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Killowen Distillery Day Trip — Contours of Killowen

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Behind-the-scenes distillery visit · part of Belfast Whiskey Week

An exclusive pre-release tasting of Contours of Killowen — highly experimental nano-batch spirits — with wee gems to see on the journey through the Mournes.

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Date Thursday 30 July 2026
Duration 6 hours
Pickup Bus departs ROOM2 Hotel, Belfast at 12:00pm
Distillery Killowen Distillery
Price £55.00
Group size 20

At a glance

What you'll experience

  • Return bus travel from ROOM2 Hotel Belfast
  • Pre-release tasting of the Contours of Killowen nano-batch series
  • Guided visit to Killowen Distillery
  • Wee gems and extra stops through the Mourne Mountains
  • Expert host throughout
  • 18+ experience

Behind the stills

Your day at Killowen

A full day out — coach, tour, tastings and the stories that don't make it onto the label.

Killowen Distillery: Contours of Killowen

Exclusive Belfast Whiskey Week

An exclusive pre-release tasting at Killowen Distillery of Contours of Killowen — a brand-new sub-series of highly experimental, nano-batch spirits, made in runs too small for a standard release.

You will be among the very first whiskey enthusiasts anywhere to experience Killowen's newest spirits on this very exclusive distillery day.

And as it's almost a secret, we'll also be throwing in some extra wee bits on the journey to and from Killowen in the Mourne Mountains — lots of wee gems to see on our travels to this magical distillery.

Distillery Day tickets including bus from Belfast — please visit www.belfastwhiskeyweek.com.

The Day — Thursday 30th July 2026

  • Bus leaves from ROOM2 Hotel, Belfast
  • Departs Belfast: 12:00pm
  • Duration: 6 hours
  • Cost: £55 — includes travel

* Please advise us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.

Important: This is an 18+ event. ID may be required on arrival.

Drawing a cask-strength sample straight from the cask into a Killowen glass at Killowen Distillery

Your ticket

What's included in your day

Everything below is covered by your ticket unless stated otherwise in the experience details.

  • Return bus travel from ROOM2 Hotel Belfast
  • Pre-release tasting of the Contours of Killowen nano-batch series
  • Guided visit to Killowen Distillery
  • Wee gems and extra stops through the Mourne Mountains
  • Expert host throughout
  • 18+ experience
Killowen distiller Brendan Carty with maturing casks in the distillery warehouse

The distillery

Killowen

Craft Irish single pot still whiskey from the Mournes that the whole whiskey Ireland community has been quietly tracking. Traditional methods meet experimental cask ageing — what comes out tends to land somewhere genuinely unexpected.
Contours of Killowen — nano-batch series
Killowen tasting glass of cask-strength whiskey held up in the barrel room
Killowen Distillery's direct-flame copper wash still on its brick hearth
Passing a dram down from the racked casks in the Killowen Distillery warehouse
The Mourne Wall and mountain peaks above Carlingford Lough, near Killowen Distillery
Sheep grazing on a gorse-flecked Mourne Mountains hillside near Killowen
The narrow country lane through green hedgerows on the road to Killowen Distillery
Killowen Distillery founder Brendan Carty presenting a tasting, with the copper pot still
Killowen Barantúil créatúr single cask Irish whiskey, 4 years old at cask strength, with illustrated presentation box
Killowen Chocolate Stout Cask single malt Irish whiskey, a single cask bottling in the sunshine
Bottle of Killowen Pangur The White Cat Irish poitín on a bar
Cocktail made with Killowen Pangur Irish poitín beside the bottle
Killowen native Irish botanical gin can beside a gin and tonic with lemon
Killowen gin and Gloria coffee liqueur cans among summer flowers
The Killowen team presenting the distillery's range of spirits

Plan your visit

Killowen Distillery

You'll spend the day at the distillery itself — stillhouse, warehouses and tasting room included.

Address
29 Kilfeaghan Road, Killowen, Rostrevor BT34 3AW
Arrival
12pm – 6pm
Duration
6 hours

Coach & pickup

Bus departs ROOM2 Hotel, Belfast at 12:00pm

18+ event — ID may be required on arrival. Please advise us of any dietary requirements at the time of booking.