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Penderyn Distillery Wins Wales Heritage Award at RICS Awards for Swansea Copperworks Distillery

Penderyn's Swansea Copperworks Distillery Acclaimed for Exemplary Heritage Restoration and Regeneration for GWP Architecture. Penderyn Distillery is proud to...

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Penderyn Distillery's GOLD and DRAGON Ranges: Two Mighty Sides of the Same Welsh Whisky Coin

When Penderyn Distillery revived the century-dormant tradition of Welsh whisky-making in 2000, the pioneering distillers had a vision – to honour Wales' rich...

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Penderyn's Chief Operating Officer Operations Director Celebrates Welsh Icon Dylan Thomas with Penderyn Brand Ambassador, Matthew Rhys, New York

It was a meeting over 70 years in the making. On May 14th, 2024, Neil Quigley, Chief Operating Officer at Penderyn Distillery, travelled to New York City to...

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Become A Whisky Expert - 'No Colour Added' - What Does this Mean?

Whisky’s smell, taste and look are all part of the experience, but do you know some distilleries add colouring to it? Caramel (E150a) is a common practice and...

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Become A Whisky Expert - 'Non-Chill Filtered' - What Does This Mean?

All Penderyn's whiskies are ‘non-chill filtered’. So what does that mean?! Whisky can naturally become cloudy if it is stored at room temperature for a long...

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Penderyn Music Book Prize Awarded To Michael Cragg For 'Reach For The Stars'

Multi-awarded Winning Whisky Distillery Celebrates 10 Years of Sponsoring Prestigious Literary Award Penderyn Distillery, makers of award-winning Welsh...

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10th Anniversary of Penderyn Music Book Prize Celebrated at The Laugharne Weekend in West Wales

The prestigious Penderyn Music Book Prize, celebrating the best music books published each year, marks an exciting milestone as it reaches its 10th anniversary...

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Welsh Cheekily Claim Ownership of St. Patrick's Day in Penderyn Whisky Video

Welsh actor and Hollywood megastar Matthew Rhys is bringing some Celtic rivalry to St. Patrick's Day this year – all in the name of promoting Welsh whisky,...

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International Women's Day is on 8th March. Meet Bethan Lewis, our Distiller and Swansea Copperworks Manager

Throughout Bethan’s life, she has always had a passion for science and after gaining a BSc (Hons) degree from Cardiff Metropolitan University in Public Health...

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International Women's Day is on 8th March. Meet Aista Phillips, our General Manager of Blending and Maturation

Aista was born and raised in Jonava, Lithuania, after having gained a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering from the Kaunas University of Technology, she...

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International Women's Day is on 8th March. Meet Laura Davies, our General Manager of Distilleries

Fresh from university Laura joined Penderyn Distillery in early 2012, as a Trainee Distiller. During the interview process, she completed a comprehensive nose...

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The Penderyn Music Book Prize enters its 10th year!

In 2015 the Penderyn Music Book Prize was the first music book prize in the UK, and Welsh whisky distillers Penderyn are very proud to sponsor this prize. The...

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