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06 Dec 2024
06 Dec 2024
The Ireland guide to celebrating the end of Dry January
If you’ve been doing Dry January and managed to stick to it – well done. Even if you haven’t, good on you for giving it a go! If you’re planning a get-together with friends, family or workmates over a drink, then you’ve come to the right place because we’ve compiled a guide on the best places in Ireland for that celebratory drink. From delicious cocktails and crisp craft beers to classy wines and unmissable spirits, here are the places you should consider booking with.
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Brasserie on the Corner is an award-winning restaurant, located in the heart of Galway City, only a five minute walk from Eyre Square or Shop Street. As well as serving locally-sourced, premium seafood and steak dishes, it’s also home to the adjoining Blake’s Corner Bar – a contemporary Irish bar with live music on weekends and part of the Galway Whiskey Trail. A super option for cocktails and catch ups.
The team at Solas Tapas & Wine Bar prides itself in sourcing the best of local produce for its customers. With an innovative and unique menu, many locals love this place often referring to it as the “Solas Experience”. It’s cute, has delicious food, superb wine and a friendly, passionate team – what’s not to love?
The Jameson Bar at Portmarnock Hotel
Whiskey, Bar
Jameson Whiskey is the world’s biggest selling Irish whiskey and its origins go back to 1780, when an enterprising Scotsman, John Jameson made Dublin his base and founded the distillery that was to bear his name. At The Jameson Bar in Portmarnock Hotel, you can book in for whiskey tastings which sees John Callely Jr. and his team of whiskey professionals teach you and your group everything you need to know about whiskey through story, taste, and smell. Not one to miss.
This venue is currently not accepting online reservations through Dish Cult.
If you’re into your gins then Galway’s HYDE Bar is for you. This place is an exciting addition to the Galway social scene; an elegant and stylish gin bar in Galway City Centre, it stocks over 450 gins from around the world! As well as friendly and attentive service, the menu is bursting with local flavours, killer cocktails and a chic-but-casual ambiance. A must-visit.
Sullivan's Taproom
Bar, Brewery, Burgers, Pizzas
Sullivan’s Taproom is one for the beer lovers. The ales here are brewed by local experts, by hand, in small batches, with enormous heart and the finest locally sourced ingredients. Sullivan’s acclaimed Kilkenny Master Brewer is always innovating and perfecting, brewing with imagination and without compromise. Throw in wood-fired pizza, juicy burgers, tasty wings and more, and you’ve got yourself somewhere unmissable.
