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Irish
Distillers appoint Henry Donnelly as the
next Distiller at their experimental
Midleton Micro Distillery.
Irish Distillers has announced that
Henry Donnelly will take the reigns as
Distiller at their Midleton Micro
Distillery at the Midleton Distillery in
Co Cork. Irish Distillers opened the
Micro Distillery back in 2015 with a
view to experimenting with distillations
of new and old styles of Irish whiskey.
The first Distiller of the
Microdistillery at Midleton was Karen
Cotter – who had come through the
Jameson Graduate Distiller Programme,
Karen has now moved into a role on the
main site of the Midleton Distillery and
has handed over control to Henry.
Henry graduated from University College
Cork in 2016 with a degree in Process
and Chemical Engineering and joined the
Jameson Graduate Distiller programme.
Following successful completion of the
programme, Henry was appointed as
Process Technologist in the Midleton
Distillery, a role that combined the
role of brand ambassador with process
optimisation.
Commenting on the announcement, Henry
said: "I started my journey with Irish
Distillers in 2016 when I was accepted
on the graduate distiller programme and
was lucky to learn from the masters
about the intricacies of the entire
whiskey production process – from grain
to glass. As the new Distiller of the
Micro Distillery, I am looking forward
to working closely with Brian and using
my training and experience to produce a
range of exciting and innovative new
whiskeys."
Commenting on Henry's appointment, Brian
Nation, Master Distiller at Midleton
Distillery, said: "We opened the Micro
Distillery in 2015 and since then it has
allowed us to explore experimental and
innovative new mash bills and
distillates, all of which are currently
maturing. We are also looking to the
past and experimenting with recipes and
production techniques used by the great
distillers that have come before us from
the Jameson and Powers families and the
Murphy family of the Cork Distilleries
Company.
On top of that, it is a space where we
can train the up and coming distillers
of tomorrow. It is a fully manual
operation which requires our young
talent to hone and test their skills
every day and to really understand the
fundamentals of how to make the finest
whiskeys in the world. We are delighted
to announce the appointment of Henry to
the role, we have no doubt that he will
play his part in adding exciting new
chapters to the incredible story of
Irish whiskey."
As the Distiller in the Micro
Distillery, Henry will also provide
training to colleagues on the entire
production process and enhance the
visitor experience in the Jameson
Experience Midleton.
You will find an excellent range or Irish whiskey
which is produced at the Midleton
Distillery such as Jameson, Redbreast,
Method and Madness, Power's available from specialist whisky shops such as
The Whisky Exchange
and
Master of
Malt
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