McAllister Distillers was established in 2018 by husband and wife team, Gareth and Michelle McAllister. Having lived and worked in countries across Europe, the US and Asia, the McAllisters returned to Ireland with the dream of turning their passion for craft Irish spirits into a family business. They set their sights on opening a whiskey and gin distillery in the west of Ireland and when they visited the old mill in Ahascragh, Co Galway, they fell in love with its story: the beautiful stonework, the history of the buildings and the character of the small village drew them in. Gareth and Michelle McAllister