Wednesday 10th June saw the launch of That Try, a 41% abv Peated Single Malt (the latest in Penderyn’s Icons Of Wales series) at the Penderyn Bar in the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff. That Try celebrates Gareth Edwards’ famous score for the Barbarians against the All Blacks in 1973, widely regarded as the greatest try ever seen. Among the …
Penderyn Announce Plans for 2nd Distillery
Swansea Council has been given a grant by the Heritage Lottery Fund to develop the historic Hafod Morfa Copperworks site, and some of the old works buildings have been ear-marked for a second Penderyn Distillery. The area was the capital of the world’s copper industry in the 19th century, and as copper is central to the distilling process it makes …
3x20cl Gift Pack Launched, in association with FA Wales
Penderyn are delighted to announce a tie-in with the FAW (Football Association of Wales) to celebrate Wales’ qualification for the 2016 European Championship. Following on from the success of our Dragon range of whiskies – Legend, Myth & Celt – we have created a gift pack of 3 x 20cl bottles which are housed in a smart box bearing the …
Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas… and other visitors
We’ve had some pretty high-powered visitors recently. Firstly, Welsh rugby legend Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas is set to become one of our unofficial Penderyn Ambassadors, helping to spread the word about our award-winning whiskies. (If truth be told, as a massive patriot and a huge fan of both Penderyn and Welsh products in general, he was already doing this!) Alfie took …
Penderyn Music Book Prize 2016 Winner Announced
This year’s winning author is Jon Savage for his book ‘1966: The Year The Decade Exploded’ (Faber). This is the 2nd year for the prize and we are delighted that it has received extended coverage in both the Guardian and the NME. The winner received a cheque for £1000 and a bottle of Penderyn Single Cask single malt whisky at …
2nd Penderyn Music Book Prize Long-list Announced
The 2nd Penderyn Music Book Prize is nearly upon us. Memoirs from musicians Patti Smith, Elvis Costello and Grace Jones have been long-listed, while biographies of John Peel, Sandy Denny and Tubby Hayes have also made the list. The judging panel is made up of DJ and critic, Stuart Maconie; broadcaster, Annie Nightingale; journalist, Mark Ellen; musicians Green Gartside and …
Roy Noble joins the Penderyn Board
Penderyn are delighted to announce that the eminent broadcaster and BBC radio Wales ‘DJ’ Roy Noble has joined our board as a Non Executive Director. Roy has been associated with the distillery from the start, but now he’s ‘official’ as we say in Wales! As he is a man of words, we’ll let Roy tell the story, ‘Becoming a director …
Jim Murray's Whisky Bible 2016
Over the past 13 years Jim Murray’s Whisky Bible has established itself as the world’s leading whisky guide. Whilst the whole Penderyn range is featured, the Distillery & Visitor Centre, based at the foothills of the Brecon Beacons, was particularly pleased with the review of their Limited Edition Port Wood Single Cask PT72 in the latest edition. As well as …
Spirits Business Award Winners
We are delighted to announce that Penderyn Legend and Penderyn Myth have won Gold Awards at the prestigious Global World Whisky Masters 2015 in the ‘European Single Malt Premium’ category. The competition was organised by The Spirits Business magazine and took place in London in August. Legend & Myth are part of our new 41% range of Single Malt whiskies: …
Enter The Dragon
Penderyn produce two ranges of single malts: a premium 46% range and a 41% range. Last year our European partners suggested we incorporated a design that represented Wales‘ proud heritage, and what is more Welsh than the fiery dragon that features on Wales’ national flag? Penderyn are therefore proud to present the ‘Dragon’ range of 41% whiskies: Legend, Myth and …
