O’Hara’s® Irish Craft Beers has launched ‘SORACHI ACE’ single hop IPA, and the first of the ‘Hop Adventure Series’, developed to showcase the most interesting hops from around the world, with Japan as the first stop.
The beer was brewed to allow the hops to display their full flavour and aroma. The style is a single hop India Pale Ale, meaning one hop was used for bittering, aroma and several doses of dry-hopping*.
SORACHI ACE, a single hop IPA, will be available to try next weekend at both Cat Laughs (O’Hara’s are official pouring partners) and at the craft beer tent at Bloom.
The launch of the Beefeater Gin Lane Market Experience, where they were treated to an exclusive master class with Beefeater Master Distiller Desmond Payne.”
Is that Desmond? If so, awoooooga…..
Starting Thursday 14th May, and running every Thursday until July 2nd in House, Leeson Street, two of Ireland’s finest Gin experts, Ciara Farrell, Beefeater and Rafael Agapito, Head Mixologist at House will share the secrets of the world’s most awarded gin – Beefeater London Dry Gin – in the Beefeater Gin Lane Market Experience.
Beefeater’s Gin Lane Market Experience will be part of House’s Summer Series for eight weeks and invites consumers to choose their bespoke Gin & Tonic based on Beefeater’s Botanical flavours. The experience is FREE and drinks are discounted to €5; FIVE EURITS, PEOPLE!
Beefeater is the very definition of a traditional London Dry Gin and the benchmark of Gins from a distillation, historical and flavour perspective. Traced back to 1863 and still hand made in London today, Beefeater has now created Gin Lane Market Experience to teach Gin fans in Dublin about botanicals, the distillation process and the various ways you can drink a Gin & Tonic. Using nine different distinctive botanicals for flavour, Beefeater steeps the peel of lemons and Seville oranges, whole juniper berries and other natural botanicals for a full 24 hours prior to distillation. This taste experience will be brought to life as consumers pair their favourite botanical with market flavours to create their own bespoke Gin & Tonic.
· BEEFEATER SEVILLE ORANGE: Beefeater & Tonic with The Bitter Truth Orange bitters & peeled orange garnish. Seville Orange Peel is Beefeaters most famous and distinctive Botanical, the fresh, clean, citrus notes make it instantly recognisable. Orange bitters & garnish will draw out the sweet, delicate flavours.
· BEEFEATER JUNIPER CLASSIC: Beefeater & Tonic with The Bitter Truth Old Time Aromatic bitters & a wedge of orange. The essential botanical in all gins, the juniper used in Beefeater grows wild in Italy and Macedonia and is harvested by hand. It provides the distinctive taste from which all the other botanicals are layered onto. Paired with classic Bitters for an aromatic experience.
· BEEFEATER PEACH DUSK: Beefeater & Tonic with The Bitter Truth Peach Bitters & lemon wedge. Balance and harmony are all important when making gin. In Beefeater, angelica seeds impart fragrant, hop like notes with a floral character that enhance the musky flavours. Peach bitters & lemon wedge to create the ultimate pairing.
· BEEFEATER EASTERN TONIC: Beefeater & Tonic with The Bitter Truth Lemon Bitters, lemon wedge & coriander garnish. Sourced from Russia our coriander seeds distil to release gingery sage and lemon flavours. These combine perfectly with the strong citrus elements of Beefeater to produce a spiciness that lingers. Lemon bitters & coriander to draw out our the Eastern flavour.
Hola! The highly anticipated event of the summer is back. Fans of Spanish cuisine and wine celebrate the return of the Campo Viejo Tapas Trail to the streets of Dublin and Cork this June and July. New for 2015, food and wine enthusiasts in Galway can also enjoy the culinary culture of Spanish tapas of the Tapas Trail as it hits the city in August for the very first time. Discover the true passion, generosity and vibrancy of Spain in Dublin from 3rd to 28th June, Cork from 7th to 22nd July, and Galway from 26th August to 9th September. For further information and to purchase tickets, priced at €30 per person, log onto www.campoviejotapastrail.ie.
Now an annual celebration of the best of Spanish cuisine and wine, guests on the trail discover ‘tapeo’, the art of enjoying tapas with friends and family at four of the very best tapas restaurants each city has to offer. Spend a summer afternoon or evening strolling in the sunshine, sharing a selection of authentic Spanish tapas created to complement the well balanced, tasty and round, full flavours associated with Campo Viejo Reserva.
The expressive and vibrant Spanish way of life is woven into the trail through colourful art installations by renowned Campo Viejo urban artists Okuda and Remed, on display in each of the participating restaurants. New for this year is a giant outdoor mural created especially for the Tapas Trail by Okuda in the heart of Dublin’s creative quarter at Busyfeet & Coco Café, South William St. This continues Campo Viejo’s love and association with urban art, the highlight of which is a strikingly colourful installation in the heart of its winery in Rioja created by Okuda and Remed inspired by the expressiveness of Campo Viejo.
About the Tapas Trail:
The Campo Viejo Tapas Trail takes place twice a week (Wednesday evening 6.30pm – 9.30pm and Sunday afternoon 2pm – 5pm in Dublin and Galway / Tuesday and Wednesday evenings 6.30pm – 9.30pm in Cork). Guests visit four top tapas restaurants where they are treated to the venue’s three best tapas dishes specially created to complement the well balanced, tasty and round, full flavours associated with Campo Viejo Reserva. Hosts will guide guests along the route inspiring them with local city and Spanish anecdotes and sharing their expertise and insights into the unique characteristics of Campo Viejo wines.
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