Pearse Lyons Whiskey Distillery — Attraction in Dublin

BEST DISTILLERY!!!!!!!! We visited several beer breweries and whiskey distilleries and this was BY FAR the best. I would highly recommend this tour above any other. Other places such as Guinness can handle a lot of people but this one was the most informative and best experience! We booked a tour online had no wait time. Our tour guide JOHN was phenomenal. Very professional, personable and friendly. John is very knowledgeable and provided a riveting tour on the history of the land, church, and whiskey. Although I had been to other tours and museums I did not fully understand the process behind distilling. John explained it in such a way that it clicked for me and it was just a valuable tour. I absolutely loved the added history of the location of the graveyard. He even added historical context of other distilleries, monuments and historical figures. The church in which the distillery is absolutely breathtaking. Also…the whiskey was very good. I throughly enjoyed the tasting and discussing the flavors and experiences elicited. We also added drops of water to the whiskey which was so fun to experiment with. 10 out of 10 would recommend the tour with John. It was certainly one of the most enjoyable moments in Dublin. I now feel so much more educated in whiskey, gin and the Pearse company. I look forward to experiencing more of Pearse...

This is probably one of the most unique distillery’s I have ever been too. The office was really well kept and renovated and the church was such a cool piece of history that had been preserved. The tour I believe was 20-23 euro which wasn’t a bad price for what you get. They start the tour off with a 10 minute video about the history of the church and a glass of their whisky. Then they spend an annoying 15-20 minutes talking about the graveyard bordering the church grounds. Then you go into the church where you spend another 20-25 minutes talking about their history of the church and artifacts ect. Both of these parts of the tour could definitely be condensed, myself and our group lost interest with in 5 minutes of this. Finally you sat down to try 2 more whiskeys and one of their gins. This part however was also ruined by the tour guide taking 5-10 minutes on each of the liquors and explaining them until again we lost interest. The whiskeys and gin were amazing and so was the facility we looked at , but the guide we had made us anxious for the door as soon as the tour was over. Would give this place a shot just beware of boredom. If you’re looking for a better distillery experience go to Roe&Co down the street. Hands down a...

Went to Dublin in March, 2024 (my first time to Ireland), and on my first day the bartender at John Fallon's Capstan Bar recommended this distillery for the whiskey (of course), and it's location. I booked the tour and walked from my hotel to distillery, and it was really amazing walking up and seeing the old church. I ended up being the only person on the tour (aside from one man who was training that day), and it was such a lovely and education "private" tour. I forgot the initial guide's name, but he explained so much of the history and we talked a while about the graveyard and the numbers of people buried there. I was fascinated! After entering the church, it was incredible seeing the amount of work they had done not only making it into a distillery, but maintaining the beauty of the cathedral's personality and history. I had the legacy tasting, and the young woman conducting the tasting was delightful. The whiskey was quite good, and if I could have afforded the Genesis bottle I would have definitely purchased one! Thank you for a wonderful experience! I brought a sample pack to enjoy...