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Going Behind The Curtain of Cocktail Bartending – Demystifying The World of Home Cocktails

I’ve been mastering my trade since for seventeen years, with cocktails sparking a passion in me. During my pursuit of knowledge and bar education, the industry evolved, and with it accessibility to everything a novice or master might need to replicate or create cocktail wonders. At Candlelight Bar, we take pride in the fact that …

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Craft Cocktails: Why so Serious? Great Drinks Can (and Should) Be Fun

Craft Cocktails: Why so Serious? Great Drinks Can (and Should) Be Fun!

Sometimes craft cocktails can be taken too seriously, but some colour, theatrics and flamboyance can give life and personality to the cocktail experience. This isn’t a new thought process: cocktails from their inception were born from this. At the time, it was all about being innovative and exciting,in fact, the pioneer bartender was a showmen. …

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What’s Love Got to Do with it? Great (Ingredient) Couples for an Exceptional Bar Experience

At the most romantic time of the year, our attentions and conversations are drawn to the subject of love in many different ways. This lead me to some self-introspection of the flavours and liquids I love, of those I utilise in the daily undertaking of my business and how this love guides me whilst creating …

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Designated Adult? These are the New-Wave Mocktails you Should Drink in Dublin

James Bond is fond of his Martini, Don Draper likes his Old Fashioneds and Carrie Bradshaw has a soft spot for the Cosmopolitan. But when it comes to non-alcoholic drinks, Hollywood’s most iconic association is perhaps Shirley Temple, the child star who inspired a mix of ginger ale and grenadine, garnished with a cherry. Mocktails …

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Try Signature Tipples at these 15 Irish Bars with Creative Cocktail Menus

Discover One of a Kind Drinks from the Creative Cocktail Menus at these 15 Irish Bars

Ask any musician: Mastering the classics is not an easy task but composing your own melodies can be as daunting, and even among those with the talent to flawlessly perform a difficult piece, creating new music is a challenge. Just like them, the best bartenders have to go beyond perfected techniques and fine instruments if they want …

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These Irish Bars Are Mixing the Winter Warmer Cocktails you Need to Try this Season

Winter warmer cocktails do more than just heating your hands. In fact, they don’t even have to be hot drinks but they do have to give you a warming feeling as you sip them on a chilly day. Spices, creamy textures and seasonal flavours converge in combinations that will wrap your taste buds like the cosiest …

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Firing Up the Irish Cocktail Scene – Darren Geraghty from Candlelight Bar at Siam Thai

For bartender Darren Geraghty, working in a bar used to follow a predictable pattern: within a period of approximately three years, he would optimise the venue’s workflow, develop cocktails and implement the necessary upgrades to take the place to the next level before moving on to the next challenge. Three years have passed already since he became …

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Meet 20 of Ireland’s Top Mixers and Shakers Stirring the Country’s Bartending Scene | best bartenders in Ireland

Meet 20 of Ireland’s Top Mixers and Shakers Stirring the Country’s Bartending Scene

Just like the cocktails they craft, great bartenders come in many different styles: from old fashioned veterans with a strong spirit both on their shelves and within to young and up and coming stirrers. Gin genius, whiskey wizards or rum rioters, they all have something in common: the mix of talent, hard work and personality that …

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Cocktail of the Week from Candlelight Bar at Siam Thai

Thaijito €10 Leading Thai restaurant Siam Thai is celebrating Songkran (Thai New Year) this April with an exclusive cocktail in their Candlelight Bar, The Thaijito. Inspired by Songkran themes of cleansing and rejuvenation, award winning mixologist Darren Geraghty has created his own take on a refreshing mojito. Based on Havana 3 Year Old with lemongrass …

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Ireland’s Master of Mixology Darren Geraghty on our Growing Cocktail Industry

There is hardly a cocktail fan in Ireland that is not familiar with mixologist Darren Geraghty. For the last 15 years, Darren has been winning professional and prestigious competitions and has been responsible for some of the most successful bar openings Dublin has ever seen. After flirting with a career in computers, Darren completed a …

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Darren Geraghty of the Candlelight Bar Creates Ireland’s Ultimate Martini

The search was on for Ireland’s Ultimate Martini last month when luxury vodka elit™ by Stolichnaya® invited Ireland’s mixologists to invent their own unique cocktail. Entry was via social media, where hopefuls posted a picture of their creation along with the hashtag #elitMartiniIrl, the cocktail’s name, and also its key ingredients. Finalists were then invited …

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