Craft beer, whiskey, wine, gin — SE Ireland producers
Husband and wife team Aurelia and Stephen make small-batch, low-sugar cordials from their base in Kilmacthomas, Co. Waterford. Unusual flavours, natural ingredients, and genuine artisan scale.
Read moreThe Stafford family have farmed in County Wexford for three hundred years. Their Jackford Gin takes the family potato harvest and turns it into one of Ireland's most distinctive craft gins — silky, botanical, and genuinely rooted in place.
Read moreYellow Belly make a lot of beer, and they make it well. Under head brewer Declan Nixon, the Wexford brewery has built a flagship range that's become a fixture on craft beer lists across Ireland — and kept expanding from there.
Read moreClodagh Davis makes Naturally Cordial from whole fruit in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford — using local produce, organic citrus, and no artificial additives. Multiple Blas na hÉireann gold medallist, stocked in SuperValu, Dunnes, and independent stores across Ireland.
Read moreNamed for the great river that runs through west Waterford, Blackwater Distillery has become one of Ireland's most respected micro-distilleries — producing gins, whiskeys, and liqueurs that taste unmistakably of where they come from.
Read moreLiam McDonnell named his cider business Legacy because the apple orchards he uses were planted by his grandfather in the 1930s. From Dungarvan Business Park, he makes a gluten-free, vegan-friendly craft cider from just three carefully chosen apple varieties.
Read moreIn 2011, Gráinne Walsh and Tim Barber founded Metalman because craft beer in Ireland was not yet a thing. They helped make it one. Fourteen years on, they're still one of the most respected names on the Irish craft beer scene.
Read moreOne of Ireland's original craft breweries, Dungarvan Brewing Company has been making authentic Irish ales and stouts in west Waterford for over a decade. Under energetic new American ownership since 2023, the story continues.
Read moreThe Ballycross Apple Farm in Bridgetown, Co. Wexford, has closed its doors to visitors — but the hand-pressed apple juices it spent decades perfecting are still being made and sold through Irish retailers. The orchard's story continues in every bottle.
Read moreCelebrating the food, craft & life of Waterford & Wexford
