CORK INTERNATIONAL HOTEL IS GIVING THE GIFT OF FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS

 CORK INTERNATIONAL HOTEL IS GIVING THE GIFT OF FAMILY THIS CHRISTMAS 

Hotel launch their Gift Card in perfect time for the festive season 

The Cork International Hotel is making family its focus this festival season. They have launched a competition for a Family Date Night after what has been a challenging year for many families. 

The hotel is offering one lucky family the chance to win a Family Date Night at the hotel with an overnight stay, dinner and a movie at the private cinema. Families can enter the competition on the hotel’s website. 

The hotel has also just launched a Gift Card for the first time ever along with a Family Date Night package. 

General Manager of the Cork International Hotel, Carmel Lonergan (above) said: “This has been such a challenging year for everyone and we have really missed our guests at the Cork International Hotel. We are all about family here at the Cork International Hotel and we want to recognise what a hard year it has been for families all over the county. For that reason we are giving away a Family Date Night package to a lucky family. We are like our own family at the hotel and we pride ourselves in looking out for each other as well as every guest who comes through our doors. It is more important than ever that we get to spend time with those we love this year.”

The Cork International Hotel is looking forward to families coming to the hotel to enjoy “Family Date Night” with the private cinema, the delicious and incredibly popular Sunday lunch offering. The overnight guests who come to enjoy the stunning hotel facilities and all that Cork has to offer can also avail of the wonderful overnight collaboration packages that they have available.

As well as purchasing a gift card to a monetary value, there are also a variety of experiences for sale. There are some wonderful food and beverage vouchers such as dinner for two at the New Yorker at the Cork International Hotel for €60 or dinner for two at the Cork International with a private cinema for €75.

There are also some truly wonderful overnight offers that can be gifted as an experience, including a “Family Date Night” at the Cork International Hotel which includes a two course dinner for two adults and two children, a private cinema to watch a movie, an overnight stay at the hotel and breakfast the following morning for just €159. 

Gift vouchers can be purchased on site at the Cork International Hotel https://www.corkinternationalairporthotel.com/  

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A Quart of Ale± #22 Moving on over to craft. Golden/Blond.

A Quart of Ale± #22

Moving on over to craft.  Golden/Blond

Golden/Blond

Golden Ales “are the ultimate European session beer and a great opening to the pale ale pathway” according to Craft Beer for the People. Yet many of these are more than easy-drinking as you can see by tasting some of the selection below.

Mescan Westport Blond 5.50%, 330ml bottle O’Briens

This Mescan Westport Blond pours a lovely golden colour, quite an eye-catching white head too that tends to linger. One of the most refreshing beers around, its soft fruit and floral notes combining so well with the modest hops, all getting on very well with the malt in the background. All this harmony continues through the crisp and clean finish. They recommended serving at between four and six degrees - take heed!

 

“We only make beer that interests us,“ Mescan’s Cillian told me three years ago, “Beers that we like and find interesting. So no IPA, no Irish Red Ale. It is against our philosophy to follow a popular trend.”

That doesn't mean they don’t make popular beers! Their Blond was the first they brought out and has become a firm favourite with the public.

And one more thing about these beers, these mostly strong beers. The bottles carry a warning for lovers: “Our beer adds to the desire but may take away from the performance”. Caveat emptor. 

Blond beer, with its accessible character, combines well with most dishes. Mescan recommends steaks, burgers, chicken, sausages, also  noodles, pasta Bolognese, and Salade Niçoise. 

Heaney’s “Irish Blonde” 4.3%, 500ml bottle Bradley’s of Cork

Heaney’s Irish Blonde (not all blonds have an “e” by the way) pours a mid gold with plenty of bubbles rising and a white head that lingers a bit. Citrus in the aromas, floral notes too and a mild spice. A finger test on the head - just dip and taste - reveals a slight bitterness and that, along with a touch of malt, is evident on the palate where the experience is generally crisp, clean and dry, dry right to the finish.

They recommended serving at 6 degrees, a degree or two down on the usual, and pairings suggested are with seafood and also a “refreshing partner to a hot curry or rich burger”. Enjoy!

