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Roe & Co Distillery
Location Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates 53°20′38.5″N 6°17′02.8″W / 53.344028°N 6.284111°W / 53.344028; -6.284111
Owner Diageo
Founded 2019
Status Operating
Roe & Co
Type Blended Irish whiskey
Cask type(s) Bourbon Casks
ABV 45%

Roe & Co Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery established in 2019. It is located on Thomas Street, Dublin, Ireland near the Guinness' St. James' Gate brewery.

History

The Thomas Street Distillery, run by the Roe Family, was once the largest in the Britain and Ireland, with an output of two million gallons per annum at its peak. It was located opposite Guinness' St. James' Gate brewery. After the distillery was closed in 1926, some of its buildings were purchased and incorporated into the Guinness Brewery.

In January 2017, Diageo, producers of Guinness, announced that they would invest €25 million in establishing a new distillery in the old brewery power house building on Thomas Street, close to the site of the original Thomas Street Distillery. Production at the new distillery started in the first half of 2019.

Products

Diageo resurrected the original brand and launched a non-chill filtered, 45% ABV premium blended whiskey under the name "Roe & Co" in March 2017.