Rademon Estate Distillery was founded in 2013 by Fiona and David Boyd-Armstrong and is located in Co. Down. The estate dates back to 565AD, with the estate house dated to 1667. David and Fiona started out making a world class gin which launched in 2014 under the Shortcross brand. It takes its name from Crossgar nearby, which directly translates in Gaelic as "the short cross". Whiskey distillation began back in 2015.
The Rademon Estate product portfolio has grown substantially in the last number of years. They now also have their own Irish Poitín on the market. It is made from 100% Irish cereals, namely malted barley, malted wheat and malted rye. It is bottled at 46% abv.