Penderyn in Forbes

Penderyn Brecon Beacons Distillery is one of ‘five charming destinations’ in Wales in Forbes magazine. Also our local pub, Red Lion Inn Penderyn and our local hotel, Tynewydd Country Hotel.

The first Forbes article, features our Penderyn Legend Single Malt Whisky. ‘Penderyn launched in March 2004 and is considered a pioneer in the ever-evolving New World whisky category, making a trove of award-winning single malt expressions in the natural splendor of the Brecon Beacons foothills in Wales. Legend, a madeira cask finished expression, wowed the critics and the fans with …

Penderyn Distillery are delighted to win this Gold award from IWSC with a remarkably high score of 96/100. This Brecon Chocolate Orange Gin, bottled at 37.5% abv, is part of our Flavoured Gins range, which also includes Rhubarb & Cranberry and Rose Petal. Our Chocolate Orange Gin also won Golds at the Spirits Business Gin Masters in 2021 and 2020, …

The shortlist for the 8th Penderyn Music Book Prize has been announced. The Penderyn Music Book Prize, now celebrating its 8th year, is the first UK-based prize  specifically for music titles (history, theory, biography, autobiography). Stephen Davies Chief Exec of Penderyn Distillery said:​“Good stories, music and the finest single malt go hand-in-hand, and Penderyn are big fans of the work Richard …

Did you catch Penderyn whisky on BBC’s The Great British Menu? We’re delighted that Head Chef, Tom Phillips, used our Penderyn Madeira single malt Welsh whisky as an ingredient in his Welsh main course dish! Congratulations on getting to the regional judging chamber, Tom! Watch it on iPlayer here.

We are thrilled that Siddiqui Brown Rum (which we produce for the Californian-based firm Siddiqui Rums) won a Master at the The Spirits Business Rum and Cachaca Masters 2022. This is a great result for everyone involved. A judge said, ‘Welsh distillery Penderyn blew the judges away with Siddiqui Brown Rum. Smith was reminded of the coast when sampling this …

Whiskies, including Penderyn, from the 6 Nations Rugby countries featured in Stills Crazy, created by the eminent whisky journalist, Dom Roskrow. Click this link, and then download the issue.

Here’s an update on our forthcoming #Swansea Copperworks Distillery. It will be open later this year. Exciting times! Read the article on Wales Online here.

We were delighted to have won 3 Gold Medals for Brecon Botanical Gin, Myth (from our Dragon Range of Single Malt Welsh Whiskies) and Rich Oak (from our Gold Range) at the Drinks Business Asia Winter Tasting 2021 Awards. Chaired by The Drinks Business Asia’s Managing Editor, Alice Liang and assessed by a panel of leading industry experts, including Master …

Our CEO Stephen Davies appeared om SKY news this morning. He talked about our new bottle, Hiraeth, which is the 8th in the Icons of Wales series. Stephen defined the largely untranslatable word, ‘Hiraeth’ which the BBC’s Roy Noble described as, “…a longing for your homeland, your heritage and your very being” Stephen talked about delays in producing this bottle …