About Blacks
Standing proud on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way in Kinsale, Co. Cork, we are Blacks. Ireland’s first co-located Brewery and Distillery. Founded by husband and wife duo Sam and Maud Black we began our journey in 2013.
From the very first moment this remarkable story first took flight, it has had a flavour all of its own. What started as a hobby after Sam was gifted a home brewing kit by Maud many years previous, quickly became a reality, culminating into Blacks Brewing&Distilling! We don’t conform to the typical Irish beer and spirit makers’ approach. We are unconstrained by traditional views and processes, try stuff for flavours sake and push expectations to deliver knock-out liquids.
This maverick attitude soars through everything Blacks.
We started our revolution with flavour-packed experimental craft beer, then we moved swiftly into gin and rum, following our taste buds and sense of adventure. These won us recognition as experts at our craft, awards and consumer respect along the way.
The experimentation didn’t stop there. Culminating our experience, we began creating our own Irish whiskey, that flaunts the rules and perceptions of flavour. We’re prepared to mix up mash bills, marry unique liquids and use category-shaking cask finishes to create fantastic tasting Irish whiskey.
WE ARE FLAVOUR MAVERICKS. WE BRING BOLD EXPLORATION IN FLAVOURS TO FLAVOUR EXPLORERS AROUND THE WORLD.
We come from outside of the ‘establishment’ of Irish spirits and beers. Our home is both a distillery and a brewery, which gives us flexibility and crossover to create new.
We fly forth into flavour and believe whiskey, spirits and beers can host exciting divergent flavours from different ingredients and methods. We’ll try anything once, or maybe twice!
We’re Not All Black & White
…We Add Shades Of Green
While brewing & distilling is our passion, we never forget about our beautiful home. At Blacks, we are a proud member of Ireland’s Origin Green sustainability programme. We have a number of sustainability initiatives:
- Replacement of single-use plastic kegs
- Reduce energy consumption & improve
our resource efficiency rating - Reduce water consumption
- Reduce recyclable landfill waste
- Social sustainability via local groups & charities
This project was supported by the Local Enterprise Office Cork North & West, through co-funding from the Irish Government and the European Regional Development Fund 2014-2020
