Emerging and established Irish whiskey producers and bars were honoured last Thursday evening at the 2019 Irish Whiskey Awards which took place at the Dingle Distillery in Co.Kerry. The evening commenced with a tour of the distillery and drinks reception hosted by the Dingle Distillery co-founders and team. Keynote speaker, Colum Egan, Master Distiller for [...]
Disaronno will host a weekend-long event at Kildare Village from 11-13 October. Shoppers at the exclusive shopping destination will be invited to view a beautiful installation celebrating the partnership and try the delicious “Disaronno wears Diesel” cocktail at Ireland’s only Diesel store. “Disaronno wears Diesel” is a Limited Edition bottle run, with a bold, ironic [...]
The Head Bartender at the prestigious 5-star Westbury Hotel has won the top award at one of the most hotly-contested Irish drinks competitions. 24-year old Dub Oisín Kelly was crowned All Ireland Champion at the inaugural The Shed Distillery Curious Journey Cocktail Competition hosted by Dalcassian Wines & Spirits at House Dublin on Monday. Oisín’s intriguing Irish Negroni put [...]
Walsh Whiskey, has released a new, limited edition, super-premium expression exclusively for The Irish Whiskey Collection at The Loop, operated by Aer Rianta International (ARI). The Irishman Single Malt Marsala Cask Finish is the company’s first global exclusive in conjunction with ARI and is available at The Loop in Dublin & Cork international airports in Ireland. The non-chill [...]
Ireland’s most awarded cocktail bar, Cask, in Cork’s Victorian Quarter, is hosting a one-night-only bar takeover by London’s “American Bar at The Savoy” on Wednesday the 1st of May. The Savoy’s “American Bar” is the oldest cocktail bar in Britain and one of the most renowned bars in the world. It was named World’s Best [...]
It’s that time of the year again, when the sun starts shining in Dublin and those crispy canal cans start calling. Sunshine + Irish people = one of the great miracles of the world. Portobello has been our home for well over a decade and it kills us to see the canal left in a [...]
One of Ireland’s most prominent publicans and owner of nine of Dublin’s finest pubs, Charlie Chawke, has recently purchased a Single Cask of Midleton Very Rare. Hand selected especially for Charlie Chawke by Irish Distillers in Midleton Distillery, this exclusive Single Cask is only available in Searsons on Baggot Street, Dublin 4, and online in [...]
Jameson Irish Whiskey, which is produced by Irish Distillers in Midleton Distillery, has entered the top 10 of IMPACT magazine’s annual ‘Top 100 Premium Spirits Brands Worldwide’ list for the first time ever, after increasing sales 10% to a record 7.5m nine-litre cases in 2018. In addition, Jameson scored its 18th consecutive year on the title’s [...]
Jose Cuervo is challenging bartenders all over Ireland to mix things up by creating a Cuervo Tradicional margarita with a twist and submitting their entry on cuervomargarita.ie. The most impressive margaritas will be invited to a live final in Dublin on the 14th May where finalists will compete to win the title of Ireland’s Best Margarita in [...]
The Roe & Co Spirit of Reinvention bartender competition gets underway this week, with bartenders all over Ireland invited to be in with a chance of becoming an honorary Roe & Co Brand Ambassador for one year. Entrants to the competition simply need to upload an image of their delicious Roe & Co highball serve [...]
