Irish Drink Award: Valentia Island Vermouth, Co. Kerry. Sustainable Excellence celebrated at Irish Food Writers’ Guild Food Awards Irish Food Writers’ Guild advocates for ethical practices in Ireland’s food & drink sector “If we don’t address the crisis facing Ireland’s restaurant sector we will not only see the closure of many more local businesses this year, […]
Anna and Orla Snook O’Carroll are the creators of Ór Valentia Island Vermouth– the first ever Irish-made vermouth. Fionnuala Carolan spoke to the couple about how they utilised the beautiful natural habitat of this Kerry island to create their unique product and hears of their ambitious export plans for the brand We had the pleasure […]
We had the most fantastic time at Bía Mall, at Collins Barracks serving lots of Valentia Island Vermouth as part of the St. Patrick’s Festival in Dublin. This particular picture was sent to us by a new customer Ev! Ev and her daughter speak Irish, and as it was Seachtaine na Gaeilge, St. Patrick’s Festival […]
Do you Love Irish Food? We do 🙂 And now we are proud members of Love Irish Food. This mega, did I mention I’m Irish, COYGIG, green logo can now be proudly showcased alongside our vermouth. Their mission is to showcase, promote and celebrate authentic, Irish food and drink brands to the Irish shopper. Behind every great […]
Happy Valentine’s Day! As we live here, on the original Love Island, we made a Valentine’s Valentia Spritz! Here we have paired Valentia Island Vermouth with some sparkling Rosé and garnished with some pomegranate seeds. It is absolutely delicious. As with all our Cocktails in the Cottage, it is super easy to make: Get a […]
To celebrate Ireland beating Italy in the Six Nations rugby, we have made an Italian classic cocktail, made using all Irish ingredients. This Irish Negroni is super easy to make because it’s just equal measures of three ingredients: Valentia Island Vermouth, SkelligSix18 gin and StillGarden Distillery’s O’Maro, the only Irish Amaro. The key here is […]
We celebrated all things Brigid for Brigid’s weekend. She was the Celtic Goddess of poetry, healing and fire and patron Saint to milking, fishing, brewing and farming. What didn’t she do?! And as another Goddess and champion of Brigid Santina Kennedy says “She was basically the OG influencer of Irish Food, drink and hospitality!” We […]
We got nominated for @connect01 Kerry Women in Business Award and we won an Honorary award for social media
