Irish Whiskey Museum: Learn the History and Enjoy Tasting Experience
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2,666 Ratings
Dublin
Immerse yourself in the rich history of Irish whiskey making at the Irish Whiskey Museum. Learn about the evolution of the industry and indulge in a tasting experience. Upgrade for a premium whiskey and a souvenir.
Duration: 1 hour
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Irish Whiskey Museum - Make your way to the Irish Whiskey Museum to meet your guide and begin your 1-hour whiskey experience. Located in the heart of Dublin’s city center beside the famous Trinity College, the museum can be easily reached by bus, Luas and DART lines.

Choose a tour time that suits you, and then set off on an enlightening journey through the history of Irish whiskey. Affectionately called ‘uisce beatha’ (Gaelic for ‘water of life’), the Irish have been distilling the spirit for centuries.

In the 19th century, whiskey was the drink of choice in Ireland and across many parts of the world, but the Irish Potato Famine, Prohibition and various wars all contributed to the drink’s demise. As you make your way through the museum, trace the rise, fall and recent resurgence of Irish whiskey, and listen to your guide share stories about whiskey through the ages and examine displays of rare whiskey memorabilia.

End your experience with a whiskey tasting. Take a deep sniff of the powerful spirit, before tasting the smooth tipple. If you’ve chosen to upgrade your experience, you’ll get to sample a premium aged whiskey and take a souvenir home as a memento of your experience.

The tour concludes after the tasting, but you may wish to head to the retail area to pick up some whiskey merchandise or visit the bar, where you can sample more of the golden elixir in a range of whiskey-based cocktails (own expense).

What's Included
  • Tutored whiskey tasting
  • Souvenir Irish Whiskey Museum tasting glass (selected options)
  • Guided museum tour
  • Aged/Premium whiskey tasting (selected options)
Additional Information

Explore the historical journey of Irish whiskey production and relish a tasting of the amber liquor during this 1-hour guided tour at the Irish Whiskey Museum. Uncover the beginnings of this well-loved spirit and observe the transformation and growth of Ireland’s whiskey industry through the ages. Absorb the enlightening historical stories shared by your guide as you survey the informative displays. Conclude the tour with a free whiskey tasting, or opt to sample an excellent aged whiskey and receive a memento of your tour.

  • Minimum drinking age is 18 years
Location
Irish Whiskey Museum
Grafton Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Mallarda4
Mar 27, 2024
Learned about IRISH whiskey! - We really enjoyed our Whiskey Museum visit and Donal was wonderful, witty and extremely knowledgeable. It was a fun tour and the whiskey tasting at the end was very interesting. Hope we can come back and do it again!
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338maeganl
Mar 1, 2024
Vivacious guide and a lot of energy - Matthew was an awesome tour guide! Vivacious and knowledgeable, entertaining as hell! You can tell he genuinely likes what he does for a living, and he doesn’t treat his guests like strangers. We’re from Texas, and felt right at home with him. I highly recommend taking the tour for the facts, little side stories, and of course the whiskey tasting! Delicious.
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Chrishj7022ab
Feb 15, 2024
Brilliant tour - Great tour, fantastic tour guide, Mathew’s a top guy! Deserves a pay rise, really informative and made it such a fun tour
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I5035idmichaelw
Feb 11, 2024
Whiskey tour and tasting - Matthew was the best guide. I don't like whiskey but we went for a friend and Matthew made it a very enjoyable and interesting experience, taught us a lot and made it very very fun! Even if you're not a fan it's worth going if one of your party is!
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Tomtq2526gz
Feb 9, 2024
10/10 would do again - Very, very good guide! If you get the lucky draw of getting Andrew, you know you're in for a great tour. He's very passionate and has great humour to go with the tour. He also knew quite a lot of the whiskeys at the tasting, and suggested alternatives for the people who liked any of the tasted ones. 10/10 would and already did recommend it.
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Faraway420166
Jan 27, 2024
Fantastic - What a fantastic tour, Donel was fun, knowledgable and an absolute legend! Would highly recommend. Many thanks Donel!
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Borisz960
Jan 27, 2024
Most entertaining and knowledgeable tour you'll have - Donel is an absolute legend. So knowledgeable but also had us laughing non stop with his excellent humour. 11/10 would reccomend
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Mikeyb593
Jan 26, 2024
Premium Tour - Completed the tour with, Donal was a brilliant tour guide with all the craic. Very knowledgeable and made the tour entertaining.
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X1259jymarcb
Jan 26, 2024
Great tour, very informative - Donal was a great guide, very knowledgeable and engaged with our group really well. We took the premium tour and I highly recommend it. Must do if visiting Dublin. If you get Donal you've lucked out.
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Candiceba6908te
Jan 21, 2024
Great Experience & Tour Guide Donal - We had a great tour and learnt a lot about the history of Irish whiskey. Thank you to the amazing tour guide Donal who was a pleasure to listen too and made the overall experience very memorable. Will definitely be recommending to friends and family travelling to Ireland!
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