Dunville & Co
Encyclopedia
Dunville & Co was a company that blended pure pot still whiskey
as well as import tea in Belfast
. The company was founded by John Dumvill who joined William Napier of Napier & Co. The spelling of Dumvill was changed to Dunville and in 1825 the company name became Dunville & Co. In 1837, Dunville began producing its most popular whiskey Dunville's VR
. The Royal Irish Distilleries were built by Dunville in 1869. The Prohibition
caused Dunville to lose its America market and despite its repeal, Dunville did not recover sales in America. The last heir and chairmen of Dunville, Robert Lambart, died in 1931 leaving the company to its Directors and in 1936 Dunville & Co. was liquidated.
Pure pot still whiskey
Pure pot still whiskey is whiskey distilled by a pot still. The term emphasizes that the whiskey contains only spirits produced from a pot still, without being blended with column still whiskey or neutral grain spirits...
as well as import tea in Belfast
Belfast
Belfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
. The company was founded by John Dumvill who joined William Napier of Napier & Co. The spelling of Dumvill was changed to Dunville and in 1825 the company name became Dunville & Co. In 1837, Dunville began producing its most popular whiskey Dunville's VR
Dunville's VR
Dunville's VR is a rare pure pot still whiskey distilled by Dunville & Co at the Royal Irish Distillery in Belfast. It is younger and less blended than Dunville's other whiskey Dunville's Three Crowns. There are still many bottles available for purchase today....
. The Royal Irish Distilleries were built by Dunville in 1869. The Prohibition
Prohibition
Prohibition of alcohol, often referred to simply as prohibition, is the practice of prohibiting the manufacture, transportation, import, export, sale, and consumption of alcohol and alcoholic beverages. The term can also apply to the periods in the histories of the countries during which the...
caused Dunville to lose its America market and despite its repeal, Dunville did not recover sales in America. The last heir and chairmen of Dunville, Robert Lambart, died in 1931 leaving the company to its Directors and in 1936 Dunville & Co. was liquidated.
Chairmen
- John Dumville (Dunville), Founder (1801–1851)
- William Dunville (1851–1874)
- Robert Grimshaw Dunville (1874–1910)
- John Dunville Dunville (1910–1929)
- Robert Lambart Dunville (1929–1931)
- Board of Directors