They say: “Our beers are for after the graft. Rural thirst quenchers” They fulfil that task very well indeed.

Brehon “Blonde” 4.3%, 500ml bottle Bradley’s of Cork

Refreshing, hoppy, citrus, malty, biscuity are the descriptors you’ll hear most in the chat about this beer. It has an inviting mid-gold colour and a white head that keeps it company for quite a while. Mild citrus elements in the aromas. Immediately refreshing, deeply so, just the job, superb mouthfeel as well all the way to the malty end. Another cracking beer from the Brehon.

They say: A refreshing, pale golden beer with a malty biscuity finish. Fabulous with white fish, shellfish, barbecue chicken or food from the Med, but equally as enjoyable on its own. Best served around 8 degrees. Our brewer has created a range of well balanced and flavoursome ales that reflect the changing face of the beer market in Ireland.

Refreshing, hoppy, citrus, malty, biscuity are the descriptors you’ll hear most in the chat about this beer. An impressive easy-drinking beer from a very impressive brewery.

Chimay “Gold/Blond” 4.8%, 33cl bottle Bradley’s of Cork

This Chimay, an authentic Trappist beer, has been made since 1966. The usual ingredients are used, plus the addition of sugar. Sugar? “All the sparkle of our beers comes from the transformation of sugar by our yeast, as has always been done traditionally. The refermentation in the bottle is a guarantee of quality.”

Colour is a light gold; it is clear, with plenty of that carbonation (thanks to the sugar).  Soft white head with staying power. Aromas hoppy and spicy, even notes of clove. When you drink, you immediately notice its refreshing qualities, deeply so, its terrific balance, its soft mouthfeel and the hoppy finish. They brew in the heart of Scourmont Abbey and the beer was for long reserved for the monastic community and its guests and staff. Now it’s all yours to try. Serve at 6-8 degrees.

If you are lucky enough to visit the brewery, you’ll find plenty of food to match the beer in their nearby restaurant. With travel restricted at present, you could do worse than try this recommended recipe: “ARTFUL SALAD WITH SCAMPI, TOMATO AND FENNEL”.  All the ingredients and method here. 

West Kerry “Béal Bán” 5%, 500ml bottle Bradley’s of Cork

Gold is the colour of this magical ale from West Kerry. Its big soft white head is slow to go. Creamy rather than crisp, yet light and refreshing with malt sweetly prominent early on, the hops making a show towards the lip-smacking finish. A distinctive beer indeed, very impressive.

Gold is the colour of this superb Kerry beer with its big slow-moving white head. It is a light and refreshing golden ale with that slight malty sweetness and a bitter finish, imparted by a generous helping of hops.

Paul and Adrienne (Ireland’s first female brewer) use water from their own well to brew the beers, both cask and bottled. The malt is predominantly Irish and the beers are brewed naturally, with no additives or preservatives. 

Beoir Chorca Dhuibhne is the Irish name for the brewery in the Dingle peninsula. It was established in 2008 to make traditional yet progressive beer. You’ll find them in their brew pub: Tigh Bhric (which also offers accommodation). 

A couple of splendid French whites, from the north-east (Alsace) and the south-west (Gaillac).

 A couple of splendid French whites, from the north-east (Alsace) and the south-west (Gaillac).

Laurent Cazottes “Adèle” Vin de France 2018, 14.5%

€19.95  64 Wine Dublin, Bradley’s of Cork, Greenman Dublin, Le Caveau Kilkenny

Adèle blanc is 100% Mauzac rose, an indigenous grape from the Gaillac region. where you'll find Domaine Laurent Cazottes. Husband and wife team, Laurent and Marina, are known for making exceptional, artisan eau de vie from various fruits they organically farm. They also make gorgeous wine from old vine Gaillac grape varieties: Mauzac, Braucol and Duras. Their wine, like their eau de vie, is certified organic and treated with great care. Highly Recommended.

Adèle’s colour is more orange than gold. Aromas hint of ripe apples. Lively, and complex, on the rich and rounded palate, intense white fruit flavours (pear, apple), with a fine acidity too, all the way through to the warming (sherry like) finish. Should be versatile at the table. Think I’d start with free range pork (preferably Woodside Farm) with apple sauce, followed by Tarte Tatin.

