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Month: November 2016

Amazing Bottles Filled with Christmas Spirits and Liqueurs to Give and Share

Amazing Bottles Filled with Christmas Spirits and Liqueurs to Give and Share

Sipped or mixed, stirred, shaken, neat or on the rocks… These selection of spirits and liqueurs will give you a taste of the new and the timeless, the local and the international, the crowd pleasers and a few unusual delights. We’ve wrapped up our most loved tipples for you to sip on over the festive …

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Lighting up the South Dublin Dining Scene – Milltown’s New Hotspot Ember

There is no denying, it is an exciting time to eat in Dublin at the moment. New restaurants are popping up all over the city and in less obvious corners with the rise of the more casual neighbourhood eatery. The neo-bistro movement born in Paris’ 11th arrondisement seems to have caught on here, with ambitious …

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All We Want For Christmas are These Christmas Carols Inspired Cocktails

All We Want For Christmas are These Classic Carols Inspired Cocktails by Zozimus Bartender Pat Thomas

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And even though the weather outside is frightful, the fire is so delightful so just relax and hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling too… Ok, we’ve been listening to A LOT of Christmas songs and we have decided to shake things up with cocktail recipes inspired in some …

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Classic Meets Contemporary in Stylish Cork Retreat – Maryborough Hotel & Spa Review

There is something for everyone at the Maryborough Hotel & Spa located in Douglas, County Cork as I was to find out on my recent visit there. The hotel oozes elegance and is the perfect place to check in to if you are in search of some much-needed rest and relaxation but it is also …

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Check-Gin at The Distillery, London's Soon to Open Gin-Themed Hotel

Check-Gin at The Distillery, London’s Soon to Open Gin-Themed Hotel

Gin lovers will have yet another reason to visit London as gin-themed The Distillery Hotel is set to open next December 16th. Located at 186 Portobello Road the small-batch accommodation is also home to visitor centre The Ginstitute, where people can learn about gin’s history and try to blend their own; a basement pub called The …

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Wine Agenda: A Fabulous Christmas Wine Tasting

Wine Agenda: A Fabulous Christmas Wine Tasting with O’Briens Wine Director, Lynne Coyle MW – Dec. 15th

O’Briens Wines Christmas Wine Tasting is the final and most glamorous wine tasting of the year. It will take place on December 15th, hosted by Lynne Coyle Master of Wine, who’ll be sharing expert tips on how to choose the perfect wines for your Christmas celebrations in the elegant setting of the 5 star Merrion hotel. …

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Watch: Sneak Peek of Latest Episode of Catherine Fulvio’s New Series ‘Tastes Like Home’

In her new RTE programme Tastes like Home, Catherine Fulvio visits families across Ireland who teach her how to make their favourite family dishes, before travelling to locations around the world to recreate these ‘tastes like home’ for family members now living abroad. Over six episodes Catherine meets the Irish diaspora in Europe, America and …

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Discover Which Guinness World Record Was Recently Broken by Royal Caribbean's North Star

Discover Which Guinness World Record Was Recently Broken by Royal Caribbean’s North Star

Royal Caribbean has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records thanks to its unique North Star attraction aboard the cruise line’s Quantum-class ships. The exclusive experience takes guests high above the sea in a glass observation capsule that gently rises over 300 feet in the air and is able to rotate, offering a stunning 360-degree view. The record …

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O'Hara's Launches 2016 Edition of Winter Star and Crafty Christmas Gift Packs

O’Hara’s Launches 2016 Edition of Winter Star and Crafty Christmas Gift Packs

O’Hara’s Brewery Winter Star is a spiced rye pale ale which features a natural spiciness ideal fro the season. The brewery has recently launched its 2016 edition of the beer which is available by itself or as part of the O’Hara’s Craft Beer Christmas Gift Pack. O’Hara’s Brewery Winter Star is light copper coloured with a lightly carbonated white …

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Merry Christmas and a Hoppy New Beer: 10 Great Irish Craft Beers We Tried in 2016

Summer was all about refreshing session ales and mouth-watering sours, then indoors season brought us rich, flavourful and perhaps a bit stronger brews. It has been a busy year for Irish craft beer lovers, with plenty of new launches, festivals and limited editions popping every few weeks. We have compiled ten of the best Irish craft beers we’ve …

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Give Back this Crispmas – Tayto to donate €1 from every sandwich sold to LauraLynn Children’s Hospice

Tayto will donate €1 from every €3 sandwich sold in the Tayto Crispmas Workshop to LauraLynn Children’s Hospice from the 1st to the 24th of December. This announcement is part of LauraLynn being the first dedicated Arnotts Charity of the Year and Arnotts is committed to raising €25,000 for the charity and supporting their initiatives …

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DublinTown Launch ‘Dublin One’ Brand to Shine a Spotlight on the City’s Northside

This week DublinTown launched an exciting new brand focusing on Dublin city’s Northside district, ‘Dublin One’. Well known Dubliner Louise McSharry was on hand to officially launch the new initiative at The Tram Café, Wolfe Tone Square. Dublin One hopes to promote the area as a unique destination with a diverse wealth of retail, culinary, …

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