Family Run Irish Distillery's Focus on Preserving and Protecting Maritime Environment
NEW YORK, Oct. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Clonakilty Distillery, a family-run, state-of-the-art distillery located on the south-western Irish Coast, is paving the way for sustainably run craft distilleries in Ireland and the world. Clonakilty Distillery has made a name for itself for bringing premium Irish whiskies, gin, and vodka to the US market, including the flagship Clonakilty Single Batch Double Oak.
Producing high-quality spirits in a sustainable way has been a top priority for Clonakilty Distillery since its founding in 2018. "Our dedication to preserving natural resources and mitigating climate change is extraordinary for a distillery of our size", says Clonakilty founder, Michael Scully. "Clonakilty is considered Ireland's Maritime Distillery, and we do everything in our power to preserve and protect our beautiful country that is so instrumental to producing the high-quality spirits we bring to the market."
Clonakilty Distillery has worked tirelessly to raise the bar on sustainability in spirits production, prioritizing eco-friendly practices wherever possible. Clonakilty Distillery is fully supportive of the "Cool Clon" initiative, which is committed to taking their hometown of Clonakilty entirely off the grid to become Ireland's first energy-self-sufficient town. Clonakilty Distillery's sustainability efforts are broken down into three pillars: environment and community, energy and resource management, and grain to glass.
"We are always looking for ways to improve and optimize our methods", adds Michael Scully. "In the next few months, we will create a permanent wildflower meadow with over 100 mature trees and 400 native hedgerows and shrubs in an effort to enhance biodiversity within our beautiful region. In addition, we aim to reduce energy consumption by a minimum of 10% with the introduction of additional advanced heat recovery technologies and eliminating the use of single-use plastic from our whiskey packaging as well as reducing average glass weight by up to 30%."
Additional concrete measures and goals for Clonakilty Distillery include:
- Minimizing carbon footprint by keeping 90% of production operations within their local area
- Supporting maritime charities and causes, such as the local Inchydoney Inshore Lifeboat Group and the global "Whale and Dolphin Conservation"
- Recycling 100% of their co-products to local farmers to use as fertilizer or animal feed
- Substituting 50% unmalted barley for malted barley in their single pot still production recipe to save energy during the malting process
- Capturing and recycling excess heat production from their copper pot stills
- Using predominantly renewable energy sources
- Recirculating the water in their cooling system, leading to a reduction in water usage
- Sourcing the water used to cut their new make spirit from a deep well on the family farm
- Using barley that is either homegrown or supplied locally by Irish farmers
- Sourcing the milk used in whey-based spirits from the family farm or neighboring farmers
- Practicing the min-till system on their farm-grown grain, which promotes long-term soil health
- Reusing, recycling, and/or composting 98% of their packaging materials
Clonakilty Distillery is a proud member of Origin Green, which is an independently certified accreditation from Bord Bia (the Irish food board), which deals specifically with sustainability, traceability, and quality assurance.
Clonakilty Distillery's portfolio of spirits is available nationwide at select retailers and includes Clonakilty Single Batch Double Oak (SRP $49.99), Clonakilty Port Cask ($52.99), Clonakilty Single Malt Bordeaux Finish (SRP $49.99), Minke Gin (SRP $29.99) and Minke Irish Vodka (SRP $22.99). All products are available at the Clonakilty Online Shop.
ABOUT CLONAKILTY DISTILLERY
Clonakilty Distillery is a small, family-run, state-of-the-art distillery located on the Irish coast in the town of Clonakilty, Ireland. The Scully family has been farming the lands in the Irish countryside for nine successive generations. They consider their home one of the most beautiful locations in the world, and it is their mission to create Clonakilty Whiskey utilizing the best resources that nature has to offer including prime land, pristine water, and salt sea air: the perfect ingredients for a maritime distillery.
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