Established in 1829, Tullamore D.E.W. has a long history with many stories to tell. It’s named after a small town in Ireland, Tullamore, where the whiskey is made. While D.E.W. stands for Daniel Edmund Williams, who started at the distillery as a stable boy at the age of 15 and went on to become Distillery Manager by the age of 25. Daniel was a dog lover who passed that love on to his family. When his grandson Desmond Williams took over, he wanted something other than the fancy shields and coats of arms typically used by whiskey brands, so he commissioned a drawing of an Irish wolfhound. The wolfhound symbolizes the spirit of Tullamore D.E.W.’s whiskey and hometown — friendly, loyal, determined, and unstoppable.