I think I’d like to have Cazottes as neighbours. In addition to the wines, they also cultivates 600 “Williams” pear trees, no less than “1300 truffle oaks for the melano sporum truffle, 1000 saffron bulbs, oil from our sunflower, bread wheat, barley, black oats, sparse hay, aromatic plants for the production of floral waters and essential oils." Everything is in organic farming, the Cazottes estate is certified by "Nature et Progrès”.

Domaine de l’Achillée Riesling Alsace (AOP) 2016, 12%, €27.95 64 Wine Dublin, Bradley’s of Cork, Greenman Dublin, Le Caveau Kilkenny

Colour of this organic Alsace Riesling is a lovely light gold, quite bright. Aromas are rather intense with lime leading the way, a slight background note of diesel. Quite a presence on the palate, superb flavours of grapefruit and lime, a terrific acidity too and the harmony holds all the way through the persistent finish. Highly Recommended

The label suggests serving at 12 degrees. Don’t put it in the fridge, rather leave it outside the back door these Autumn evenings! They say it is perfect with seafood and raw vegetables. Excellent with all dishes based on white meat and fish, preferably freshwater. Try it with baked trout.

Domaine de L’Achillée is an Alsace winery, situated less than an hour south-west of Strasbourg. The Dietrich family have farmed the land here since 1600. These days they concentrate on grapes and other fruits and have been organic since 1999.

In 2016, the two sons of Yves Dietrich, Jean and Pierre, joined the adventure to give it a big boost, to become independent. Quickly accompanied by an equally passionate team, they built together a straw winery where they now vinify the fruits of the family estate. Apparently, the heavily compacted straw bales are more fire-proof than the iron frame that supports them. Their website says this is the largest straw building in Europe.

Barley to Beer a Path to the Future for Ancient Ballykilcavan Farm.

A Quart of Ale± #26 

Moving on over to craft with Ballykilcavan Farm

Barley to Beer a Path to the Future for Ancient Ballykilcavan Farm

"Ballykilcavan Farm has been the home of our family for 13 generations. We have lived and worked here since 1639, and diversification has always been important to keep our farm viable for future generations. When I took over Ballykilcavan from my father in 2004, my sole motivation was to try to sustain it so that someone else would be able to take it over from me. After farming here for 10 years, it became obvious that just growing barley wasn't going to give the security that I was looking for, and so we started to look at alternatives. The new brewery (founded 2017) and visitor experience are our attempt to keep the farm in the family."

I was in touch with David Walsh-Kemmis, brewery owner and 13th generation farmer, ahead of this post: "We're starting work on our new visitor centre, and that will be ready by April of next year (when hopefully we'll be allowed to have visitors to come and see it)." 

In the meantime, we can enjoy some of their specials. "We have a few limited edition specials out at the minute (which are or will be available in Ardkeen Superstore as well, and should make it to Bradley's in Cork). Our limited edition series is called Clancy's Cans - named after the Clancy family who have worked on the farm for five generations.  Can #2 is a double dry hopped IPA, Can #3 is a tiramisu dessert stout and Can #4 (out in early December) is a walnut whip stout.  We also have our annual fresh hopped beer out at the minute - 100% our own barley, water and hops from our small hop garden near the brewery."

David uses his own barley in the brewery. It is brewed up the road by Minch Ltd, another Laois firm. As you may have heard him indicate during an Ear to the Ground interview (19th Nov 2020). "Using our own barley and water (and hops in some cases) is a great selling point for us, both at home and abroad. Check out the programme  (Episode 5) here.

For all recent craft beer/cider posts, please check out the series of A Quart of Ale± posts.

I enjoyed my introduction to the brewery via three cans I bought from the Ardkeen Superstore in Waterford.

