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Dunville & Co

Logo: dunvilleswhiskey.com3

Northern Ireland tea and spirits merchant

Dunville & Co. was a tea and spirits merchant company, based in Belfast, County Antrim. The company initially gained success as a Northern Irish whiskey blender, but later produced and marketed its own whiskey, having constructed its own distillery. The company was founded by John Dunvill who joined William Napier of Napier & Co. When John Dunvill bought William Napper out he changed the spelling of Dunvill to Dunville and in 1825 the company name became Dunville & Co. In 1837, Dunville began producing its most popular whisky Dunville's VR.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1808Founded1

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Dunville Distillery, Belfast
Photo: National Library of Ireland on The Commons, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons5

Dunville & Co. was a tea and spirits merchant company, based in Belfast, County Antrim. The company initially gained success as a Northern Irish whiskey blender, but later produced and marketed its own whiskey, having constructed its own distillery. The company was founded by John Dunvill who joined William Napier of Napier & Co. When John Dunvill bought William Napper out he changed the spelling of Dunvill to Dunville and in 1825 the company name became Dunville & Co. In 1837, Dunville began producing its most popular whisky Dunville's VR.2

Products and brands

Dunville's VR

Dunville's Three Crowns

From Wikipedia’s article on Dunville & Co, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1808Founded Founded1

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