What Titanic Distillers does

Titanic Distillers Ltd is a Belfast-based Irish whiskey and vodka producer operating from the historic Thompson Dock and Pumphouse, the site where the RMS Titanic last rested on dry ground before its 1912 maiden voyage. Founded in 2021 as Belfast's first working distillery in almost 90 years, the company produces a portfolio of premium Irish spirits including a triple-distilled Premium Irish Whiskey aged in American oak bourbon barrels, a Premium Irish Vodka distilled from hand-picked sugar beet sourced from Co Wexford and Co Antrim with local Co Down spring water, and additional expressions (Sherry Edition, 5-Year Pot Still, 9-Year Single Grain, Pumphouse Series 07ST, and Spirit of 82). Its products won Gold in the Sugar Beet category at The Spirits Business Vodka Masters 2022 on debut entry.

Name

Titanic Distillers

Legal name

Titanic Distillers Ltd

Website

https://titanicdistillers.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Titanic Distillers is a Belfast-based Irish whiskey and vodka distillery operating from the historic Thompson Dock where the Titanic was built, serving spirits enthusiasts, tourists, and corporate clients through direct-to-consumer sales, retail distribution across Northern Ireland, visitor experiences, and an exclusive cask investment program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Premium Irish Whiskey and Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (312140), Beverage Manufacturing (3121), Wine and Distilled Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers (42482), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (4453)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180)

akta.pro primary industry

Spirits Distilling & Brands (CRADAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Distilleries (Tasting Rooms) (THAFALAG), Spirits Distillery Tours & Tastings (Whiskey, Rum, Gin, Vodka) (THAJAGAF), Liquor Stores (Off-Premise Spirits Retail) (CRANABAA)

Keywords

• Irish whiskey distillery
• Premium spirits production
• Distillery tours experiences
• Cask investment program
• Branded bar accessories

Headquarters

HQ city

Belfast

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Spirits Sales: Direct-to-consumer sales of premium Irish spirits (whiskey, vodka) through their e-commerce store and on-site gift shop, as well as through retail distribution across Northern Ireland supermarkets.
2. Visitor Experiences: Revenue from guided distillery tours (Signature, Premium, Dock, Legacy, Whiskey Connoisseur tours), cocktail masterclasses, and event/private hire bookings at Thompson Dock.
3. Cask Investment (401 Club): The 401 Club offers cask investment opportunities at £8,000 per cask of single malt Irish Whiskey, limited to 401 members. Includes buy-back option at 3% annual compound interest.
4. Merchandise & Accessories: Sales of branded merchandise including glassware, bar utensils, bar tools, apparel, and accessories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Titanic Distillers produces and sells premium Irish whiskey and vodka at Belfast's historic Thompson Dock and Pumphouse, where the Titanic was built. The company operates a working distillery open to the public, offering guided distillery tours, cocktail masterclasses, and private hire events, alongside a portfolio of bottled spirits and branded merchandise sold direct-to-consumer via its Shopify storefront and on-site gift shop, with retail distribution through Northern Ireland supermarkets.