Ballykilcavan Bamrick’s Brown Ale 5.8%, 440ml can Ardkeen Store

A brown ale though the colour is close to black, an off white head is not inclined to linger. Aromas are coffee and caramel. And you get much the same flavourwise on the smooth and silky palate that stays rich all the way to finish. Superb. IBU 26

The label declares, not inaccurately, that this is a “Rich and malty American Brown Ale with notes of chocolate and burnt toffee”. IBU 26

So what’s an American brown ale? The New York Times says: 

Brown ales and like-minded styles — including straightforward lagers, pilsners and porters — to name a few, are very different sorts of beers (to IPAs). They occupy subtler realms, quenching thirst with pure flavors and perhaps a snappy zestiness in the case of pilsner and a rich depth in the case of porter. They are not flamboyant styles that wow with complexity or make themselves the centers of attention. They simply satisfy. It’s the kind of beer that gets left behind in our I.P.A. culture.

One of the best known Brown ales around here is the Newcastle version that has a yarn about going to see a man about a dog on the label. I always thought that going to see a man about a dog or "taking the dog for a walk" (especially if you had no dog) meant having a piddle in the bushes but in Newcastle it means going to the pub for a couple of these beauties.

Another Brown Ale I enjoyed, this about 3 years ago, was Lough Gill’s Mac Nutty Macadamia Nut Brown Ale.The guys at Lough Gill admitted to having hand-toasted “trays upon trays of macadamia nuts” for this. No doubt about the colour here, a rich dark brown. Rather handsome overall from the introduction that deposits bags of flavours. It has an excellent body and a nice balance of hops and malt. Must look out for that again.

Ballykilcavan Secret Passion Pale Ale 6.5%, 440ml can Ardkeen Store

With the fruit prominently highlighted on the label, I was a little apprehensive when I opened this beer from County Laois. Would it be too sweet? But I needn’t have worried. It turned out to be a very pleasant drink indeed.

A murky amber is the colour here, with a fairly short-lived white foamy head. The aromatics are faintly floral. That fruit, and there is real fruit used here (peach and passion fruit, and also a little lactose), comes through on the palate. But in quite a pleasant way. The brewer has found a happy balance and come up with a smooth and refreshing beer. Easy drinking. Hard to believe, even if it finishes dry, that the IBU is 55 or that the ABV is 6.5. Vic Secret and Huell Melon are the hops used.

Even though I enjoyed this on a cool November’s night, I could see that it would be even better in summer and, in fairness, that’s what Ballykilcavan were aiming for.

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Ballykilcavan Line Blocker Pale Ale 4.9%, 440ml Ardkeen Store

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This County Laois pale ale has a light (and hazy) amber colour. The head is not inclined to hang around at all. Aromas are hoppy, but with a hint of sweetness. and that hoppy heart continues to beat strongly, without ever threatening to overpower, so the palate is balanced, and pleasant all the way to the finish. One Pale Ale that is is hard to ignore but easy to enjoy.

It has been double dry hopped with Citra, Mosaic and Amarillo and the IBU is 54. Oats is one of the possibly unexpected  ingredients here. Beer brewed with barley and water sourced from “out family farm”.

For all recent craft beer/cider posts, please check out the series of A Quart of Ale± posts.

More on Ballykilcavan

Ballykilcavan is a 440 hectare block of beautifully landscaped farmland and forestry in the heart of Ireland. We are very fortunate that our ancestors loved the look of the farm and left in almost all the landscape features, particularly the hedgerows and trees in the fields. We also still have our original 18th century stone farmyard and 19th century stable yard our walled garden and the gardener's tunnel as well as the champion black walnut tree of Ireland.

We also grow the barley we use to make our beers and a crop of barley for Waterford Distillery. Ballykilcavan is situated in prime malting barley growing area, just outside Stradbally, Co. Laois. We have been growing it here for at least three and probably five generations and our barley is malted by Minch Malt, just 11km down the road in Athy.

We have won a Boortmalt barley grower award, and won the first ever Best Barley Cup for Waterford Distillery growers. With the opening of a brewery at Ballykilcavan, we are now able to use our award-winning barley to produce our own beers.

Taqueria Takeout from O'Mahony's Watergrasshill

Takeouts or At Homes or Click & Collects have kept quite a few restaurants in close contact with their customers during the lockdowns. Máire and Victor at O'Mahony's of Watergrasshill have been very successful. They started with a Dim Sung offering and that sold out each of its three weekends. 

