So the 2013 Budget came out yesterday, leaving a trail of misery and desperation in its wake.  The €1 added to the cost of every bottle of wine is hardly the most significant or damaging change, but it’s probably still one that you’ll want to think about in the run up to Christmas. If the [...]

Cocktails! So sweet! So delicious! Occasionally sickly! And sometimes suspiciously low on booze!  Yep, cocktails are a hit and miss endeavour. If you’re lucky, you’ll find one that has a sublime and interesting mix of flavours, a proper alcoholic kick and doesn’t cost a million billion pounds.  One of these rare places is The Octagon [...]

I was torn about whether to write about and recommend Arthur’s on Thomas St.  It’s a thoroughly lovely pub and you all deserve to know about it. But there is a part of me that selfishly wants to keep it a secret, so that it’s always peaceful and I can always get the seat by [...]

We posted a while back about a wine from Lidl that tastes good and only costs €5.50.  Actually that’s pretty much all our original post said so not much need to click on the link. That cheap and tasty 2006 Tarragona Reserva is now on special offer – you can pick up six bottles for [...]

Fans of fancy boozing might want to head along to the Westbury in Dublin on Sunday May 29th for the Summer Wine Fair, organised by Hilltop Treks.  Tickets are €25 and get you an afternoon of wine tasting and discounts on bottles to buy and take home. All proceeds are going to Barnardos Ireland. Find [...]