TripAdvisor rates Offaly tourist attraction in Ireland's top 10
More than eight out of 10 visitors give Tullamore DEW Distillery Experience five stars
TULLAMORE DEW Distillery Experience is one of the top 10 highest rated visitor attractions in Ireland on TripAdvisor.
The whiskey distillery has been given a five-star rating by 83.3% of visitors on TripAdvisor, according to new figures from digital marketing agency Baldwin Digital.
A Dublin-based distillery, Roe & Co, earned the number one spot and another whiskey attraction, The Irish Whiskey Museum in Dublin is named Ireland’s sixth-best tourist destination.
Tullamore DEW, where visitors tour the distillery, sample Irish coffee and whiskeys, and get a look inside a maturing warehouse, was in 10th place in the report, beating Teeling Whiskey Distillery, Dublin, which shared 11th spot with Cork's Spike Island.
Other drinks industry attractions which trailed in behind Tullamore DEW were the Smithwick's Experience in Kilkenny and Midleton Distillery Experience, Cork, which were 15th and 16th.
Yet another distillery, James Distillery, Bow Street, Dublin was 25th according to the report from Baldwin Digital and the Guinness Storehouse, Dublin was joint 44th with St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
The guided tour of the Tullamore Distillery, which is located off the bypass on the southern side of the town, takes 110 minutes and visitors learn all about the history of the famous Irish whiskey and its origins in the town centre.
Roe & Co Distillery earned an incredible 97.35% 5-star review rate on TripAdvisor.
For each location featured on TripAdvisor’s ‘Top 50 things to do in Ireland’ ranking, the study calculated an overall percentage of five-star reviews to determine which popular tourist destinations have received the most positive reviews. A Georgian townhouse in Dublin, 14 Henrietta Street is named the second-highest-rated popular tourist attraction in Ireland. The museum has an impressive 94.77% 5-star review rate on TripAdvisor and invites guests to explore over 300 years of the capital city’s hidden history.
Tullamore DEW was edged out for ninth place by Killarney National Park.