Clare Island Single Malt is being sold as part of a visitor experience to the Island on Sundays through the summer months ONLY. You will receive your bottle and sea chest at the end of the experience on the island.

Clare Island Whiskey sets out to develop a business that will help sustain our island community into the future by creating employment and developing the circular economy. The Captains Experience contributes to this goal by involving many local businesses on the day.

The simple answer is NO. US law states that you can only ship alcohol to the USA through licensed distributor of alcohol and in addition, there are many separate laws and regulations from state to state.

Each returning USA citizen to US mainland is entitled to carry a maximum of 1 litre of alcohol in their check in luggage. A family of four could carry 4 litres between them in separate luggage.

Clare Island single malt is 0.7 Litre and the bottle is 20cm high by 17cm wide (at its widest) and 7cm deep. Please see the following link for how to best transport bottles of spirits in your luggage bags to reduce the chances of damage. Click here.
The sea chest that holds the bottle of Clare Island Single Malt is 26cm high x 20cm wide and 11cm deep. We can post the chest separately to your bottle, into the USA, for the cost of Registered Post.

Our 1st release will not be classified as an Irish whiskey as the Irish Government would not extend a bond to cover the Dolphin (the boat that the whiskey is being matured on). This is the first time in Ireland that this process has been attempted and we are waiting for the regulations to catch up.

Travel to Roonagh Pier outside Louisburg Town which is 30 minutes from Westport Town. The ferry ride takes 20 minutes on O’Grady’s Ferry and there is secure parking at Roonagh Pier. You cannot take your car to the island.