Last Wednesday 1st of March we attended the annual Liberty Wines Tasting. The event, held in Fallon & Byrne, allowed us to taste a combination of new arrivals as well as some of the most popular bottles in the company’s portfolio. The tasting was a great display of all that’s buzzing in the Irish wine […]
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O’Briens Wine Supper Safari is returning on Wednesday 22nd March 2017, as part of the Taste Club latest edition, in partnership with Mastercard Priceless Ireland. The event will take you on a gastronomical tour of three of Dublin’s hottest restaurants along with wine experts from O’Briens Wine who will be serving some world-class drops and will be on
O’Briens Wine Supper Safari is Back: 3 Wines, 3 Courses and 3 Incredible Restaurants Read More »
Ireland’s leading gluten free baked goods brand, BFree, has just launched BFree Oaty Loaf, a dairy free sod-style loaf that is free from gluten, wheat, nut, soy, and yeast. The loaf is made with certified gluten free oats, and two slices of it provide you with the same amount of oats as 1 bowl of porridge. Oaty Loaf
Newly Launched BFree Oaty Loaf Offers a Dairy and Gluten Free Alternative for Breakfast Read More »
Over 350 trendsetters from Ireland and Europe gathered to celebrate the launch of Roe & Co, Diageo’s new premium Irish Whiskey. The event, held at The Power Station on James’s Street -future Roe & Co distillery- saw a specially curated whiskey paired menu created by Gourmet Food Parlour. Live DJ sets from John Mahon from Telephones and Horse Meat
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Rising Sons Brewery is an independent family owned microbrewery, located in the heart of the Old Town in Cork City centre. Consisting of a brewpub, sports bar and a pizzeria, they currently employ 30 people on a full time basis. Producing approximately 2,500 hectolitres (over 528,000 pints of beer) per annum, their expansion plans are
Big Beer, Small Batches – The Brewery of the Rising Sons Brewery, Cork City Read More »
My love for whiskey comes from a slightly unconventional introduction to bourbon when I was a small child. You see, my father had the inclination to have a Maker’s Mark on ice every evening after work when I was growing up, and as a small curious child with a fascination for ice, I asked him
Foxes, foxes everywhere… Lately, we’ve spotted a pack of young foxes playing around Dublin city centre: perky and cheerful The Fat Fox on Camden Street, slick and sly Mr. Fox shaking things up on Parnell Square and crafty clever The Wiley Fox surprising beer lovers on Eden Quay. But atop Dublin Mountains there’s a wise old fox with
Dublin’s Original Fox Awaits in the Mountains: Johnnie Fox’s, Glencullen – Bar Review Read More »
With over 80 craft brewers producing some seriously awesome beer, Ireland has established itself on the international craft-brewing map. The country has had an amazing craft beer culture for a while now, and the past several years have been no exception. Keeping up with the new Irish breweries is not easy feat so I have compiled
Six Awesome New Irish Breweries to Check Out This Spring Read More »
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Choosing the perfect venue for a business lunch can lead to a life-changing handshake. While great food is of course important, it’s just one of many boxes the ideal place must tick and the right atmosphere, tone of music and style of service are just as important. To help you seal the deal before dessert arrives, we have compiled
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While the world goes greener as St. Patrick’s Day gets closer, the colour of choice for countless pint glasses in the fair city is black. And while we are thankful for the wide array of craft stouts available in today’s diverse and vibrant pub scene, there’s something in a well poured pint of Guinness that just
10 of the Best Pubs in Dublin for a Pint of the Black Stuff Read More »
Irish Whiskey tourism is expected to grow swiftly over the next few years. Irish whiskey, the Water of Life is alive and well and flourishing with new found enthusiasts at home and abroad who are discovering the sweet softness of grain whiskey, the soft spice from the pot still and the fruitiness of the malt
Irish Whiskey Tourism: Where to Go, What to Do and What’s Next Read More »
If there were only one style of beer to experience reputational demise in light of the explosive growth in the craft beer sector of recent years, it would most certainly be lager. This bad rep owing in no small part to the ubiquitous European pale lager brands that had dominated the market for so many
Three Craft Lagers to Change your Mind – Craft Beer Review Read More »
“I don’t really like Champagne”… said no one ever. There are a few exceptional wines that most of us love to love, and some abhorrent bottles drunk solely by those whose only aim is to score the highest % ABV for the lowest €. But in the ocean that separates those two extremes, there are many
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Ireland’s Wine Geese is derived from the flight of the Wild Geese, when 14,000 Catholic Jacobite soldiers fled Ireland for France for political and economic reasons after their defeat at the 1690 Battle of the Boyne and the Treaty of Limerick in 1691. They had supported England’s Catholic King James against the victorious Protestant Dutch
Wine Geese and Beyond: Irish Diaspora Excelling in the World’s Top Wine Regions Read More »
“It wasn’t always like this. Before Paris, people didn’t drink our wine. I mean, my friends did. But you could hardly consider their palates discerning…” Chris Pine’s character Bo Barret says this in wine-inspired film Bottle Shock (2008) referring to the Judgement of Paris, the 1976 competition that meant a before and after in the history of Californian
California Wines: Regions to Drink Outside the Napa Valley Box Read More »
Isla and Paul Gordon arrived to Languedoc in 2009 to start their wine making adventure “in a beaten up old car and with a fat Spaniel.” She was six months pregnant and they both were under a lot of stress, but the Irish-Aussie couple was determined to follow their dream at Domaine la Sarabande in the southern
Isla Gordon: Meet the Carlow Woman Running a Winery in the South of France Read More »
The recent relaunch party of the Conrad Hotel caused quite a stir with breath-taking performances from “Cirque du Soleil” style acrobats, Fidget Feet, who entertained both guests and passersby with an aerial circus (yes they abseiled down the front of the hotel!). The relaunch of this well-known hotel was both innovative and exciting and the
A Voyage of Wonders and Indulgence – Lemuel’s Afternoon Tea Review Read More »
Yangs Chinese Restaurant is located on the Clontarf road, a stones throw from St. Anne’s Park, and on a perfect spot to enjoy the lovely sea view. At Yang’s, their goal is to deliver great Chinese food with an authentic Chinese dining experience. All food at Yang’s is prepared fresh daily with the finest ingredients
It’s no secret that there is a real buzz around Irish whiskey at the moment. International sales are booming, production is struggling to keep up and every month or two we seem to hear news of a new distillery being set up. It is an extremely exciting time and we have been in the lucky
Irish Whiskey – Innovation and Tradition Going Hand In Hand Read More »
Perhaps when you were five, you could get away with making a pasta necklace, signing a handmade card with a crayon and calling that a perfect Mother’s Day present, but as an adult, you want to come up with a gift that she deems worthy of sticking in the fridge, you better get her a good bottle of
Wine-Loving Moms: Find the Perfect Wines to Match her Style Read More »
While on holiday by Lake Garda a couple of years ago, my wife and I dined al fresco at Pizzeria Leon d’Oro, a stereotypically bustling Italian restaurant squeezed into one of Riva Del Garda’s many narrow, winding streets. Negotiating wine lists in Italy can be a tricky affair, given each region’s unwavering commitment to its
Isole e Olena Wines: Forward-Thinking in Traditional Tuscany Read More »
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