Last Saturday we indulged in their latest, El Monte (a Mexican style offering), all based on local produce and produced with advice from Lily Ramirez, Ireland's favourite Mexican cook. 

What's next for this innovative duo? Could it be Basque? Catalan? Check out their Facebook page from Tuesday onwards. But don't dally! They get booked up pretty quickly. Cost is €25.00 a head.

If you don't fancy a more or less three course meal, then have a look at their Farm Shop on the premises. If you like to get even close to their local producers, then Neighbourfood is the ideal channel and O'Mahony's run a weekly depot where you can collect your order. Looking for presents for the Christmas? They may well have a hamper for you. 

A busy spot! But relax with a takeout coffee and pastry. They serve the excellent Golden Bean coffee, tasty Bread and Roses based sandwiches, seasonal soups and baked goods and more.  The Farm Shop and Café is open 9-5 Tue-Fri; 11-5 Sat.

The taquitos
Crispy Croppy Boy Cauliflower, tomato & lime salsa
Pulled East Ferry free range chicken, burnt lime aioli
Ballycotton White Fish, pickled fennel & garlic aioli.
And on the side: tons of Arroz Rojo (rice)
Totopos, Pico de Gallo, Guacamole, Hot Sauce,
Not So Hot Sauce and Sour Cream.
And we also had some very tasty Totopos (crunchy tortilla chips)

We started with some Knockalara Jalapeno Poppers and this Mole Pinto stew with Gubbeen chorizo..
This super-tasty dish, also with tomato and Pinto beans, was rich, satisfying and warming!
For me, the star of the show!

The Sweet just had to be churros and O'Mahony's version came with a
chilli chocolate sauce. Time to relax after all that!

Amuse Bouche

He’s helped the Little Earth housing project to establish the Tatanka food truck, developing the concept and menu and training the staff. The truck is… proudly, and creatively indigenous. Among a chronically malnourished and diabetes-stricken community, to serve bison and turkey and walleye pike, cedar tea, and corn is something of a revolution. And Sean’s cooking has found a loyal and enthusiastic base not only among foodies and wild-food devotees but also among reservation and urban Indians, both rich and poor.

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer (2019). Very Highly Recommended

Elephants, Emperors, and Popes feature in Rhone Wine story.

Elephants, Emperors, and Popes feature

 in Rhone Wine story.

Julie et Nicolas “Éléfantaisy” Côtes Du Rhones (AOC) 2018, 13.5%, €14.50 Mary Pawle

Dark ruby is the colour of this organic Côtes Du Rhone, one of the smoothest you’ll find. Intense aromas of ripe red fruit. It is fresh, pleasant and long. 

Good character and the producers recommend it as an aperitif and say it can then be kept on the table during the meal, versatile enough, they reckon, to go with white and red meat, vegetarian and also with goat and sheep cheese. Highly Recommended. Well priced too.

It is a not unusual Rhone blend, 40% Grenache , 25% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre and 15% Carignan. The vineyard, in the Gard, about 45km west of Nimes (where denim came from - think about it), was bought in 1930 by the grandparents of Julie Aubert who now runs it with her husband Nicolas.

Long, long, before then, Hannibal’s elephants marched across these lands, including what would become their vineyards. Julie and Nicolas are happy to adopt the elephant as a symbol for the power and grace of their wines and, now that the elephant needs protection, as a  symbol for their commitment to organic farming.

Julie et Nicolas Espirit D’Origine Côtes Du Rhones Villages (AOC) 2019, 14.5%, €18.10 Mary Pawle

A deep cherry red is the colour of this honest and generous wine, a step up on the more general Côtes du Rhones and a (small) step under the Côtes du Rhones (named) Village. The nose is redolent of dark and ripe fruits, with a streak of spice. No shortage of flavour or spice on the palate either, supple and harmonious with beautiful tannins, this is made for food such as red meats (boeuf bourguignon, venison, lamb, coq au vin) and mature cheeses. Serve at 15-17 degrees. 

