Jameson Distillery Bow St. facts for kids
Jameson Distillery Bow St.
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| Location | Bow Street, Smithfield, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 53°20′54″N 6°16′36″W / 53.3482°N 6.2768°W |
| Founded | 1780 |
| Status | Closed since 1971. Visitors Centre since 1997 |
| No. of stills | four stills and two wash stills, each holding 24,000 gallons |
The Jameson Distillery Bow St. is a famous old building in Dublin, Ireland. It used to be a place where Irish whiskey was made. Today, it's a popular tourist attraction where people can learn about its history.
This distillery was the original home of Jameson Irish Whiskey. It stopped making whiskey in 1971. Now, it's a special visitor center. You can take guided tours, learn about how whiskey was made, and visit a gift shop.
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History of the Distillery
How the Distillery Started
The story of the Bow Street Distillery began in 1780. This was the first name for the building. A man named John Jameson later took full control of the distillery in 1805. He worked hard to make it bigger and better.
By 1810, the distillery had a new official name: John Jameson & Son’s Bow Street Distillery. It grew very large, covering more than 5 acres (2 hectares) by 1886.
A "City Within a City"
People often called the distillery a "city within a city" because it was so big. It had many different workshops inside. There was a smithy for metalwork and a cooperage where barrels were made. It also had sawmills, and shops for engineers, carpenters, painters, and coppersmiths.
The distillery got its water from two deep wells right under the building. Large underground rooms, called cellars, were used to store the whiskey as it aged. The distillery had huge machines called stills. These stills, used for making whiskey, could each hold 24,000 gallons (about 109,000 liters). They were heated by fire and steam.
Changes and Closure
The distillery faced some tough times. There was a period called American Prohibition, which stopped alcohol sales in the USA. Ireland also had a trade war with Great Britain. Plus, a new type of blended whiskey from Scotland became popular.
Because of these challenges, the Jameson distillery joined with other whiskey makers in 1966. They formed a group called the Irish Distillers Group. Eventually, the Bow Street distillery was one of the last in Ireland to close its doors in 1971. All the whiskey making then moved to a new, modern distillery outside Dublin.
See also
- Old Midleton Distillery
