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The Most Festive Christmas Cocktail Recipes to Take Your Christmas Party Up a Notch

Need to get in the Christmas spirit? We’ve pulled together a handy list of our most popular Christmas cocktail recipes so you embrace the festive feels all season long. If you want to switch it up from festive wines and Champagne, give one (or all) of these seasonal cocktails a try, put your mixology skills …

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Saba Snowball Christmas Cocktail. Photo: Eoin Holland - www.eoinholland.com

Snowball Christmas Cocktail Recipe from Saba Restaurant

Dublin’s Award Winning Thai and Vietnamese restaurant Saba master mixologist’s have created a bespoke Christmas cocktail to get you in the Christmas spirit. The Saba Snowball Christmas cocktail is a must try for those looking to get into the festive spirit. Popcorn infused Barcardi Carta Oro, Coconut Puree and Vanilla Syrup create the perfect Christmas …

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Lavender and Cucumber Gin Fizz

Lavender and Cucumber Gin Fizz Cocktail Recipe from Knockranny House Hotel & Spa

As we grasp onto every little bit of sun we can get, whip up this quick Lavender and Cucumber Gin Fizz cocktail from Knockranny House Hotel & Spa and enjoy those rays while we have them! Lavender and Cucumber Gin Fizz  Created by in-house Mixologist, David Hacobian Ingredients: 2 heads of Lavender 2/3 slices of Cucumber 45ml …

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Summer cocktail recipes shelbourne.

Summer Cocktail Recipes from The Shelbourne Hotel

Switch up your regular summer cocktail recipes with these two delicious and refreshing drinks from The Shelbourne. Whether you love a tasty bramble or need an excuse to use up your champagne (if there’s any left!), these two drinks will certainly get added into your regular rotation. The Shelbourne Bramble  Ingredients: 35ml Method & Madness …

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Coole Swan Cocktails

Enjoy Chocolate for Grown-Ups with Coole Swan Cocktails this Easter & Beyond

Coole Swan, the independently owned and family run Irish cream liqueur, has launched three fresh new Coole Swan cocktails to be enjoyed this Easter long-weekend and beyond. Whiskey, chocolate and cream are the three perfectly blended ingredients in Coole Swan and these serves offer grown-ups an alternative way to get their chocolate fix during the …

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istil 38 Superior Irish Vodka

istil 38 Superior Irish Vodka – Pippa O’Connor Ormond Shares her Favourite Christmas Cocktail Recipes

Capping off what has been a very exciting first year of trade for istil 38 Superior Irish vodka, the brand’s creative director and co-owner Pippa O’Connor Ormond shares her favourite Christmas time drinks. In just 12 months, istil 38’s management has launched nationwide, have hired two full time ambassadors and won two gold medals at the …

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Spooky Drinks: Perfect Cocktails for Halloween

Candy and chocolate are both good fun, but once the night comes down on October 31st, the spirits’ grow stronger, and as they flow among us, only the fearless will see the sunrise… We asked Richard Linden from the Dublin Bar Academy to share some spooky drink recipes with us so, join the dark side and step into his haunted Halloween bar where you …

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Winter Warmers

Winter is Coming – Perfect Winter Warmers to Cosy up With This Season

Winter is coming; what hot and warm drinks you should be drinking to warm the cockles of your hearts, lift one’s spirits! A brief look at their origins and some awesome warm drink recipes to raise your cold weather entertaining games! Not just the ominous tag line from a fantastical tv drama, but the realisation …

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Don Julio Paloma Valentine’s Cocktail Recipe

Create a luxury drinks experience at home this Valentine’s Day with easy-to-follow recipes created by World Class bartenders, including this Don Julio Paloma cocktail. With an array of simple yet show-stopping cocktails in blush tones and sweet flavours, you’ll be sure to add an element of romance to your at-home entertaining. Ingredients: – 35.5ml Don …

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Ketel One Thyme and Grapefruit Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipe

Create a luxury drinks experience at home this Valentine’s Day with easy-to-follow recipes created by World Class bartenders, including this Ketel One Thyme and Grapefruit cocktail. With an array of simple yet show-stopping cocktails in blush tones and sweet flavours, you’ll be sure to add an element of romance to your at-home entertaining. Ingredients: – …

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Ketel One Cranberry and Rosemary Valentine’s Day Cocktail Recipe

Create a luxury drinks experience at home this Valentine’s Day with easy-to-follow recipes created by World Class bartenders, including this Ketel One Cranberry and Rosemary cocktail. With an array of simple yet show-stopping cocktails in blush tones and sweet flavours, you’ll be sure to add an element of romance to your at-home entertaining. Ingredients: – …

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Tea Tini Aperitif Cocktail Recipe from Fonté Coffee Roasters

Tea Tini Aperitif Cocktail Recipe from Fonté Coffee Roasters

This exotic cocktail is intense, flavourful and extremely easy to make at home. Ingredients: – 50 ml vodka infused with assam black tea (same method as above, I used Dingle vodka) – 15 ml sweet vermouth – 5ml chambord – 2 dashes orange bitters Method: 1. Add all ingredients to a stirring glass, fill with ice and stir with barspoon …

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idle talk Cocktail Recipe by Fonté Coffee Roasters

Idle Talk Cocktail Recipe from Fonté Coffee Roasters

Enjoy the wonders of fine Earl Grey in a delightful gin cocktail with a combination of citrus, herbal and floral flavours. Ingredients: – 50ml Earl Grey infused gin – 15ml lavender syrup – 20ml lemon – Rosemary sprig and lemon zest garnish Method: 1. For the tea gin: infuse the fonte Earl Grey teabag in 50ml of gin, I used …

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Cafe Tequila Espresso Martini Cocktail Recipe by Fonté Coffee Roasters

Café Tequila Espresso Martini Cocktail Recipe by Fonté Coffee Roasters

A variation of the popular coffee cocktail, that will please lovers of the trendy caffeinated classic. Ingredients: – 40ml Patron café tequila – 10ml frangelico – 10ml creme de cacao Brown – 1 shot Fonté espresso Method: 1. Add all ingredients to a shaker, fill with ice and hard shake until the liquid is a light brown and frothy. 2. Fine …

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Forget Espresso Martinis: This Iced Irish Coffee is the Drink to Try Now

We all love a comforting Irish Coffee but with warmer weather approaching it might not be our first choice. However, with this aestival makeover you’ll get to enjoy a version that not only is ridiculously easy to make, is absolutely delicious and refreshing. Behold, the iced Irish coffee. Ingredients: – 2 Shots of espresso (or …

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Mediterranean Margarita Cocktail Recipe from Le Plancha

As summer gets closer, the time for refreshing, crisp cocktails has arrived and, what cocktail can evoke sunny times better than a Margarita? We love this Mediterranean Margarita cocktail recipe by Le Plancha, a modern and family run restaurant in Monkstown, specialising in Portuguese, Spanish and French flavours. Ingredients: – 1 part Tequila – ½ part Triple Sec …

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Cocktail of the Month: Tequila Me Softly by Peruke & Periwig

Cocktail of the Month: Tequila Me Softly by Peruke & Periwig

Great songs pass the test of time, they bring us back to cherished memories and emotions. At Peruke & Periwig, they have created a cocktail menu inspired in famous tunes… Rock, pop, reggae and more genres are represented on their list and for this month we have selected Tequila Me Softly, “a fairly full-on flavor explosion …

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