Good to have a few of these at hand as they are so versatile. As you may gather, I certainly like this Rhone GSM (Grenache, Syrah and Mourvedre). Straddling both banks of the mighty Rhone, the AC stretches from Vienne in the north to Avignon in the south. The current success owes much to the setting up of the AOC in 1937 and subsequently a policy of keeping yields down enabled constant improvement. 

Hannibal and Julius Caesar may have had an influence on the Rhone area but it is a pope and wine critic that put the local wines on the map.  In 1309 when Pope Clement V moved the papacy from Rome to Avignon. Most of the wine drunk in the temporary papal palace (they also had a summer palace called Chateauneuf du Pape) was from the local area and so, with the imprimatur of the Holy See, the fashion for Rhone wine began in earnest. 

Clement of course came from a Graves wine family (think Chateau Pape Clement!) and would be followed by five more popes before the move back to Rome. The papacy was here for 67 years, time to drink a lot of wine and time too to build its reputation!

The Rhone was firmly among the most respected wines in France when infallibility of another kind arrived in the 1980s. Robert Parker, the American wine guru, "intervened". He just loved the naturally ripe style and gave them very high scores and his many international "followers" took his word for it, bought the wines and found out for themselves just how good the Rhone bottles really are.

In between Pape and Parker, there was the wind of 1956, perhaps even more influential than the famous pair. Then the Mistral battered the region for three weeks and contributed to the temperature dropping to minus 15 degrees. The olive trees, then the big crop in the area, suffered badly but the vines resisted so well that a majority of farmers turned to vine cultivation.

Taste of the Week. Curly Stu's Pizza Special

 Taste of the Week.

 Curly Stu's Pizza Special

Lots of special foods at the Coal Quay Market in the heart of Cork City every Saturday. And now there's another special producer to tempt you. Curly Stu, operating out of a converted horse box, is turning out the most amazing sourdough pizzas, real thoroughbreds based on the Naples line and on the very best of ingredients from home and abroad.

He has a stable full of regulars: Margherita, Pepperoni, and killer Nduja. And always a special. Always well priced, most expensive is 9 euro and you can get three for €22.00 (too good to turn down!).

I called in during last Saturday's sun and showers and found my taste of the week. This special consisted of Pumpkin with Gorgonzola blue cheese, red onion and fresh chives. Another champion for just nine euro, a winning Taste of the Week. 

More about Stu (former long-time head chef at Barnabrow) and his stunning pizzas here. The horsebox can also be found weekly in Newcestown, Cloughduv and Castletown-Kinneigh.

CONRAD DUBLIN LAUNCHES CLICK N’ COLLECT AND DELIVERY SERVICE INCLUDING HOME ENTERTAINING, TREATS AND HAMPERS

CONRAD DUBLIN LAUNCHES CLICK N’ COLLECT AND DELIVERY SERVICE

INCLUDING HOME ENTERTAINING, TREATS AND HAMPERS

  

This festive season Conrad Dublin has created some deliciously chic items to be enjoyed at home or purchased for others this Christmas.   Having just been recognised as Ireland's Leading Luxury Hotel and Conrad’s Presidential Suite as Ireland’s Leading Hotel Suite at the 27^th annual World Travel Awards, a gift from Conrad Dublin certainly will show those who receive it are truly appreciated.

 

Following the successful opening of the Terrace Kitchen & Social House & Pantry and Café, Executive Chef Gary Rogers has been busy creating The Terrace@Home take-out, delivery and click n’ collect items including dishes from €4.50, 3 course menu from €40, fabulous cakes@Home from €18, plus a delicious Afternoon Tea@Home from only €35 per person.  The Afternoon Tea@Home is beautifully presented in a customised take-out branded box and includes favourites such as Executive Pastry Chef Brizaida Hernandez fruit scones with clotted cream, organic jam and lemon curd. Green Velvet cake with white chocolate, Lemon tart, hibiscus and blackcurrant meringue, Raspberry delicacy with yuzu caramel and Chocolate ganache, chocolate cup and strawberry.  You can also add some fizz to your Afternoon Tea@Home with a bottle of Henriot Champagne at €50.   The Terrace@Home is only available on click and collect with 24hrs notice. For full menus and details on the click n’ collect and delivery service please visit www.theterracekitchen.ie

The Terrace Team has introduced a Festive Hamper Range for Christmas 2020, the perfect gift for your loved ones or that precious client!  Using the very best of award winning Irish and in-house made products, the team have created a range of festive food and drinks, all of which are available to buy at the hotel or order online with prices starting from €15 to €220.   Also, a Conrad monetary voucher can be purchased to use throughout the hotel or to book a specific hotel stay experience.

