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Raise your Spirits with Christmas Treasures from Grace O’Malley, the Queen of Irish Whiskey

For a standout Christmas gift with a difference, meet the Queen of Irish Whiskey, Grace O’Malley Rum Cask Irish Whiskey.  Available in a new look, gift boxed edition just in time for Christmas, this is an extremely special blend finished exclusively in rum casks for six months to create a distinctive and flavoursome, award winning* whiskey. This […]

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Vodka Cured Atlantic Salmon Recipe By Chef Igor From The Gibson

Vodka Cured Atlantic Salmon Recipe By Chef Igor From The Gibson

Vodka cured atlantic salmon, avocado, ponzu sauce, pickled kohlrabi, radish, dill emulsion recipe. This is a stunning dish and it would create a big impact at a Christmas dinner party. Avocado purée rounds off the vodka cured salmon. Curing takes 36 hours but don’t be put off as hands-on preparation is quick. Ingredients Makes 6

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Venison Steak, Girolle Mushroom Stew and Wilted Cavolo Nero. Wicklow Blu Hollandaise – Recipe from Ryan Stringer of Ely

SERVES 4 Ingredients 4x250g venison loin steaks 40g dried mushrooms Pomace oil for cooking 50g butter unsalted 280g cleaned girolle mushrooms ( you can use any mushroom here you prefer, or to your pocket) 2 shallots fine dice 2 garlic bulb sliced fine 1 beef tomato cored and deseeded 1 tbls fresh chopped parsley 200g

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Winter Bombe Recipe with Chocolate, Cherries, Vin Santa, Panettone & Pistachios by Jamie Oliver

Winter Bombe Recipe with Chocolate, Cherries, Vin Santo, Panettone & Pistachios by Jamie Oliver

Get-ahead puddings are great. I make this frozen classic every year without fail. It looks amazing, is crazy delicious, and is a clever assembly job. It’s a sort of cross between a summer pud and an Arctic roll, and it’s sure to wow. Serves: 12 Total time: 20 minutes, plus freezing Ingredients: – 2 x 500g

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Roast Wicklow Venison

Roast Wicklow Venison, Braised Red Cabbage Recipe by Graeme Dodrill of Peploes

This recipe for Roast Wicklow venison, braised red cabbage, gherkin, and pickled walnut jus was created by chef Graeme Dodrill of Peploes. This is a fantastic, warming, autumn/winter dish made with seasonal ingredients packed with flavour. Ingredients – 240g of venison (I usually use the haunch or loin cut) – Half a head red cabbage

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Traditional Christmas Pudding Recipe by Margaret M. Johnson with Wine Pairing

The original figgy pudding, created sometime in the 1400s, was a dish of dried figs, dates, raisins, and spices boiled in almond milk. Also called plum pudding – despite the fact it contains no plums whatsoever – this steamed or boiled pudding was first recorded as Christmas Pudding in 1858 in a novel by British

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Cinnamon Maple Snap Cocktail Recipe by Hendrick’s Gin

Delicious and truly festive Hendrick’s Gin cocktails for the upcoming Christmas season. Each of these cocktails has been crafted by Irish Hendrick’s Gin Irish Ambassador, Ben Curtis, and are perfect if you’re entertaining at home this Christmas or looking to add a little flair and finesse to your Christmas festivities.  Each cocktail contains Hendrick’s Gin

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Chocolate Eaton Mess Bombe Recipe By Chef Adrian

Chocolate Eaton Mess Christmas Bombe Recipe By Chef Adrian

Chocolate and Christmas go hand in hand and this chocolate Christmas bombe recipe is, well – the bomb. This recipe will surely make everyone happy at the dinner table. Ingredients: – 400g good-quality chocolate Swiss roll – 400ml of whipping cream – 6 large meringues nests – 2 punnets of raspberries – Raspberry Coulis Method:

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Tiz The Season Cocktail Recipe by Hendrick’s Gin

Delicious and truly festive Hendrick’s Gin cocktails for the upcoming Christmas season. Each of these cocktails has been crafted by Irish Hendrick’s Gin Irish Ambassador, Ben Curtis, and are perfect if you’re entertaining at home this Christmas or looking to add a little flair and finesse to your Christmas festivities.  Each cocktail contains Hendrick’s Gin

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Raise a Glass this Christmas with a Proclamation Blended Irish Whiskey Gift Set – A Distinctive Irish Whiskey of Singularly Smooth Taste

For the whiskey and history lover, raise a glass this festive season with Proclamation Irish Whiskey, offering two whiskey and glassware gift sets for Christmas.  Each gift set features the award-winning Proclamation Irish Whiskey, in a beautifully presented boxed gift set with either two whiskey tumblers or an Irish Coffee glass, depending on how you

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Saba Restaurant opens at No. 7 in South William Street

Saba, the Award-winning Thai and Vietnamese restaurant and Official Partner to Hockey Ireland has relocated from Clarendon Street to No.7 South William Street. Saba’s new home dates back to 1765 and they have brought this beautiful 4,700 sq ft Georgian building back to its former glory, refurbishing its red brick walls, walnut floors and magnificent

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Win 3 bottles of Cloudy Bay Wine, One Chardonnay, One Sauvignon Blanc and a Pinot Noir to enjoy this Festive Season

We are delighted to team up with Cloudy Bay Wine this Christmas to bring you The Three Wise Wine Choices of Christmas – Sip Superior this Festive Season with the Cloudy Bay Wine Collection. The iconic Cloudy Bay Wine Collection is the perfect choice for the true wine lover. Whether you are shopping for the perfect present

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The Virgin Mary Bar & Online Store Launches its Limited-Edition Christmas Kit Range

Ireland’s only wellbeing bar and online store is unveiling its Christmas kit selection for the home delivery box market. Featuring a range of 10 unique alcohol-free offerings, there’s something for every palate this festive season, whether you’re looking for a thoughtful gift for a mindful drinker, a mum-to-be, or you simply want something new and interesting to

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The Oak Room at Adare Manor honoured at the prestigious World Culinary Awards

The team at the Michelin-starred Oak Room restaurant at Adare Manor are celebrating being named Ireland’s Best Hotel Restaurant 2021 at the World Culinary Awards announced on Tuesday, 30th November. The inaugural World Culinary Awards were launched in 2020 and aim to celebrate and reward the excellence in the culinary industry through this annual awards programme.

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Irish Distillers Reinforces Sustainability Credentials with new chapter in the Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach story

Kylebeg Wood Single Pot Still Irish Whiskey  Irish Distillers, makers of some of the world’s most enjoyed whiskeys, is proud to introduce the fourth release in the Midleton Very Rare Dair Ghaelach collection, a remarkable addition that can arguably boast the series’ most significant support of the conservation of oak woodlands yet, as well as

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The Single Malt Shop release an exclusive Midleton Very Rare, 24 Year Old Single Cask

Available only from the Single Malt Shop online, comes this exceptionally limited release of Midleton Very Rare Single Cask 24-year-old. Belying a cask strength of 57.3%, it gives smooth notes of vanilla and crème brulée on the nose, leading to a taste of ripe melon and orange peel, along with sweet demerara sugar. The wonderful lingering finish

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