Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery

A Warehouse Like No Other

There's a part of Penderyn that's truly like no other. No visitor centre, no glass barrier, just rows of resting casks and the moment you draw your own spirit for the first time. 

On Saturday 12th September, we're opening our warehouse to ten Club members for an exclusive event.

You'll walk the racks where the spirit rests, taste four expressions hand-picked by our Master Blender Aista Phillips, then fill your own 20cl bottle straight from the cask. Sealed and yours to keep.

EVENT DETAILS

Date: Saturday 12th September

Time: 1pm (the event will last for approximately 2 hours)

Price: £90 per person

Availability: 10 places only. First come, first served.

Eligibility: Club members only - strictly one place per member

 

You'll be sampling some brilliant whiskies on the day so we'd recommend arranging transport to and from the event so you can enjoy every dram.

 

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Our Distillery Shop is open from Weds-Sun from 9am-5pm.

We are taking bookings from the 29th July, and have put a number of Social Distancing and other factors into place, and have been awarded the 'Good to Go' certificate.eo

You can watch a video of our safety measures below.

We hope you all stay safe and well.

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Want to know more about Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery in the meantime...

Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery will be our third distillery in Wales. Our HQ is in the beautiful village of Penderyn, Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) which opened in Sept 2000. And in May 2021 we opened our second distillery
in the stunning Victorian seaside resort of Llandudno, North Wales.

Swansea Copperworks Distillery

At Swansea, the magnificent building, where the Distillery Hall is now housed, was once the powerhouse of the Hafod & Morfa Copperworks and later the canteen. The wonderful clock tower was gone, and the whole building was in a derelict state.

We knew the site would be the perfect location for our distillery, bringing it back to life and returning copper to the site once again, as our stills are made of copper.

The Visitor Centre Shop is now open. We will let you know when we open the exhibition area, tasting bar, and also a 'copper tunnel' which will show you what copper smelting was like, but, of course, without the danger!

Swansea Distillery Building outside picture

 

The Powerhouse has returned in all its glory and now contains our distillery hall.

Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery walkway between the Visitor Centre and the Cask Warehouse.
Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery Roof and Clock Tower


The clock tower has been restored and is working once again!

Swansea Distillery inside the shop, showcasing the centre wall space whisky display
Penderyn Swansea Copperworks Distillery Hall and Visitor Centre outside picture.

The shop is open! The Visitor Centre is on the right, and this is how it connects to our Distillery Hall.

Swansea Distillery whisky wall inside the shop area

    A brief history of Penderyn Distillery...

    Distilling in Wales was 'a lost art', but in the late 1990s, in a pub in Hirwaun in the Welsh valleys, a group of friends chatted about establishing the first whisky distillery in Wales in over a century. They dreamt of creating a whisky as pure and precious as Welsh gold, represented today by Penderyn’s ‘gold seam’.

    A unique copper single-pot still designed by Dr David Faraday, a relative of the great 19th-century scientist Michael Faraday, was installed which produces a spirit at an industry high of 92%, which means Penderyn’s whiskies are light, fruity and flavoursome.

    If you book a tour or masterclass you'll be able to see the two 'Faraday' stills and the pair of pot stills, that will be installed in the
    Swansea Distillery Hall.

    Penderyn Whisky has gained a worldwide reputation, exporting to over 50 countries, and winning over 100 gold awards en route, and we're very proud to be in Swansea.

     

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    NEWSLETTERS

    Penderyn Brecon Beacons Distillery

    Part Time Visitor Tour Guide (closing date 8th May 2023)

    16 hours per week until 31st August 2023. Immediate start.

    Ideally you will have the following skills: outgoing personality with retail customer service experience; computer literacy and a good telephone manner; flexibility with working hours (rota and sickness / holiday cover etc); Welsh/French/German speakers desirable but not essential. Full training will be provided, and a competitive salary.

    In the first instance, please fill out the form below, and attach the CV.

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