In addition, for the anticipated loosening of restrictions in December, The Terrace will be serving mulled Wine, mince pies and hot chocolate on the covered, heated outdoor Terrace daily from midday. These items are available for online order with delivery or collections options. Please see website for details www.theterracekitchen.ie

 

CHRISTMAS HAMPER RANGE AND PRICE LIST 2020

 

Gourmet Irish €220

Micils Irish Gin 700ml, Baileys Irish Cream 700ml, Mulled wine spice "green saffron"

Achill sea salt, Lismore shortbread biscuits, Cocoa Atelier chocolate handmade chocolate truffles 16 pieces, Mungo Murphy dries dilisk, Gubbeen farmhouse cheese crackers, Irish fermented black garlic, Lismore chocolate apple slices, King of kefir “water kefir fermented beverage”, Smoked ketchup "three men in a trailer", Wild rosehip shrub "wild Irish foragers", Terrace Christmas pudding, Terrace cranberry and clementine sauce, Red onion and red port marmalade, Pear and apricot chutney, Ham glaze , Terrace duck fat "ideal for the roasties"

Deluxe Christmas hamper €160

1 bottle of White wine , 1 bottle of red wine, Mulled wine spice "green saffron", Cocoa Atelier chocolate handmade chocolate truffles 16 pieces, Gubbeen farmhouse cheese crackers, Gubbeen Venison salami, Cashel blue cheese 350g, Carrigaline cheese 400g, King of kefir “water kefir fermented beverage”, Christmas morning marmalade "G's jams", Wild rosehip shrub "wild Irish foragers", Terrace Christmas pudding, Terrace cranberry and clementine sauce, Red onion and red port marmalade, Pear and apricot chutney, Ham glaze, Terrace duck fat "ideal for the roasties"

Terrace traditional hamper €140

1 bottle of White wine , 1 bottle of red wine, Cafe Molinari American coffee, Jing tea "Assam breakfast", Cocoa Atelier chocolate handmade chocolate truffles 16 pieces, Keoghs crisps, Christmas morning marmalade "G's jams", Wrights of Dublin smoked salmon 400g, Terrace duck fat "ideal for the roasties", Terrace cranberry and clementine sauce, Red onion and red port marmalade, Pear and apricot chutney, Ham glaze, Terrace Christmas pudding

Terrace cheese lovers hamper €140

2 bottles of red wine, Italian Burrata, Cashel blue cheese 350g. Carrigaline cheese 400g, Knockanore Irish cheddar 150g, Cahills Irish porter cheese 190g, Macroom halloumi 220g, Gourmet soda bread toasts, Gubbeen farmhouse cheese crackers, Terrace Christmas pudding, Terrace cranberry and clementine sauce, Red onion and red port marmalade, Pear and apricot chutney, Ham glaze

Terrace seafood hamper €120

2 half bottle Chablis, Wrights of Marino smoked salmon 400g, Goatsbridge BBQ smoked trout 350g, Goatsbridge caviar, Goatsbridge trout pate, Dried Dillisk, Terrace duck fat "ideal for the roasties", Terrace Christmas pudding, Terrace cranberry and clementine sauce, Red onion and red port marmalade, Pear and apricot chutney, Ham glaze

Terrace pure luxury €100

1 bottle Henriot champagne, 1 sturgeon caviar, Gubbeen crackers

Terrace Condiment hamper €15

Terrace cranberry and clementine sauce, Red onion and red port marmalade, Pear and apricot chutney, Ham glaze

Terrace Cheese box €30

Cashel blue cheese 350g, Carrigaline cheese 400g, Knockanore Irish cheddar 190g, Gubbeen farmhouse cheese crackers, Pear and apricot chutney

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