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 Rye and Malt whiskeys blended into this expression have been made from 100% Irish malted cereal and double distilled. The whiskeys were matured in virgin chinkapin oak and ex-bourbon barrels. It is non-chill filtered, natural colour and is bottled at 46% abv.