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26 04, 2018

Jameson has launched its first ever cask strength whiskey

Jameson Irish whiskey has announced the launch of Jameson Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength; the first cask strength Jameson whiskey to be available globally, which finishes its maturation in Dublin’s only live Maturation House in the Jameson Distillery Bow Street. A reinterpretation of Jameson 18 Years, this new expression celebrates Jameson’s Dublin heritage by returning part of the production process to the brand’s original home in Smithfield for the first time since 1975. Distilled and matured at the Midleton Distillery in Cork, Jameson Bow Street 18 Years Cask Strength is the new head of the Jameson family. After spending 18 years in a collection of bourbon and sherry casks, the blend of pot still and grain Irish whiskeys has been married together and re-casked in first-fill ex-bourbon American oak barrels for a final six to 12 months in the [...]

25 04, 2018

‘This is Ireland’ theme for Irish Restaurant Awards Cocktail Competition 2018

The Irish Restaurant Awards 2018 live cocktail competition, sponsored by Absolut Lime, took place on Monday 23rd of April at the Dublin Bar Academy. The theme of this year’s live cocktail competition was 'This is Ireland', which saw entrants create an original cocktail using Absolut Lime, that does not already exist on their cocktail menu. Entrants were asked to consider how they approached their ingredients, vessels, tools, service and drinking experience when making their original cocktail creation. Using Absolut Vodka Lime, they were asked to construct a beverage that is fresh and vibrant, with flavours that are light and intriguing by considering the below elements that they believe encompass the theme, ‘This is Ireland’. Irish culture Famous Irish myths and legends Irish Music Irish Art, Design and Literature Unique Irish landscapes Unique Irish cuisine Competitors fully embraced the theme, taking [...]

20 04, 2018

Student chefs create ‘Contemporary Take on Traditional Pub Dishes’

Jade Ainscough, representing Institute of Technology Tallaght, has been named the KNORR Student Chef of the Year 2018, after an intense two hour cook-off in Dundalk Institute of Technology. The theme of this year’s competition was a ‘Contemporary Take on Traditional Pub Dishes’, celebrating Ireland's first Michelin starred pub, Wild Honey Inn in Co Clare. The student chefs had to prepare, cook and present a vegetarian starter and main course celebrating sustainable Irish seafood, while against the clock. Jade impressed the judges with her starter of 'Grilled purple broccoli in harissa butter, mixed radish salad, millet croquette and parmesan shavings'. For her main course, she created a 'Fillet of seabass, spring vegetable stew, blanket of white wine jelly and coral crisp'. Sharing her inspiration behind each dish, Jade said “For my dishes I researched many typical Irish pub dishes, many of which consist of quick and easy [...]

19 04, 2018

New Irish pot still gin launched by Alltech

Alltech Beverage Division Ireland (ABDI) have officially launched Míl Gin, an Irish pot still gin, distilled with fragrant Mediterranean botanicals.  The new gin is already making waves on the international market with launches planned for the UK, mainland Europe, The US, Japan and China over the coming months. The development of Míl Gin began with a team of ‘ginthusiasts’ at the Pearse Lyons Distillery in Dublin’s Liberties. Inspired by the links between this historic site and the Camino de Santiago in North-West Spain, where tradition has it St. James is buried, they began exploring recipes for an Iberian-Irish fusion gin. This voyage of discovery led them to Míl, the mythical Spanish warrior who’s descendants are said to have populated Ireland, bringing with them the warm flavours of the sun. Míl Gin captures the essence of this expedition, suffusing pure Irish gin with the taste [...]

17 04, 2018

Ireland’s largest gin parlour will open in Galway this month

Ireland's largest gin parlour, Hyde Bar & Gin Parlour, will open in Galway on April 27th, located adjacent to the newly refurbished Forster Court Hotel. Speaking on the new venue, Marketing Manager Douglas Leddin explained that Galway desperately needed a bright, colourful venue where people wanted to go and enjoy themselves on a night out or during the day for lunch, or meet friends for a big weekend brunch. They wanted to have one of the largest collections of gin in Ireland and now have over 500 gins. The company behind the new venture had friends from around the world collect gin for the bar over the past twelve months and also worked closely with the Celtic Whiskey store who recently ran the very successful Gin Experience in Dublin Castle, in order to source as many gins as possible from [...]

