Private Distillery Tour

The Pearse Lyons Distillery is open seven days a week. With the first tours starting at 11:00 a.m. and the last tour starting at 5:00 p.m. On Sunday, the first tour starts at 12:00 p.m. Tours operate on an hourly basis. Pearse Lyons Distillery is closed December 24-26 and Jan 1.

Pearse Lyons Distillery is located in Dublin 8 on James’s Street. You can use Google Maps by entering EirCode D08ET27. Our Visitor Centre address is 121 – 122 James’s Street, Dublin 8, D08ET27, Ireland.

We are conveniently located on one of Dublin’s main thoroughfares and serviced by Dublin’s Hop On and Hop Off buses. 

By Bus: Dublin Bus route numbers 13, G1, G2, S2, and 123 each serve Pearse

Lyons Distillery, stopping on James’s St. Take the 13/123 from O’Connell St., D’Olier St. or Dame St. Take the G1/G2 from the Quays. Buses run every 10-15 minutes. 

By Tram: The nearest Tram/Luas stop on the red line is St. James’s/James’s Street. 

Hop On, Hop Off Buses: The distillery is serviced by Big Bus. 

The distillery is a five minute walk from The Guinness Storehouse.

You can book tickets online using the Book Now button on our website. Alternatively you can contact our reservations team on +353 1 691 6000 or info@pearselyonsdistillery.com

We highly recommend booking the Distillery Tour in advance to avoid disappointment. We have a limited number of spaces on each tour and often sell out in advance. You can purchase a ticket from our website, using the Book Now button.

The Cocktail Experience and the Gin School Experience must be booked in advance.

Yes, you can arrive at the distillery without a booking however we cannot guarantee availability, particularly at peak times. We will do our best to book you onto the next available tour. Our online booking system allows you to see availability of tickets and book in advance to avoid disappointment.

The Whiskey Tour & Tasting Experience is approximately 60 minutes including the tasting.

For the Cocktail Experience and the Gin School Experience, you must book in advance.

Yes, all of our tours are fully guided in English with our local storytellers. 

Yes, children are welcome to accompany you on a tour. Children under the age of 10 are free of charge. Those aged 11 to 17 are charged €10 per child. At the tasting bar, children are offered soft drinks and juices while you enjoy your Pearse Irish Whiskey.

Yes, under Irish law customers must be 18 and over to enjoy alcohol responsibly. Identification will be requested upon entry if you are lucky enough to look younger than 25 years of age.

Yes, we can offer tours in French and German for groups of 20 or more when booked well in advance. For individuals, we have QR codes where you can download a language guide to accompany you on your tour.

Yes, we offer a discount of 10% for a group of 15+. Groups of 10 or more can be booked in advance by contacting our reservations team on +353 1 691 6000 or email info@pearselyonsdistillery.com

This is available when our tour schedule allows. It is best to give us a call at +353 1 691 6000 ahead to ensure that we can accommodate your group.

Yes, we can reschedule you but we need to know at least four hours in advance of your tour so we can resell the tickets as we have limited spaces on each tour. To reschedule, please contact our reservations team on +353 1 691 6000 or email info@pearselyonsdistillery.com.

If you arrive up to 10 minutes after your tour time, we will try our best to have you catch up with the tour. If you arrive after this time, unfortunately you will not be able to join the tour but we will do our very best to accommodate you on the next available tour. We recommend you arrive 10 minutes prior to your scheduled tour time.

Yes, we sell gift cards on our website for all of our distillery experiences. You can also buy a physical gift card at our reception desk. These physical cards are treated like cash so the recipient can use it against an experience or items in the gift shop.

There is on-street parking for cars along James’s Street and Echlin Street. There is a multi story car park available on Thomas St. Coachs can use the setdown area outside the main distillery gates to drop visitors off and then move on to coach parking at Guinness Storehouse or along the Quays.

Our gift shop is only accessible via booking an experience. However, our reception team will be happy to assist you with selecting merchandise from the selection available in our main reception building. You can also click and collect via our website.