Marlfield Distillery

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Marlfield Distillery
Location Marlfield
Founded1817
FounderJohn Stein & Co.
StatusDefunct
Water sourceSt. Patrick's Well [1]
No. of stillsIn 1856: 2 pot stills (9,980 gallon Wash still, 5,890 gallon Low Wines still), 1 Coffey Still (2,000 gallons per hour) [2]
Mothballed1856

Marlfield Distillery was an Irish whiskey distillery which operated in the village of Marlfield, just outside of Clonmel, Ireland between approximately 1817 and 1856. [3] [4]

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The majority of the distillery buildings have since been demolished, aside from those adjacent to Distillery House, which is still extant. [5]

History

The distillery was established in 1817 by a business consortium which included members of the Steins, a noted family of distillers from Scotland. The firm traded as “John Stein & Co.”, named for the principal of the firm, though operations at the distillery were overseen by John’s brother Andrew. [3] Others likely to have had a stake in the firm, though not necessarily when it was founded, include John Brown, John Murray, and Richard Sparrow. [6] [7] [8]

The distillery was located in an old mill which the firm had converted for distilling purposes. [5] In 1818, it is recorded as producing 8,268 proof gallons per week using a 500 gallon pot still. [9] [10] By 1826, output had risen to 396,599 gallons per annum. [11]

In 1834, the partnership was dissolved, with John Murray, one of the partners assuming control of the company, which subsequently traded under “John Murray & Co.” [12] [13]

In 1836, Marlfield Whiskey is recorded as selling in Clonmel Market for about 7 shillings a gallon. [14]

By 1838, the distillery then thriving, though output figures are not available, is known to have employed 150 people and consumed nearly 90,000 barrels of malt barley per annum. [15]

In 1846, during the height of the Great Famine, the Distillery is noted to have sold Indian Corn Meal to its labourers at 14 pence a stone, at a time when others were selling it to the public at 2 shillings (24 pence) a stone. [16]

In 1850, the distillery was taken over by members of the famous Jameson distilling dynasty from Dublin. [3] [15] Henry Jameson, the son of John Jameson founder of Jameson Irish Whiskey, [17] who resided in Marlfield for some time, [18] and is mentioned in several newspaper articles in connection with the distillery at the time likely took charge of the distillery at that point. [4] However, the business appears to have continued to trade under the name of “John Murray & Co.”

In August 1856, it was announced that the distillery was to be dismantled, the materials sold, and the buildings put up for lease. [19] [4] The plant and equipment, which included pumps, two pot stills, a Coffey still, vats, 15 draft horses, and Berkshire breeding sows, were advertised for sale by private contract in August 1856. [2] A separate newspaper advert from the time listed the buildings for lease, with corn stores and paper milling being given as suggested uses for the buildings. [4] The distillery’s fire engine was purchased by the local Corporation of Clonmel. [20] [21]

Marlfield Whiskey continued to be sold locally for a number of years after the distillery closed, while the remaining stocks of whiskey were wound down. [22] [23]

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  13. ↑ "Seed Barley". Tipperary Free Press. 7 April 1849.
  14. ↑ "Clonmel Markets". Tipperary Free Press. 26 November 1836.
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  20. ↑ "From our Clonmel Correspondent". Limerick Reporter. 19 December 1856.
  21. ↑ "Gleamings from our Exchanges". Waterford Chronicle. 20 December 1856.
  22. ↑ "Sale of Old Whiskey". Waterford Mail. 20 August 1869.
  23. ↑ "Unreserved Auction". Cork Examiner. 18 October 1864.
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