NATIONAL TRADITION AND INDUSTRY; F**K W*T'S!!! >:( >:( >:(
* The Irish did in fact distill wine before the French ever did, meaning it was the Irish who first distilled brandy. It was also Irish monks who introduced and produced distilled wine in France! The monks distilled the "low wines" i.e the poor quality and sediment laden dregs left in the casks and fermenting vats. These low wines were shipped all the way back to Ireland were they were distilled. In order to get a clean product they distilled the wine three times hence the Irish practice was born for triple distilling which persists to this day!Statistics: Posted by RickyRasper — Mon Jan 14, 2013 3:15 am
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