Drinking Culture - Food Culture Chats

Drinking Culture!

Food Culture Chats will be curated by Kate Ryan founder of flavour.ie and Kate will be joined by a panel of experts in the Irish speciality drinks industry to discuss the history, culture, and storytelling of great Irish drinks.

Santina Kennedy formerly of Powerscourt Distillery in Co Wicklow, now an independent drinks consultant with a penchant for mixing history, folklore and art with Irish craft drinks.

Carol Quinn is the archivist for Irish Distillers in Midleton, and a guardian of 150 years of Irish whiskey heritage from Midleton, Cork and Dublin.

Justin Green – owner-proprietor of @Ballyvolanehouse and co-founder of @berthasrevenge which was Ireland’s first “milk gin”.

Barry Walsh – co-founder of @killahora Orchards in Glounthaune. Barry and his cousin, Dave, have developed their premium range of apple spirits, wines and ciders sold all around the world.

Justin Green will bring some Bertha Sloe Gin to sample; Santina Kennedy will bring some Whiskey and other goodies to taste and pair with, and Barry will bring some samples from the range of Killahora Orchards premium craft drinks for the audience to taste.

Date: Saturday 7th September 1-2pm

Location: Midleton Park Hotel, Midleton, Co. Cork

Booking: Head over to the QR code. Tickets €5 including refreshments and samples

This event is part of Feast - East Cork Food and Drink Festival. All ticket profits will go back into the festival.