Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race

We often say that Lambay Irish Whiskey is inspired by an island like no other and the following tale is a vintage Lambay Moment we wish we had seen for ourselves.

Lambay Island was the landing site of the winners of the 1921 Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race.

The pilots were Captain Armbruster and Captain Ansermier from Switzerland. They took off from Brussels, Belgium, and flew 756 kilometres with a maximum altitude of 3,600 metres during their flight of 27 hours and 23 minutes. If only we could have met the victors at the landing site with a celebratory Lambay Whiskey cocktail.