State of the Art Whiskey Distilling Facility with a 3-Storey Annex Building located on an 18th Century Estate

The Walsh Whiskey Distillery building development located along the banks of the River Barrow in Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow consisted of the construction of a €12 million state of the art distilling facility with a 3 storey Annex building. The Main Distillery Building houses the Millroom, Mashroom, Stillroom, Process area, Boiler house, Workshop, Cask filling & Handling area with the 3 storey Annex Building housing staff accommodation, offices and visitors reception. The distillery, which started production in March 2016, is located on an 18th century estate comprising 40 acres of pastoral lands, and is the only independent Irish whiskey distillery producing all three styles of Irish whiskey – pot still, malt and grain, – from its two production lines using both pot stills and column stills, with the capacity to produce eight million bottles of whiskey annually.

JV Tierney & Co. provided the Mechanical and Electrical Design Services for the distillery, including:

• Design of Mechanical Infrastructure to Support the Distillation Process – Fire Protection System, Boiler Plant, Water Systems, etc.
• Design of Electrical Installations Suitable in the ATEX Hazardous Areas – Distillery Still Room, Mill Room & Cask Filling and Handling areas
• General Electrical Services/Power Containment
• Emergency Lighting System and Static Inverter Installation
• Fire Alarm System & Air Sampling Systems
• Building Management System