Stillgarden Distillery

What Stillgarden Distillery does

Stillgarden Distillery is an independent craft distillery founded in 2020 during the first COVID-19 lockdown and headquartered at Goldenbridge Estate, Inchicore, Dublin 8, Ireland. Co-founded by Viki Baird (guest experience lead with three decades of leadership experience) and Pat O'Brien (credited with bringing the first independent whiskey still back to Dublin), the company produces Modern Irish Spirits across gin, vodka, herbal liqueurs, amaro, and spritz aperitifs. The distillery operates proprietary science-driven production equipment including vacuum distillation, Apeks supercritical CO2 extraction, rapid aging baths, centrifuges, and laboratory-scale apparatus, and is positioned as the only Irish distillery producing aperitifs. A community-grown ingredient supply is anchored by the on-site Social Botanist botanical garden, originally seeded in 2020 with ten out-of-work bartenders and now involving a wider network of Dublin 8 volunteers in gardening, foraging, and pollinator-friendly cultivation.

The company operates a hybrid revenue model spanning five streams: (1) direct-to-consumer spirit, gift set, merchandise, and gift voucher sales via own e-commerce and on-site shop; (2) ticketed experiences (Distillery Tours, Gin School & Distilling Academy, Cocktail Masterclass, Afternoon Tea & Gin Tasting, Garden Tour) booked through Fareharbor; (3) corporate events, private bookings, and mobile bar services for offsite events with capacity of 10-80 indoors and up to 50 outdoors; (4) wholesale to hospitality businesses including Westbury Hotel, Doyle Collection hotels, Gate One, and Furthr; and (5) online stockist presence including Deliveroo. Pricing for individual bottles ranges from approximately €10 to €55, gift sets €25 to €250, and experience tickets and gift vouchers from €10 to €1,000.

Customer base spans tourists and visitors to Dublin, Dublin 8 locals and social drinkers, corporate groups and event organizers, craft spirit enthusiasts, and hospitality businesses purchasing wholesale. Distribution is Ireland-only with no disclosed export operations, although the company holds Bord Bia Origin Green sustainability certification and has won multiple Irish Whiskey Awards, Irish Quality Food & Drink Awards, Tourism Hospitality Awards, and London Spirit Awards recognition between 2021 and 2025.

Name

Stillgarden Distillery

Legal name

Stillgarden Distillery

Website

https://stillgardendistillery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stillgarden Distillery is an independent Dublin 8 craft distillery founded in 2020, producing modern Irish gin, vodka, amaro, and aperitifs using vacuum distillation and supercritical CO2 extraction, supplying DTC consumers, hospitality wholesale, and ticketed distillery experiences to tourists, locals, and corporate groups in Ireland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Craft Distillery & Spirits

NAICS

Distilleries (31214), Distilleries (312140), Beer, Wine, and Liquor Retailers (445320), Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) (7224)

SIC

Beverages (2080), Wholesale-Beer, Wine & Distilled Alcoholic Beverages (5180), Retail-Eating & Drinking Places (5810)

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)

Keywords

• Craft distillery
• Gin production
• Spirit manufacturing
• Distillery experiences
• Aperitif production

Headquarters

HQ city

Inchicore

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Direct Spirit Sales: Direct-to-consumer and wholesale sales of bottled spirits including gins, vodkas, liqueurs, and aperitifs through e-commerce website, on-site distillery shop, and third-party stockists (pubs, restaurants, retailers).
2. Experiences and Tours: Revenue from ticketed experiences including Distillery Tours, Gin School, Cocktail Masterclasses, Afternoon Tea & Gin Tasting, and Garden Tours. Bookings managed through Fareharbor platform.
3. Corporate Events and Private Bookings: Venue hire and catering for corporate events, team building, meetings, private parties, and offsite events with mobile bar services.
4. Gift Sets and Merchandise: Pre-packaged gift sets combining spirits with glassware, experience tickets, and merchandise. Also standalone merchandise including apparel, glassware, cooler bags, and accessories.
5. Gift Vouchers: Digital gift vouchers (€10-€1,000) redeemable for spirits, experiences, or merchandise at the distillery or online.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Stillgarden Distillery manufactures and sells modern Irish craft spirits including gins (Social Gin, Dublin Dry Gin, Distillers Edition Gin, Boss Lady Fruit Gin, Give & Take), vodka (Under Pressure Vodka), herbal liqueurs (Bui 43, Glas 55), amaro (O'Maro Irish Amaro), coffee amaro (Café O'Maro) and spritz aperitif (Berrissimo). The distillery also operates ticketed on-site experiences — Gin School & Distilling Academy, Cocktail Masterclass, Gin Tasting, Afternoon Tea & Gin Tasting, Distillery Tours and Garden Tours — alongside gift sets, merchandise, gift vouchers, corporate venue hire and mobile bar services.

