subsector: Distillery & Visitor Center

This directory includes brands that have been independently assessed, benchmarked, or scored using the Market Authority Index (MAI). Brands are listed by MAI score from highest to lowest. MAI Assessed brands have been individually evaluated. MAI Estimated brands are benchmarked against sector data.

Tullamore D.E.W.

#2 in Distillery + Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI: 82
About: Irish whiskey tourism destination and distillery experience
AI Buyer Signal: High — Tullamore D.E.W. whiskey tourism destination in Co. Offaly; strong HA (79) and SC (88) with globally distributed William Grant brand backing

Old Bushmills Distillery

#1 in Distillery + Visitor Center · United Kingdom
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MAI: 81
About: World’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery
AI Buyer Signal: High — world’s oldest licensed whiskey distillery (royal licence 1608) in Bushmills; exceptional heritage authority with strong HA (80) and SC (82)

Teeling Whiskey Distillery

#3 in Distillery + Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI: 80
About: First new Dublin distillery in 125 years
AI Buyer Signal: High — first new Dublin distillery in 125 years (2015); strong HA (77) and SC (88) with ~8,000+ independent reviews — exceptional credibility

Ahascragh Distillery

#6 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI: 69
About: Ireland’s first eco-distillery restored historic mill
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 67, SC 73, MAI Assessed, Ireland’s first eco-distillery, restored 19th-c mill

Blackwater Distillery

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MAI Assessed
MAI: 64
About: Irish craft distillery first SE Ireland 174 years
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 67, SC 57, MAI Assessed Irish craft distillery, first in SE Ireland 174 years

Mackmyra Whisky

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MAI Assessed
MAI: 43
About: Sweden’s first single malt whisky distillery
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-High — HA 72, SC 80, Sweden’s first single malt distillery 1999, bankruptcy 2024

Jameson Irish Whiskey / Midleton Distillery

#1 in Distillery + Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 88
About: World’s leading Irish whiskey brand
AI Buyer Signal: High — world’s #1 Irish whiskey brand since 1780; exceptional HA (91) and global distribution makes this one of the strongest buyer signals in any category

Dingle Distillery

#1 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 82
About: Dingle Peninsula independent Irish craft distillery
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-High — MAI 82, Dingle Peninsula independent craft distillery founded 2012

Glendalough Distillery

#2 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 81
About: Irish wild botanical gin whiskey monastic heritage
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-High — MAI 81, Irish wild botanical gin and whiskey, monastic heritage inspiration

The Shed Distillery

#3 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 80
About: Irish Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin craft distillery
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-High — MAI 80, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, County Leitrim craft distillery

Micil Distillery

#4 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 73
About: Galway’s first legal distillery poitín and gin
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — MAI 73, Galway’s first legal distillery in 100+ years, poitín and gin

High Coast Distillery

#1 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Sweden
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 71
About: Award-winning Swedish single malt whisky producer
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 68, SC 75, award-winning Swedish whisky producer, visitor centre, Nasdaq listed

Clonakilty Distillery

#5 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 70
About: West Cork family farm craft distillery
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — MAI 70, West Cork family farm distillery, nine-generation Scully family

Waterford Distillery

#6 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Ireland
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 69
About: Irish single farm origin terroir whiskey
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 70, SC 68, Irish single farm origin whiskey, strong terroir story

Spirit of Hven

#2 in Distillery & Visitor Center · Sweden
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MAI Estimated
MAI: 67
About: Swedish organic island distillery whisky gin aquavit
AI Buyer Signal: Medium — HA 62, SC 74, family-owned organic island distillery on Hven since 2008

Lough Ree Distillery

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MAI Estimated
MAI: 60
About: Irish craft distillery Shannon riverbank Longford
AI Buyer Signal: Medium-Low — HA 50, SC 75, Irish craft distillery founded 2018, County Longford