History & Heritage

• Roe & Co. Distillery company is a modern Irish whiskey distillery, with methodical science and creative collaborations at its heart.
• Roe & Co is named in honor of George Roe, the once world-famous whiskey maker who helped build the golden era of Irish whiskey in the 19th century. The brand’s story is inspired by the past success of Irish whiskey yet informed by its mistakes.
• His distillery, George Roe and Co extended over 17 acres on Thomas Street in Dublin and was once Europe’s largest distillery. As neighbors for hundreds of years, George Roe and Co and Guinness were two of the biggest names at the heart of Dublin’s historic brewing and distilling quarter.
• Not only a successful entrepreneur and quality whiskey maker, George Roe was also a social progressive and philanthropist and was highly regarded by all. However, the inspiring story of this well-loved character and his famous whiskey has largely been lost to history since the distillery closed its gates in 1926. All that remains today is the old smock windmill, named St Patrick’s Tower, and a pear tree dating from 1870 at its base, which still flowers to this day.
• Roe & Co is working to revive this category and the legacy of brewing and distilling in the Liberties of Dublin, working tirelessly to usher in the new Golden Era.