Product overview

Stillgarden Distillery is an independent Dublin 8 distillery producing Modern Irish Spirits, including gins (Social Gin, Dublin Dry Gin, Distillers Edition Gin, Give & Take Spirit, Boss Lady Fruit Gin), herbal liqueurs (Bui 43, Glas 55), amaro and aperitifs (O'Maro Irish Amaro, Café O'Maro, Berrissimo Spritz Aperitif), and vodka (Under Pressure Vodka). The product portfolio also includes experiential gift sets (Espresso Martini Cocktail Kits, Irish Negroni Gift Set, Triple Gin Set, Ultimate Spirit Adventure Gift Set, Deluxe Stillgarden Experience Gift Set), merchandise (cooler bags, glassware, apparel), and visitor experiences (Gin School & Distilling Academy, Cocktail Masterclass, Gin Tasting, Garden Tours, Distillery Tours, Social Botanist Project). The distillery focuses on science, community, and nature, using vacuum distillation, botanical extraction, and their own community garden to create spirits with local and foraged Irish ingredients. They recently launched Dublin 8's first Miniature Cocktail Paddle in July 2025.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Gin A floral-dry style Dublin gin made using rowan berries, mint and lavender from Stillgarden's own sustainable garden.
• Dublin Dry Gin A classic Dublin Dry Gin made with traditional and local botanicals.
• Distillers Edition Gin The first release from the distillery and the head distiller's signature recipe.
• Give & Take Spirit A unique spirit offering from Stillgarden Distillery.
• Under Pressure Vodka A vacuum-distilled vodka, winner of multiple awards including Gold at Irish Whiskey Awards.
• O'Maro Irish Amaro An Irish Amaro at 23% ABV featuring purple irises, raspberries, and botanical complexity.
• Berrissimo Spritz Aperitif A Bright & Bold Irish Spritz Aperitif macerated with locally sourced and foraged Irish Blackberries, Gentian, Orris, Hibiscus, Rhubarb Root, Bitter Orange and Coriander Seed.
• Café O'Maro Ireland's first and only Coffee Amaro, created in collaboration with Michelin Star Chef Jordan Bailey and Cloud Picker Coffee. Cold brew combined with spent grinds for an Irish take on the classic coffee aperitif.
• Boss Lady Fruit Gin A fruit gin featuring watermelon, berries, mango, and peaches.
• Bui 43 Ireland's unique yellow herbal liqueur, winner of Gold Medal at Irish Whiskey Awards 2024.
• Glas 55 A green herbal liqueur, Gold Medal Winner at Irish Whiskey Awards 2024.
• Espresso Martini Cocktail Kit A cocktail kit using Irish ingredients including 200ml Under Pressure Vodka and 200ml Café O'Maro, with Nick & Nora Martini Glass, recipe card, and 2 Distillery Tour tickets.
• Espresso Martini Cocktail Kit Premium Premium cocktail kit with 200ml Award Winning Under Pressure Vodka, 200ml Café O'Maro, Nick & Nora Martini Glass, brown sugar, coffee beans, recipe card, and tickets for 2 guests to Distillery Tour.
• Spritz Kit A kit for making spritz cocktails at home featuring Stillgarden's aperitif products.
• Irish Negroni Gift Set Gift set including Stillgarden Distillery gin, O'Maro, vermouth, and Premium Distillery Tour experience.
• Triple Gin Set Set featuring three of Stillgarden's gin varieties.
• 12 Bottle Tasting Gift Set A comprehensive tasting set with 12 bottles of Stillgarden spirits for sampling.
• Boss Lady Gift Set Gift set featuring Boss Lady Fruit Gin with glasses and accessories.
• Personalised Gin Gift Set Customisable gift set with personalised gin bottle, tonics, and glasses.
• The Ultimate Spirit Adventure Gift Set 500ml Distillers Edition Gin, 200ml Social Gin, 200ml Under Pressure Vodka, two Stillgarden glasses, greeting card, and two garden tour tickets with complimentary cocktail.
• The Deluxe Stillgarden Experience Gift Set 2 Distilling Academy tickets, 2 Garden Tour tickets, 500ml Stillgarden Spirit, 2 Stillgarden glasses, 50ml Under Pressure Vodka, 50ml Social Gin, greeting card, and 2 premium Poacher's mixers.
• Stillgarden Naggin Hamper Hamper featuring O'Maro, Social Gin, and Under Pressure vodka with glass and garden tour card.
• Personalised Gin Bottle Custom labelled gin bottle with personalized message.
• Gift Voucher E-Card E-gift vouchers available from €10 to €1,000 for spirits, merchandise, or experiences.
• Premium Gin School & Distilling Academy Hands-on experience where guests create their own unique spirit recipe, learn distillation history and science, with botanical exploration and tastings.
• Cocktail Masterclass Hands-on cocktail crafting experience where guests create 2 drinks, learn distillation history, and see state-of-the-art equipment.
• Gin Tasting Masterclass discovering the inspiration behind Stillgarden's crafted Irish gins with history, 4 tastings, and expert Q&A.
• Afternoon Tea & Gin Tasting Discover 'ginspiration' behind crafted Irish gins with history, 120 botanicals, 4 tastings, and afternoon tea.
• Garden Tour Tour of the botanical garden and distillery, hearing about the community project that transformed wasteland in Dublin 8.
• Distillery Tour Tour of the Stillgarden Distillery with liquid expert Q&A.
• Miniature Cocktail Paddle Four 35ml tasting serves featuring Espresso Martini, Cosmopolitan, Southside Social, and Sweet Honey Buí cocktails.
• Corporate Events and Private Bookings Venue hire and catering for corporate events, team building, meetings, private parties, hen/stag parties, and offsite events with mobile bar services. On-site capacity 10–80 indoors and up to 50 outdoors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tourism Hospitality Award 2025 - Best Local Experience Dublin
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Valentia Island VermouthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on product development with fellow Irish artisan beverage producer. Joint marketing and product cross-promotion.
• Westbury HotelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on drinks and experiences with the Westbury Hotel, creating exclusive offerings for hotel guests.
• Rascals BrewerycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNeighboring craft brewery in Dublin 8; cross-promotional relationship. Pat O'Brien is an investor in Rascals. Food available from Rascals at distillery events. Joint visibility in Dublin 8 area.
• The Doyle Collection (Sidecar Dublin Dry Gin)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration creating The Sidecar Dublin Dry Gin, sold through Doyle Collection hotels.
• Jordan Bailey (2 Michelin Star Chef)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration during chef's time at Aimsir (2 Michelin star) to create Café O'Maro coffee amaro. Product innovation partnership leveraging culinary expertise.
• Cloud Picker CoffeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal Irish coffee roastery collaborating on Café O'Maro production. Supplies coffee for the Irish coffee amaro liqueur.
• Poachers MixersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPremium mixer brand included in gift sets and recommended for cocktails. Cross-promotional partnership.
• Dublin City CouncilminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity cleanup collaborations and engagement with local government for urban regeneration projects in the Goldenbridge Estate area.
• All-Ireland Pollinator PlanminorOthersFormal commitment to pollinator protection initiative with dedicated garden sections maintained for biodiversity.
• Bord BiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIrish food board providing marketing support and platform for brand exposure including International Women's Day leadership features.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Cloud Picker Coffee: Dublin-based specialty coffee roaster co-developing Café O'Maro with Stillgarden. Thematically adjacent craft food-and-beverage partner in the Irish premium CPG ecosystem.
• The Westbury Hotel: Dublin luxury hotel partner developing exclusive co-branded spirits and experiences with Stillgarden. Adjacent hospitality partner that supports on-trade and gifting distribution.

