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Conor Coyle

Meet the globetrotting marine engineer who started a gin distillery in rural Co Tyrone

A Co Tyrone distillery is hoping to double its production in the coming months as it seeks to expand its operations.

The Wild Atlantic Distillery was established in Aghyaran in the west of the county in 2019, initially distilling and bottling its own gin and has now moved into whiskey and vodka distilling as well.

Globetrotting owner Brian Ash had spent years travelling the world working as a marine engineer, before settling down in the rural village in the early 2000s.

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