Product overview

Titanic Distillers is a Belfast-based distillery and visitor attraction operating from the historic Thompson Dock Pumphouse, the site where the Titanic was last on dry ground. The company produces a portfolio of Irish spirits including multiple whiskey expressions (Premium Irish Whiskey, Sherry Edition, 5-year Pot Still, 9-year Single Grain, Pumphouse Series 07ST, and Spirit of 82) and Premium Irish Vodka made from sugar beet. These core spirits are complemented by branded merchandise including cocktail tools (bar blade, cocktail spoon, jigger), glassware (companion glasses, rocks glasses), and bundles (cocktail toolkit, companion set, spirit double bundle, bar utensils bundle). The company offers a range of paid visitor experiences including Signature Tour, Premium Tour, Dock Tour, Whiskey Connoisseur Tour, Legacy Tour, and Cocktail Masterclass, all centered around the distillery and Thompson Graving Dock heritage site. Additionally, the 401 Club offers exclusive cask investment opportunities for maturing single malt whiskey.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Titanic Distillers Premium Irish Whiskey Triple-distilled blend of fine Irish grain and single malt whiskeys, aged in American oak bourbon barrels, sold to individual consumers and gifting customers.
• Titanic Distillers Premium Irish Vodka Premium Irish vodka distilled from hand-picked sugar beet sourced from Co Wexford and Co Antrim, blended with local spring water from Co Down and left unfiltered for individual consumers.
• Titanic Distillers Sherry Edition Irish Whiskey Blended Irish whiskey (80% grain / 20% malt) with PX sherry cask maturation for individual consumers and gift buyers.
• Titanic Distillers 5 Year Pot Still Irish Whiskey Traditional pot still Irish whiskey aged five years, sold to whiskey enthusiasts and gifting customers.
• Titanic Distillers 9 Year Single Grain Whiskey Limited-edition single grain whiskey aged nine years, bottled at 42% ABV, for individual spirit collectors.
• Titanic Distillers Pumphouse Series 07ST Whiskey Limited Pumphouse series single malt Irish whiskey aged seven years with an imperial stout finish, sold to whiskey collectors and enthusiasts.
• Spirit of 82 Whiskey Premium blended Irish whiskey tribute bottling aged in new charred American oak barrels, targeted at whiskey enthusiasts and gift buyers.
• Titanic Distillers Irish Whiskey Collectors Edition Box Set Collector's edition box set of triple-distilled Premium Irish Whiskey aged in hand-selected ex-bourbon and sherry casks, sold to gift buyers and collectors.
• Titanic Distillers Irish Whiskey Companion Set Curated two-expression Irish whiskey companion set combining blend and single pot still, sold as a tasting gift set for consumers.
• Spirit Double Bundle Bundle combining Premium Irish Whiskey and Premium Irish Vodka for personal use or gifting.
• Titanic Distillers Irish Vodka Toolkit Vodka toolkit bundling the Premium Irish Vodka with cocktail-making essentials for at-home cocktail enthusiasts.
• Titanic Distillers X Bar Utensils Bundle Premium barware bundle including jigger, cocktail spoon, bar blade and bar mat for home cocktail enthusiasts.
• Titanic Distillers Rocks Glasses Set of two Scandinavian-styled heavyweight-base rocks glasses (320ml) for home spirits serving.
• 401 Club Cask Investment Exclusive cask investment programme limited to 401 members purchasing a triple-distilled single malt Irish Whiskey cask (~200 litres) for £8,000, including warehousing, insurance, VIP tour, overnight Titanic Hotel stay and a 3% annual compound interest buy-back option. Targeted at high-net-worth cask investors.
• Signature Tour 60-70 minute fully guided distillery tour within the historic Titanic Pumphouse, including sensory tasting of award-winning Irish spirits, for tourists and visitors to Belfast. Priced from £20 per person.
• Premium Tour 120-130 minute fully guided tour of both the distillery and Thompson Graving Dock with sensory tasting and exclusive 5-year pot-still Irish Whiskey tasting, for tourists. From £35 per person.
• Dock Tour 60 minute guided tour of Thompson Graving Dock, descending 66 steps into the historic dry dock, for tourists. Priced at £10 per person.
• Whiskey Connoisseur Tour 90-minute bespoke tour for whiskey enthusiasts with Belfast Coffee, distillation tour, sensory tasting and personal bottle-your-own experience, from £45 per person.
• Legacy Tour Approximately 150-minute extended VIP tour of Pumphouse, Distillery, Thompson Graving Dock, floating mezzanine floor and Gwynne Pumps with premium tastings and exclusive gifts, limited to groups of five, £100 per person.
• Cocktail Masterclass Interactive 2-hour cocktail masterclass teaching Build, Shake and Stir techniques with three signature cocktails, for visitors. Priced at £35 per person.
• Private Hire and Corporate Events Corporate and private event venue hire at Thompson Dock with full AV, Wi-Fi and parking, for corporate clients, weddings and leisure events.

Quantifiable outcome

• Premium Irish Vodka won Gold Medal in Sugar Beet category at The Spirits Business Vodka Masters 2022
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pearse Lyons Distillery: Dublin-based distillery housed in a historic church with tours, tastings, and a multi-expression Irish whiskey range. Comparable heritage-building experiential model in the urban Irish distillery category.
• Slane Distillery: Irish whiskey distillery on the Slane Castle estate, combining visitor centre experiences with a premium whiskey brand distributed internationally. Comparable integration of heritage tourism and branded spirits.
• Teeling Whiskey Distillery: Dublin-based working distillery offering tours, tastings, and a portfolio of premium Irish whiskeys. Most directly comparable to Titanic Distillers in combining on-site experiential tourism with branded Irish spirits sales.
• Kilbeggan Distillery: One of Ireland's oldest working distilleries offering tours, tastings, and a craft Irish whiskey portfolio. Closely comparable scale and visitor-experience-led business model.
• Waterford Distillery: Premium single-farm-origin Irish whiskey producer with strong DTC e-commerce and terroir-led storytelling. Comparable premium positioning and DTC-led growth strategy.
• Echlinville Distillery: Northern Ireland's first licensed distillery in 125 years, producing Irish whiskey and gin from a working farm estate. Comparable as a fellow NI craft producer targeting similar tourism and premium retail channels.
• Roe & Co Distillery: Diageo-owned Dublin city-centre distillery combining a working distillery with cocktail bar, tours, and premium Irish whiskey brand. Directly comparable urban distillery-experience model.

Broad incumbents

• Midleton Distillery (Irish Distillers): Cork-based home of Jameson and the premium Irish Distillers portfolio including Redbreast and Midleton Very Rare. Comparable as a tour-and-tasting destination distillery at significantly larger scale.
• Jameson (Irish Distillers / Pernod Ricard): The dominant global Irish whiskey brand by volume, part of Pernod Ricard. Comparable as the category benchmark Titanic Distillers competes against in retail and on-trade.
• Bushmills (Proximo Spirits): One of the world's oldest licensed whiskey distilleries and the second-largest Irish whiskey brand globally. Comparable as a heritage-led premium Irish whiskey competitor with broad retail distribution.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

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Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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