{"id":201491,"date":"2025-04-23T22:31:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T22:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alcohol\/sazerac-renames-lough-gill-distillery-drinks-international\/"},"modified":"2025-04-23T22:31:31","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T22:31:31","slug":"sazerac-renames-lough-gill-distillery-drinks-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=201491","title":{"rendered":"Sazerac renames Lough Gill Distillery &#8211; Drinks International"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Formerly known as Lough Gill Distillery, Hawk\u2019s Rock will continue to produce and age Irish whiskey under master blender Helen Mulholland on the over 100-acre site located in County Sligo, Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Sazerac president and chief executive, Jake Wenz, said: \u201cThis rebrand is just the beginning for Hawk\u2019s Rock Distillery. Throughout the changes at Hawk\u2019s Rock, our vision remains the same &#8211; creating a track record for the aging and blending of award-winning whiskeys &#8211; and this name change brings us one step closer to bringing that vision to life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Named after a prominent outcrop in the Ox Mountains that inspired Nobel Prize winning poet William Butler Yeats\u2019 play \u2018At the Hawk\u2019s Well\u2019, Hawk\u2019s Rock Distillery aims to become a global hub for Irish whiskey.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Mulholland will lead the Hawk\u2019s Rock distillation team as they lead the creation and blending of Hawk\u2019s Rock\u2019s new Irish whiskey brands, the first of which will debut in June 2025.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Sazerac Company acquired Lough Gill Distillery in 2022, and has since upgraded and tripled its warehouse capacity, expanded production and is modernising the distillery.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span>Hawk\u2019s Rock Distillery is closed to the public during renovations, however Sazerac has received planning permission to develop a future visitor experience in Sligo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Formerly known as Lough Gill Distillery, Hawk\u2019s Rock will continue to produce and age Irish whiskey under master blender Helen Mulholland on the over 100-acre site located in County Sligo, Ireland. 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