Cork has a proud heritage of

producing whiskey and beer

from the late 18th century.

Cork brewers became re-

nowned for producing dark

porter and later stout and at

one time there were fifteen

breweries along the Lee val-

ley.

Around this time rum and gin

distilleries began to be super-

seded by whiskey distillers,

however in time pot stills

gave way to the more effi-

cient Coffey stills. The result-

ant coalescence of distilleries

in the late 19th century and

on until the un-

til in the early

1900’s lead to

few remaining

sites. It is here

that the story of

Biocel begins

where Patrick

(Paddy) McCar-

thy father of the company’s founder, began work in Lady’s

Well Brewery as an apprentice fitter serving his time in the

construction of the new plant required to meet the de-

mands of the nascent Republic’s thirst for stout. Paddy

went on to become head of Mechanical Engineering at the

Crawford Municipal Institute which was later to become

the Cork Institute of Technology.

A proud heritage.

“Gone for a Burton” Following from his father,

company founder Karl

(“The Boss”) began his ca-

reer in Jenning’s Vinegar

Brewery in Union Quay,

Cork, going on to Beamish

& Crawford brewery where

he began a lifelong friend-

ship with Sean O’Leary,

Production Director.

It was during this tenure

that he cycled from Cork to

Baden-Baden to attend the

European Brewing Con-

gress in 1955, sending his

suit on ahead by post. In-

deed the company has had

close ties with the Brewers

and Distillers Guild since

these early days.

But in order to develop his

skills further he moved to

the Britain finding employ-

ment in Ind Coope & Allsop

in Burton on Trent,and ABM

Chemicals in Gloucester

during the 1950’s and 60’s

carrying out much work in

beer clarification technolo-

gies.

Heritage in Brewing & Distilling Biocel Ltd.

Special points of interest:

100 Years association

with brewing & distil-

ling.

Expertise in beverage

sector.

Reputation in customer

service.

Rapid and prompt

response to customer

needs.

Inside this issue:

Proud Heritage 1

“Gone for a Burton” 1

Roots in Brewing 2

Barry Crockett Still House

2

Know How 2

Next Generation 3

In Sweden 3

Guinness 3

Renown Economist 4

Committment 4

The Lady’s Well Brewery, Cork

Ind Coope label, ca. 1950’s

In 1966 he returned

to Cork to set up

Biocel in Rockgrove,

where it is situated

today. Together

with Sean O’Leary

he was instrumental

in developing

Beamish & Craw-

ford’s Celebration

Ale, a high alcohol

lager, unique for its

time. Karl exploited this

recently acquired exper-

tise in enzyme technolo-

gy to good effect during

business trips to Japa-

nese breweries. With

such a long history in

the brewing and distil-

ling industry the compa-

ny soon became a lead-

er in the supply of auxil-

iary materials and ser-

vices to the spirits in-

dustry in Ireland, prod-

ucts and services that

came to underpin the

success of the Irish

whiskey industry in re-

cent years. Long fruit-

ful hours spent prepar-

ing the pot stills in the

Watercourse Road Dis-

tillery, producers of

Cork Dry Gin.

and recently to craft distill-

ery sector. This expertise

in rectification can be

brought to good use to the

benefit of the growing

global spirits business.

Indeed the relationship

with the spirits industry

has grown over the years,

providing technical assis-

tance to Bushmills, Cooley

and Kilbeggan Distilleries

The demands for ever

more refined spirits re-

quire expert knowledge

something that with its

long history in distilling it

has in abundance.

Roots in Brewing

Technical Know-How

Barry Crockett Still House, Midleton Distillery

Poignantly our current

M.D., Luke McCarthy

worked as an apprentice

during the construction of

the new distillery in Midle-

ton, now renamed “The

Barry Crockett Still House”

after the long-time head

distiller with whom the

company has had a long

and productive relation-

ship.

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Biocel Ltd.

“Respond

promptly but

plan long-

term”

The Barry Crockett Still House

The Offices of Beamish & Crawford Brewery, South Main St., Cork.

The new generation is con-

fident that with its adher-

ence to time honoured

precepts of attention to

the customer’s needs and

diligent work ethic. With

this guiding principle we

believe that Biocel can

play an integral part of the

spirits industry in the future

just as it has done in the

past. Central to the core princi-

ples of the company is its com-

mitment to in-house R&D, to de-

velop and maintain the required

expertise necessary to provide

leading edge products and ad-

vice. At our laboratories in

Rockgrove we employ a team of

technologists dedicated to iden-

tifying customer centric solutions.

The Next Generation

Biocel in Sweden

den. Absolut, part of

the Pernod Ricard

Group, chose Biocel

following its successful

completion of the refur-

bishment of similar

packing in Midleton

Distilleries in Cork, a sis-

ter plant to Kristianstad.

In February 2017 Biocel secured

the contract for refurbishment of

the grain column packing at Ab-

solut Vodka in Kristianstad, Swe-

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Biocel Ltd.

Luke McCarthy, CEO

Since the early 1970’s Biocel has enjoyed a fruitful and

progressive partnership with the famous Guinness Brew-

ery at Saint James’ Gate in Dublin supplying process

aids and chemistry. Indeed every Diageo beer line in

the country is cleaned with Biocel’s Tech. We are proud

to be an integral part of this great product.

Today Biocel is proud

to be an integral part

of Midelton Distilleries,

part of the Pernod Ri-

card Group, and pro-

ducers of renown

whiskeys such as

“Jameson

Association with Guinness

Biocel Ltd.,

Rockgrove Industrial Estate,

Little Island,

County Cork,C

Phone: + 353 (0)21 4353516

Fax: + 353 (0)21 4354358

E-mail: info@biocel.ie

Biocel Ltd.

The Research and Development team at Biocel specialise in the formu-

lation of products to specific market needs. Biocel has invested signifi-

cantly in upgrading its facilities and technology to ensure that it re-

mains an industry leader and continues to generate new capabilities

for the future challenges facing its customers.

Committed to Innovation

Products for Industry

www.biocel.ie

World Renown Economist at Biocel’s 50th Celebrations

As part of the company’s 50th year celebra-

tions, internationally recognised economist

Prof. David McWilliams of Trinity College Busi-

ness School, Dublin, spoke on the possible out-

comes for the Irish economy arising from the

Brexit talks. Prof. McWilliams (on right) is seen

with Company Secretary, Ms. Maura O’Sulli-

van and Head of Innovation, Dr. Karl C. McCarthy.

Committed to your quality since 1966.