Irish whiskey tourism is still a reasonably new concept. When Irish whiskey really started to make noise around the world back in 2010, there were only five whiskey tourism attractions in Ireland. In 2025, there are over 80! These 80 attractions consist mainly of fully operational distilleries and there are also whiskey brand homes included in that count. Many are open, some are still work-in-progress. Most importantly, they are all unique, with their own stories and liquids. They are dotted all over the island of Ireland, naturally forming spectacular Irish whiskey trails – a whiskey island once again.

We started Whiskey Island in 2017, we are Ireland’s first ever full-service Irish whiskey tour company. We are tourism professionals who love whiskey and we love to share the Irish whiskey story with visitors to Ireland. We offer tours of Ireland that focus on whiskey (and in some cases gin, vodka , moonshine and beer). We have tours that last a few hours, and we have tours that last for 10 days! We carefully blend a selection of memorable whiskey experiences on our tours with the best of Ireland along the way. When we’re not on tour, we are travelling to venues all over the country delivering tutored whiskey tastings privately, to groups of all sizes. Whiskey keeps us busy!