Our Distilling team

Meet the distilling team behind Boann Distillery’s Single Pot Still New Make ‘New Born’, which was awarded the World’s Best New Make 2021 at the World Whiskies Awards.

Our team members, who hail from four different countries have diverse distilling backgrounds and each bring invaluable skills to Boann Distillery. We are delighted to have this experienced team driving the distillery forward, making some of Ireland’s finest Single Pot Still Whiskey and craft gins.

Head Distiller, Alex Witt

Alex Witt

Head Distiller

Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Andy Mooney

Distiller/Blender

Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland

Harry Evans

Distiller

Lobinstown, County Meath, Ireland

Sean Gibney

Distiller

Beaulieu, Co Louth, Ireland

Vyacheslav Dyukarev

Distiller

St. Petersburg, Russia

Gary Ring

Distiller

Wilton, County Cork, Ireland

Finlay Glasgow-Diaz

Distiller

Kentstown, Co. Meath, Ireland

Marco Rizzi

Distiller

Caorso, Italy

 

Max Cooney - Distillery Dog

Max Cooney

Distillery Dog

Kilmessan, County Meath, Ireland

Distilling team group photo 2023
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