Drumshanbo Gin
They say curiosity is the mother of invention. And never was an inventor more curious than PJ Rigney, the inquisitive spirit behind The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney and Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin.
PJ has spent many years crisscrossing the globe — including the far-flung corners of rural China, India, Indonesia, Morocco, and beyond. Using his fascination for unique and delicious flavors as a compass, he amassed a collection of 12 botanicals that ultimately became the recipe for a slow-distilled gin unlike any other. Building off the eastern traditions he’d picked up along his travels including the distilling of fruit, herbs, and botanicals, PJ envisioned a new spirit: a botanical gin that also incorporated Chinese gunpowder green tea and the local Irish herb meadowsweet (growing right in Drumshanbo), thus bringing his curious journey full circle.
PJ’s extraordinary fusion of botanicals signaled the beginning of a spirits revolution in this sleepy corner of Ireland. The future is looking very bright for The Shed Distillery — and there’s nothing curious about that.
The Shed Distillery, home of Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin, was the first distillery to open in west Ireland in over 100 years.