Direct peers

• Gunpowder Irish Gin: Premium Irish craft gin brand with botanical-led positioning and strong on-trade presence. Competes directly in the modern Irish gin segment.
• Teeling Whiskey: Dublin-based independent craft distillery producing whiskey and gin with on-site visitor experiences and tours. Closest direct peer in scale, geography, and combined spirits-plus-experiential business model.
• Mic's Chilli Distillery: Independent Irish craft distillery producing innovative flavored spirits at a comparable small-batch scale. Comparable craft positioning and product innovation approach.
• Pearse Lyons Distillery: Dublin city-center craft distillery offering distillery tours, tastings, and on-site hospitality alongside premium spirit production. Highly comparable experience-led, urban craft distillery model.
• Dublin Liberties Distillery: Dublin craft distillery producing Irish whiskey, gin, and other spirits with on-site tours. Competes in the same geographic and product segments as Stillgarden.

Broad incumbents

• Jameson (Pernod Ricard): Ireland's dominant whiskey brand under Pernod Ricard. Operates the Jameson Distillery Bow St. experience in Dublin with tours, tastings, and retail — a broad incumbent competing for the same tourism and on-trade audience.

Emerging players

• Valentia Island Vermouth: Irish artisan vermouth producer and active Stillgarden partner for joint marketing and product cross-promotion. Comparable Irish craft-beverage positioning in adjacent category.

Regional players

• Rascals Brewing Company: Neighbouring Dublin 8 craft brewery with which Stillgarden has a cross-promotional partnership (Pat O'Brien is an investor). Comparable craft scale and locality though in beer rather than spirits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/StillgardenD8
• Facebookfacebook.com/StillgardenSocialBotanists
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stillgardendistillery
• Instagraminstagram.com/stillgardendistillery

Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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