Cooley Distillery

Cooley Distillery
LocationCounty Louth
Coordinates53°59′47.9″N 6°13′17.6″W / 53.996639°N 6.221556°W / 53.996639; -6.221556
OwnerSuntory Global Spirits
Founded1987
FounderJohn Teeling
StatusOperating
No. of stills2 pot stills (wash still: 16,000 L, spirit still: 16,000 L; 3 column stills)
Websitewww.cooleywhiskey.com
Connemara Peated Single Malt
Cask type(s)Bourbon Casks
ABV40%
Kilbeggan Blend
Cask type(s)Fresh Bourbon Casks, small portion in 2nd and 3rd
ABV40%
Tyrconnell Single Malt
Cask type(s)Bourbon Casks
ABV43%

Cooley Distillery is an Irish whiskey distillery on the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, Ireland established in 1987 and owned by Suntory Global Spirits, a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings of Osaka, Japan.

The distillery was converted in 1987 from an older potato alcohol plant by entrepreneur John Teeling. On 16 December 2011 Beam Inc. announced plans to purchase Cooley for around US$95 million (€71 million); the deal closed a month later, and the distillery now belongs to Suntory Global Spirits, since Suntory bought Beam in 2014.