I enjoyed the Kilbeggan tour, I was amazed at how much history was there. There was so much to see, all of it interesting, and a nice store to buy a nice sweat shirt. I hiope to go back in May for a second visit.

Really interesting tour from our guide Michael, taking us through the history of the Distillery as well as some excellent whiskey tasting! My better half isn't a spirits fan, but by the end of the tour he had a good appreciation for what goes into a good whiskey. I do like a nice glass of the uisce beatha, and as the designated driver, Michael gave me my samples to bring home. I hadn't known how the distillery was brought back to life by the community, their love for this key part of their local heritage really shines through.

Gorgeous history, and wonderful how the community came together to save this place. Our tour guide Tracy was very knowledgeable, patient, and happy to answer questions. We learned about what whiskey profile we each preferred, and they had takeaway drams for the driver. Much appreciated with navigating Irish roads and driving on the left side.

An excellent stop between Dublin and Galway. We booked a tour which went for around an hour. We were in a bit of a hurry, so instead of spending extra time at the tasting… they gave us small bottles to take away ! Excellent. We are doing our “tasting “ 2 days later !

We were driving through Kilbeggan when we saw the Distillary by the time we had decided to visit it were were out side the town we turned round and went back. Probably one of the best decisions we have made. As part of the entrance fee we were given a sample glass with a wiskey cocktail in it which was wrapped in a lanyard. Tracy our guide was very informative explaining how whiskey was made as we walked around sipping our cocktail at the end we had a sampling session with 4 whiskeys. I mention this because if you were a driver they gave you the same samples in little bottles to take away so you could live the experience late. Other distilleries take note. Everybody from the receptionist through the staff to our guide was very helpful. The experience will live on in my memory. And of course I have a moment to remind me

We stopped here for a tour on our way from Galway to Dublin. It was about halfway and in a nice little town. It is mostly a museum with a small amount of whiskey being produced there (primary production is elsewhere). The story around the distillery and community is very cool. The tour was OK - our guide was a great guy but a little subdued and there were other tours happening simultaneously so we often had to wait or had trouble hearing. Our guide did a nice job with the tasting at the end - he was very honest about the various types of whiskey and his preferences. We bought some whiskey and swag in the shop. I wouldn't go far out of my way for this but if you're in the vicinity, it's fun and the tour was relatively short.

On the tour you get to see two sides of Kilbeggan Distillery: old building and equipment from 18th, 19th and 20th century, that was used up to 1957, when operation ceased; but also new boutique distillery with two small stills (3000 and 1800 liters) that started distilling again in 2007. Tour starts with a cocktail and there is tasting on the end as well, including four whiskeys from Suntory portfolio: standard Kilbeggan expression, Kilbeggan Triple Cask, Tyrconnell Single Malt and Connemara Peated Malt. It's nice that you can opt to take them away with you in case you drive or don't drink. During the tour you also get to try new made spirit. Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and answered all our questions. Tour lasted nearly 1.5h and there was 7 people on it. We really appreciated that under 18's get free access with paying adult. Gift shop on site in well stocked and I would recommend getting Single Pot Still or Distiller's Cask as they are two expressions that are actually made on site (you can't buy Distiller's Cask anywhere else in the world and new cask is bottled every 2-3 weeks).