12 04, 2018

New Southern Comfort Black Launched

Southern Comfort Black is bringing a robust new blend to the iconic New Orleans brand. "For those who want their smooth Southern Comfort extra BOLD," the launch campaign engages with younger spirit drinkers' growing interest in American whiskey. Southern Comfort Black features an innovative new blend which brings the New Orleans brand's whiskey credentials to the fore, while still featuring creator M.W. Heron's blend of fruits and spices.  George Roberts, Country Manager for Hi-Spirits Ireland, said "Southern Comfort Black has an exciting new blend that puts whiskey right back at the heart of the brand's proposition. There is a new generation of younger spirits drinkers looking for provenance and authenticity, and who appreciate the heritage of American whiskey." "The new ‘Spirit of New Orleans' positioning launched last year has brought Southern Comfort back to its roots, and while Southern Comfort [...]

11 04, 2018

Jameson Distillery Bow St. celebrates first birthday as most-visited whiskey experience in the world

Irish Distillers has announced that Jameson Distillery Bow St. is the most-visited whiskey experience in the world – with visitor numbers topping more than 350,000 in the first year since it reopened in March 2017, following an €11M refurbishment. Commenting on the announcement, Claire Tolan, Managing Director Jameson Brand Homes said “As is evidenced by the incredibly strong visitor figures recorded over the past year, the new-look Jameson brand home has fast become the must-visit whiskey destination in the world. In one year alone, we have welcomed visitors from over 70 countries; taught 32,000 whiskey enthusiasts how to blend whiskey and create whiskey cocktails; served over 50,000 Jameson whiskey sours; sold 25,000 personalised distillery Jameson edition bottles and facilitated four marriage proposals in John Jameson’s secret office! “Entertainment is more immersive and interactive than ever before, and audiences place more [...]

9 04, 2018

Five year strategy for Irish Gin Launched

The Irish Spirits Association has launched a Strategy for Irish Gin 2018-2022, aiming to promote the worldwide growth of Irish gin over the next five years by developing world-leading standards for quality and authenticity. Irish gin producers want to treble sales by 2022, with the aim to sell 5 million bottles or 400,000 9-litre cases around the world. 2017 was a breakthrough year for Irish gin, as exports more than trebled and 130,000 cases of Irish gin were sold around the world. In response to this growth, the Irish Spirits Association created an Irish Gin working group to create this strategy for further growth. The new strategy identifies the main target markets for Irish gin. While Ireland will remain the most important market, Irish Gin producers have identified the UK, Spain, Germany, the USA and Canada as priority export markets.  [...]

4 04, 2018

‘Tastes Like Home’ TV show is calling for applicants for third season

Catherine Fulvio's top RTÉ One TV Show ‘Tastes Like Home’ is looking for participants from around the globe who wish to star in the third season. “Food is part of our culture and our heritage and it is evident from this TV series, Tastes Like Home, that when we move abroad it is one of the first things we miss about home. It has been a pleasure for me to bring the distinctive flavours of Ireland to all four corners of the globe and I look forward to doing it again in series three", said Catherine Fulvio.  So far, the show has followed Irish families far and near, from South Korea to London and Canada to South Africa, with dishes including a mouthwatering seafood platter of smoked scallops and lobster, to a traditional fish pie with a twist and a very Irish nettle and leek [...]

3 04, 2018

Irish Pubs Global President completes solo lap of the planet

At 13:57 on Sunday April 1st, off the west coast of France, President of Irish Pubs Global Enda O’Coineen passed through the finishing line of the Vendee Globe course to mark the end of his solo sailing lap of the planet, with just one stop. On 6 November 2016, Enda crossed the starting line of the solo non-stop race around the world in France. His world came crashing down around him on New Years Day 2017 when he broke his mast 180 miles south of New Zealand, in one of the most remote parts of the world. Undeterred, the Irish team joined forces with a French entrant that was also forced to head to New Zealand for essential repairs. The new Team, Le Souffle du Nord Kilcullen Team Ireland emerged from a boat shed in Christchurch with a newly repaired [...]

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