I'm pulling this writeup out of order; as the news has just broken that this distillery is closing - as in fully closing, with no clarity on whether it is ever reopening at all.
Distillation has stopped, with the visitor centre closing imminently - I've seen claimed dates of "Tuesday" - as in May 20th - or June 1st for this; but there's no info on any of their social media channels about this.
I only visited a few weeks ago, and this writeup would have been in August otherwise; but I feel it should be pushed forward in case anyone wants to go during the very limited time the visitor centre has left.
They do (or did) tours here, and also hosted events; but I turned up and asked what the options were for being served without doing a tour; if they could do this at all. Most of Dublin's distilleries have an explicit bar, and are totally willing to serve you without a tour - but there isn't quite so obvious a bar here, despite the full pub licence.
However, they could still serve me. Two tasting flights were on offer; as well as some mixed drinks. I opted for their premium tasting flight, at €35, which featured some quite old whiskey - sourced, obviously, for a new distillery - as well as their own products.
The sourced products in said flight were exceptional, chosen to exhibit their casking more than their age and doing so very well. The younger, on-site made product was of a good quality, young but better than many newer Irish whiskeys I've had by a decent margin.
The staff member that served me knew her stuff, both on the distillery and on Irish whiskey in general. Should the staff all be laid off in the coming days as looks to be the case, she would be an asset to any other distillery tour - as presumably are the others if the training and experience are similar.
I hope that the closure here is brief; and that the staff are able to find roles elsewhere - it is a particularly bad portent for the distilling industry here when an established distillery, with a competent visitor experience; owned by a mini-major of the drinks world feels the need to close.