This small Irish pot still distillery (formerly Brusna Distillery and Locke's Distillery) is situated on the River Brosna in Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, and dates to 1757.
John Locke took over the distillery in 1843, and it remained in the family for three generations until it was sold in 1947. In 1954 production ceased at the distillery. It closed closing completely in 1957 and the building
began to fall into disrepair. Twenty five years after its closure, the community of Kilbeggan restored the distillery and opened it to the public as a whiskey distillery museum. Cooley Distillery bought the license to produce Kilbeggan and Lockes Whiskey, and later took over the museum along with opening a new working distillery. Whiskey production recommenced in 2007, the year in which the distillery celebrated its 250th Anniversary.Show more